People

About me

I believe in the enormous potential of solar energy to solve some of the biggest challenges of our times, i.e. climate change and the rapid decrease in energy resources.

I want to contribute to the world research on the next-generation solar cells by exploring novel materials and device architectures for efficient, stable, and nontoxic photovoltaics. I am leading a talented team of researchers (More at https://research.tuni.fi/hsc/) who share my same dream.

Research topics

Perovskite solar cells; hybrid photovoltaics; organic and inorganic semiconductors; photophysics

Research unit

Chemistry and Advanced Materials (CAM)

Research fields

Photovoltaics; organic electronics; materials chemistry; nanotechnology; spectroscopy; materials science.

Research career

- Associate professor (tenure-track) at Tampere University, 2020

- Senior Research Fellow at Tampere University/Tampere University of Technology, 2017-2020

- Visiting researcher University of Cologne (Germany), 2017

- Visiting researcher ISOF-CNR (Italy), 2015

- D.Sc. (Tech) in Chemistry, Tampere University of Technology, 2010

- M.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry (spec. Materials Science), Universita' degli Studi di Napoli 'Federico II', Italy, 2005

Field of expertise

Perovskite photovoltaics

Thin Films

Photophysics

I have researched and developed solar cell components from electrodes to the active materials, with a focus on perovskite solar cells. My expertise includes the study of photophysics of these materials. Current research objective is development of new analysis methods based on transient absorption spectroscopy, such as monitoring charge mobility and interfacial charge transfer with transient absorption and reflectance.

Research unit

Chemistry and Advanced Materials