• openAccess   Transformation of PbI2, PbBr2 and PbCl2 salts into MAPbBr3 perovskite by halide exchange as an effective method for recombination reduction 

      Belarbi, Eya; Vallés-Pelarda, Marta; Clasen Hames, Bruno; S. Sánchez, Rafael; Barea, Eva M; Maghraoui Meherzi, Hager; Mora-Sero, Ivan Royal Society of Chemistry (2017)
      Halide perovskite derivatives present unprecedented physical phenomena among those materials which are suitable for photovoltaics, such as a fast ion diffusion coefficient. In this paper it is reported how the benefits ...
    • openAccess   Tunable Carbon–CsPbI3 Quantum Dots for White LEDs 

      Rafat Rafiei, Rafat; Gualdrón Reyes, Andrés Fabián; Masi, Sofia; Azizollah Ganji, Bahram; Taghavinia, Nima; Gené Marimon, Santi; Palomares, Emilio; Mora-Sero, Ivan Wiley (2020-12-06)
      In this work, a simple method to prepare white light emissive diodes based on quantum dot (QD) colloidal solutions using mixed carbon QDs (CQDs) and CsPbI3 perovskite (PQDs) is reported. The right combination generates ...
    • openAccess   Tunable light emission by exciplex state formation between hybrid halide perovskite and core/shell quantum dots: Implications in advanced LEDs and photovoltaics 

      S. Sánchez, Rafael; Solís de la Fuente, Mauricio; Suárez, Isaac; Muñoz Matutano, G.; Martínez-Pastor, Juan P.; Mora-Sero, Ivan American Association for the Advancement of Science (2016)
      We report the first observation of exciplex state electroluminescence due to carrier injection between the hybrid lead halide perovskite (MAPbI3–xClx) and quantum dots (core/shell PbS/CdS). Single layers of perovskite (PS) ...
    • openAccess   Tuning optical/electrical properties of 2D/3D perovskite by the inclusion of aromatic cation 

      Rodríguez Romero, Jesús; Clasen Hames, Bruno; Galar, Pavel; Fakharuddin, Azhar; Suárez, Isaac; Schmidt-Mende, Lukas; Martínez-Pastor, Juan P.; Douhal, Abderrazzak; Mora-Sero, Ivan; Barea, Eva M Royal Society of Chemistry (2018)
      The employment of bulky aliphatic cations in the manufacture of moisture-stable materials has triggered the development and application of 2D/3D perovskites as sensitizers in moisture-stable solar cells. Although it is ...
    • openAccess   Turn defects into strengths 

      Mora-Sero, Ivan Nature Research (2020-05-18)
      The power conversion efficiency of solar cells sensitized with colloidal quantum dots is believed to be limited by surface defects. Research now finds that photocarriers trapped at shallow defect states can actually ...
    • openAccess   Ultrafast characterization of the electron injection from CdSe quantum dots and dye N719 co-sensitizers into TiO2 using sulfide based ionic liquid for enhanced long term stability 

      González Pedro, Victoria; Shen, Qing; Jovanovski, Vasko; Gimenez, Sixto; Tena-Zaera, Ramón; toyoda, taro; Mora-Sero, Ivan Elsevier (2013)
      Combination of inorganic quantum dots (QDs) and organic/metallorganic dyes as supracollectors nanocomposites could have an important role on the development of efficient photovoltaic devices based on the synergistic action ...
    • openAccess   Unravelling the Photocatalytic Behavior of All-Inorganic Mixed Halide Perovskites: The Role of Surface Chemical States 

      Gualdrón Reyes, Andrés Fabián; Rodriguez-Pereira, Jhonatan; Amado - González, Eliseo; Rueda-P, Jorge; Ospina, Rogelio; Masi, Sofia; YOON, SEOG JOON; Tirado, Juan; Jaramillo, Franklin; Agouram, Said; Muñoz-Sanjosé, Vicente; Gimenez, Sixto; Mora-Sero, Ivan American Chemical Society (2019-12)
      Within the most mesmerizing materials in the world of optoelectronics, mixed halide perovskites (MHPs) have been distinguished because of the tunability of their optoelectronic properties, balancing both the light-harvesting ...
    • openAccess   Unusual Spectrally Reproducible and High Q-Factor Random Lasing in Polycrystalline Tin Perovskite Films 

      Chirvony, Vladimir; Suárez, Isaac; Sanchez-Diaz, Jesus; S. Sánchez, Rafael; Rodríguez Romero, Jesús; Mora-Sero, Ivan; Martínez-Pastor, Juan P. Wiley (2022)
      An unusual spectrally reproducible near-IR random lasing (RL) with no fluctuation of lasing peak wavelength is disclosed in polycrystalline films of formamidinium tin triiodide perovskite, which have been chemically ...
    • openAccess   Up-Converting Lanthanide-Doped YAG Nanospheres 

      Vallés Pelarda, Marta; S. Sánchez, Rafael; Barea, Eva M; Mora-Sero, Ivan; Julian-Lopez, Beatriz Frontiers Media (2020-08-07)
      The development of lanthanide-doped Y3Al5O12 (Ln:YAG) garnet nanostructures is a hot topic in the field of inorganic nanophosphors due to the current interest in developing small nanoparticles for solid-state lighting ...
    • openAccess   Vitamins as Active Agents for Highly Emissive and Stable Nanostructured Halide Perovskite Inks and 3D Composites Fabricated by Additive Manufacturing 

      Recalde, Ileana B.; Gualdrón Reyes, Andrés Fabián; Echeverría-Arrondo, Carlos; Villanueva Antoli, Alexis; Simancas Coloma, Jorge; Rodriguez-Pereira, Jhonatan; Zanatta, Marcileia; Mora-Sero, Ivan; Sans, Victor Wiley (2022)
      The use of non-toxic and low-cost vitamins like α-tocopherol (α-TCP, vitamin E) to improve the photophysical properties and stability of perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs), through post-synthetic ligand surface passivation, ...
    • openAccess   Welcoming the First Decade of Perovskite Solar Cells 

      Zhou, Yuanyuan; Saliba, Michael; Mora-Sero, Ivan Wiley (2019-09-02)
      The swift emergence of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is a “miracle” development in the history of photovoltaics. Since Miyasaka and co‐workers (Toin University of Yokohama, Japan) reported the first use of halide perovskites ...
    • openAccess   White light emission from lead-free mixed-cation doped Cs2SnCl6 nanocrystals 

      Das Adhikari, Samrat; Echeverría-Arrondo, Carlos; S. Sánchez, Rafael; Chirvony, Vladimir; Martínez-Pastor, Juan P.; Muñoz-Sanjose, Vicente; Agouram, Said; Mora-Sero, Ivan Royal Society of Chemistry (2022-01-13)
      We have designed a synthesis procedure to obtain Cs2SnCl6 nanocrystals (NCs) doped with metal ion(s) to emit visible light. Cs2SnCl6 NCs doped with Bi3+, Te4+ and Sb3+ ions emitted blue, yellow and red light, respectively. ...
    • openAccess   Widening the 2D/3D Perovskite Family for Efficient and Thermal-Resistant Solar Cells by the Use of Secondary Ammonium Cations 

      Rodríguez Romero, Jesús; Sanchez-Diaz, Jesus; Echeverría-Arrondo, Carlos; Masi, Sofia; Esparza, Diego; Barea, Eva M; Mora-Sero, Ivan American Chemical Society (2020-03-02)
      While 2D/3D layered perovskites have been the object of comprehensive research principally focused on increasing the long-term stability observed in 3D perovskites, significant opportunities still exist concerning the ...
    • openAccess   α-FAPbI3 powder presynthesized by microwave irradiation for photovoltaic applications 

      Solis, Omar E.; Fernández-Saiz, Carolina; Rivas Martínez, Jesús Manuel; Esparza, Diego; Turren Cruz, Silver Hamill; Julian-Lopez, Beatriz; Boix, Pablo P; Mora-Sero, Ivan Elsevier (2022-12-10)
      The development of up-scalable and high-throughput methodologies to fabricate high-efficiency lead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) based on α-phase formamidinium lead iodide (FAPbI3) is one of the main challenges of ...