Multifunctional Optical Materials Group
Institute of Materials Science of Sevilla
Spanish National Research Council
c/ Américo Vespucio, 49. 41092 – Sevilla
email: laura.calio(a)icmse.csic.es
tel: +34 954 489 500 ext: 9235
Research Interests
Perovskite Solar Cell | Optoelectronic Devices |
– Synthesis of organic-inorganic perovskite materials – Fabrication of perovskite solar cells – Optical and electrical characterization |
– Integration of nanostructured materials in optical systems – Application of organic and hybrid organic-inorganic materials to optical devices |
Optical properties of Nanostructured Materials | |
– Synthesis and characterization of nanoporous materials – Fabrication and characterization techniques optimised for nanoscale applications |
Author Identifiers
ResearcherID: X-4075-2018
Scopus Author ID: 57191503191
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7394-9263
Curriculum Vitae
(07/2018-present) – current position
Postdoctoral researcher at Institute of Material Science (CSIC-ICMS)
Main activities: fabrication and opto-electrical characterization of perovksite solar cells; synthesis and characterization of novel nanostructured materials for their application in electro-optical devices.
(11/2014-06/2018)
Early Stage Researcher (Marie Curie Ph.D. fellow) in THINFACE project, at Abengoa Research (Calle Energía Solar 1, 41014 Seville)
Ph.D. student at Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville.
Main activities: Synthesis of new small organic molecules and fabrication of lab-scale devices with innovative Hole Transporting Layer in order to improve efficiency and stability.
06-07/2015: Visiting researcher at EPFL Valais Wallis (CH-1951 Sion, Switzerland) under the supervision of Prof. M.K. Nazeeruddin. Main activities: design, synthesis and characterization of new small organic molecules as novel Hole Transporting Materials in Perovskite Solar Cells.
04-07/2017: Visiting researcher at Mads Clausen Institute, SDU Nano-SYD (6400 Sønderborg Denmark) under the supervision of Prof. M. Madsen. Main activities: fabrication and characterization of organic solar cells with new small organic molecules as novel exciton blocking materials.
Publications
Patents:
- “Organic Hole Transport Material containing an Ionic Liquid” Caliò L., Salado M, Kazim S., Ahmad S.; Priority Data: P201630446, 11/04/2016. Publication date: 19/10/2017. Patent Application No.: WO/2017/178674;
- “Organic Hole Transport Materials for Opto-Electronic Devices” Ahmad, S., Kazim, S., Caliò, L., Salado, M.; Priority Data: P201631098, 16/08/2016. Publication date: 22/02/2018. Patent Application No.: WO/2018/033654A1.
Publications List
- Caliò, L., Salado, M., Kazim, S., and Ahmad, S. (2018) A Generic Route of Hydrophobic Doping in Hole Transporting Material to Increase Longevity of Perovskite Solar Cells. Joule, 2 (9), 1800-1815.
- Caliò, L., Kazim, S., Salado, M., Zimmermann, I., Nazeeruddin, M.K., Ahmad, S. (2018) Design of cyclopentadithiophene-based small organic molecules as hole selective layers for perovskite solar cells. Sustain. Energy Fuels, 2 (10), 2179-2186.
- Caliò, L., Kazim, S., Graetzel, M., and Ahmad, S. (2016) Hole-Transport Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells. Angew. Chemie – Int. Ed., 55 (47), 14522–14545.
- Caliò, L., Berna, J.F., Kazim, S., Madsen, M., Rubahn, H.-G., Sastre-Santos, A., and Ahmad, S. (2017) Cu(II) and Zn(II) based Phthalocyanine as Hole selective layers for Perovskite Solar Cells. Sustain. Energy Fuels, 1, 2071–2077.
- Caliò, L., Momblona, C., Gil-Escrig, L., Kazim, S., Sessolo, M., Sastre-Santos, Á., Bolink, H.J., and Ahmad, S. (2017) Vacuum deposited perovskite solar cells employing dopant-free triazatruxene as the hole transport material. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 163, 237–241.
- Caliò, L., Patil, B.R., Benduhn, J., Vandewal, K., Rubahn, H.-G., Madsen, M., Kazim, S., Ahmad, S. (2018) Benzothiadiazole-triphenylamine as an efficient exciton blocking layer in small molecule based organic solar cells. Sustain. Energy Fuels, 2, (10) 2296-2302.
- Salado, M., Caliò, L., Contreras-Bernal, L., Idígoras, J., Anta, J.A., Ahmad, S., Kazim, S., Understanding the influence of interface morphology on the performance of perovskite solar cell. Materials, 11, (7), 1073.
- Salado, M., Kokal, R.K., Caliò, L., Kazim, S., Deepa, M., and Ahmad, S. (2017) Identifying the charge generation dynamics in Cs+-based triple cation mixed perovskite solar cells. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 19, 22905–22914.
- Salado, M., Contreras-Bernal, L., Caliò, L., Todinova, A., López-Santos, C., Ahmad, S., Borras, A., Idígoras, J., and Anta, J.A. (2017) Impact of moisture on efficiency-determining electronic processes in perovskite solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. A, 5 (22), 10917–10927.
- Contreras-Bernal, L., Salado, M., Todinova, A., Caliò, L., Ahmad, S., Idígoras, J., and Anta, J.A. (2017) Origin and Whereabouts of Recombination in Perovskite Solar Cells. J. Phys. Chem. C, 121 (18), 9705–9713.
- Deepa, M., Salado, M., Caliò, L., and Kazim, S. (2017) Cesium power: low Cs+ levels impart stability to perovskite solar cells. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 19, 4069–4077.
- Salado, M., Idigoras, J., Caliò, L., Kazim, S., Nazeeruddin, M.K., Anta, J.A., and Ahmad, S. (2016) Interface Play between Perovskite and Hole Selective Layer on the Performance and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 8 (50), 34414–34421.
- Salado, M., Caliò, L., Berger, R., Kazim, S., and Ahmad, S. (2016) Influence of mixed organic cation ratio in lead iodide-based perovskite on the performance of solar cells. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 18, 27148–27157;
- Cogal, S., Caliò, L., Cogal, G.C., Salado, M., Kazim, S., Oksuz L., Ahmad, S., Oksuz A. U. (2018) RF-plasma enhanced graphene-polymer composites as hole transport materials for perovskite solar cells. Polymer Bulletin, 75, (10), 4531-4545.