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Il Polo Solare Organico della Regione Lazio (CHOSE) è nato nel 2006 dalla volontà della Regione Lazio e dell'Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata di creare un centro di eccellenza nel settore del fotovoltaico di nuova generazione.

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Simone Casaluci

Simone Casaluci

Engineer - Ph. D. Candidate

Department of Electronics Engineering

University of Rome "Tor Vergata"

 

C.H.O.S.E. Lab - Tecnopolo Tiburtino

Via Giacomo Peroni 400/402,

00131 Rome - ITALY

 

 

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Simone Casaluci obtained the Master Degree in Electronic Engineering cum laude at University of Rome "Tor Vergata". His thesis was on: "Study of methods for determination the channel temperature, aimed at analyzing the thermal performance and to study the reliability of GaN-HEMT devices" (Supervisor, Prof. Aldo Di Carlo). He carried out his thesis in the laboratories of SELEX Sistemi Integrati (a Finmeccanica Company) in Rome, Italy.

Currently he is attending the Ph.D. (fellowship holder) in Telecommunications and Microelectronics Engineering (XXVII cycle) at C.H.O.S.E., within the OLAB (Optoelectonic and Nanoelectronic Devices) research group of the Electronics Engineering Department, at University of Rome "Tor Vergata".

 

Research Activity

During my studies at CHOSE lab, I have been involved in studying Perovskite-based solar cells and the all DSSC fabrication process. In particular, my R&D activity has been focused on fabrication of large area module (with optimization of layer deposition), with the aim to industrialize the process. Recently my studies involved finding alternatives to platinum on counter electrode for large-area DSSC, like nanocarbon-based materials as graphene (Graphene Flagship, European Project). Moreover the efforts are concentred to introduce in Perovskite solar devices carbon nanostructures. In general, my studies are oriented to increasing the solar cell efficiency and up-scaling the solar device. I am also interested in investigation of degradation phenomena and stability. His supervisors is Prof. Aldo Di Carlo.

 

Publications

ARTICLES

  • T. Gatti, S. Casaluci, M. Prato, M. Salerno, F. Di Stasio, A. Ansaldo, E. Menna, A. Di Carlo, F. Bonaccorso;

Boosting Perovskite Solar Cells Performance and Stability through Doping a Poly-3(hexylthiophene) Hole Transporting Material with Organic Functionalized Carbon NanostructuresAdv. Funct. Mater. 2016

DOI:10.1002/adfm.201602803

  • S.Casaluci, M. Gemmi, V. Pellegrini, A. Di Carlo, F. Bonaccorso

Graphene-based large area dye-sensitized solar cell module, Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 5368

DOI10.1039/C5NR07971C 

  • S. Casaluci, L. Cinà, F. Matteocci, P. Lugli, A. Di Carlo

Fabrication and characterization of mesoscopic perovskite phodiodes, 2016 IEEE Transaction on Nanotechnology

DOI:10.1109/TNANO.2016.2517239

  • A. Fakharuddin,A.L Palma,F. Di GiacomoS. Casaluci, F. Matteocci,Q. Wali,M. Rauf,A. Di Carlo,T. M Brown,R. Jose

Solid state perovskite solar modules by vacuum-vapour assisted sequential deposition on Nd:YVO4 laser patterned rutile TiO2 nanorods, 2015 Nanotechnology 26 49 4002

http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/26/49/494002

  • S. Casaluci, L. Cinà, A. Pockett, P. S. Kubiak, R. G. Niemann, A. Reale, A. Di Carlo, P.J. Cameron

     A simple approach for the fabrication of perovskite solar cells in air, Journal of Power Sources 297 (2015) 504-510

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.08.010

  • S. Razza,  F. Di Giacomo, F. Matteocci, L. Cina, A.L. Palma, S. Casaluci, P. Cameron, A. D'Epifanio, S. Licoccia,  A. Reale, T.M. Brown, A. Di Carlo

    Perovskite solar cells and large area modules (100 cm2) based on an air flow-assisted PbI2 blade coating deposition process, Journal of Power Sources 277 (2015) 286 - 291

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.12.008

  • F. Matteocci, S. Razza, F. Di Giacomo, S. Casaluci, G. Mincuzzi, T. M. Brown, A. D'Epifanio, S. Licoccia and A. Di Carlo.

     Solid-State mesoscopic solar module based on Organometal Halide Perovskite: A route toward the up-scaling                   process, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys, 2014

       DOI: 10.1039/C3CP5513B

  • G.Polino, S.Casaluci, M. Dianetti, S. Dell'Elce, A. Liscio, V. Mirruzzo, G. Cardone, G. Susanna, L.Salamandra, T.M. Brown, A.Reale, A. Di Carlo, F. Brunetti,

       Inverted Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells using Polyethytlenimine-ethoxylated Process from a fully aqueous dispersion as electron-transporting layer

       DOI:10.1002/ente.201500154

  • F. Matteocci, S. Casaluci, S. Razza, A. Guidobaldi, T.M. Brown, A. Reale, A. Di Carlo

 Solid state dye solar cell modules, Journal of Power Sources, Volume 246 15 January 2014, Pages 361–364.

       DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.07.104

 

CONFERENCE PAPERS:

  • Perovskite and a-Si:H/c-Si tandem solar cell

F. Matteocci, S. Razza, S. Casaluci, N. Yaghoobiniya, A. Di Carlo, L. Serenelli, M. Izzi, A. Mittiga, M. Tucci.

Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSEC), 2015 IEEE 42nd -  New Orleans, LA, USA

DOI:10.1109/PVSEC.2015.7356419

  • Fabrication and characterization of printed Perovskite-based photodiodes

S. Casaluci, L. Cinà, F. Matteocci, A. Di Carlo.
IEEE NANO 2015, 15th international conference on nanotechnology, 27-30 July 2015, Rome (Italy)

DOI:10.1109/NANO.2015.7388660

  •  Perovskite solar cell stabilized byCarbon Nanostructure-P3HT blend

S. Casaluci, T. Gatti, E. Menna, F. Bonaccorso, A. Di Carlo.
IEEE NANO 2015, 15th international conference on nanotechnology, 27-30 July 2015, Rome (Italy)

DOI:10.1109/NANO.2015.7388642

  • High Efficient Perovskite solar cells by employing Zinc-Phthalocyanine as Hole Transoporting Layer

A. Agresti, S. Pescetelli, S. Casaluci, R.Lettieri, M. Venanzi, A. Di Carlo

IEEE NANO 2015, 15th international conference on nanotechnology, 27-30 July 2015, Rome (Italy)

DOI:10.1109/NANO.2015.7388712

  • Fabrication and Stability of large area perovskite cells and modules

F. Matteocci, S. Razza, L. Cinà, S. Casaluci, N. Yaghoobiniya, G. Divitini, C. Ducati, Y. Busby, J-J. Pireaux, A. Di Carlo.
European Material Research Society Spring (E-MRS) 2015, Lille, France, 11-15 May 2015

  • High-efficiency perovskite solar modules

F. Matteocci, L. Cinà, F. Di Giacomo, S. Razza, S. Casaluci, A.L. Palma, A. Guidobaldi, A. D'Epifanio, S. Licoccia, T. Brown, A. Reale, A. Di Carlo.
International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV15), Rome, Italy, 10-13 May 2015

  • Monolithic Perovskite Photovoltaic Modules

A. Di Carlo, F. Matteocci, S. Razza, G. Mincuzzi, F. Di Giacomo, S. Casaluci, T.M. Brown, A. Reale, F. Brunetti, A. D'Epifanio, S. Licoccia
29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2014), Amsterdam, 22-26 September 2014

  • Organic Photovoltaic: A Challenge for the Future.

L. Scrano, A. Di Marsico, S. Casaluci, L. Milella, V. Candido, A. Di Carlo

SET plan Conference 2014, Rome

DOI: 10.13140/2.1.1232.672

  • Mesoscopic perovskite solar cells and modules

F. Matteocci, A. Di Carlo, S. Razza, G. Mincuzzi, F. Di Giacomo, S. Casaluci, T.M. Brown, A. Reale, D. Gentilini, F. Brunetti, A. D'Efifanio, S. Licoccia

2014 IEEE 14yh International Conference on Nanotecnology (IEEE-NANO), Toronto, Canada, Vol:70-74

DOI: 10.11.09/NANO.2014.6968015

 

POSTERS COMMUNICATION

  • Perovskite solar cells based on P3HT doped with functionalized graphene nanoplatelets

S. Casaluci, T. Gatti, E. Menna, F. Bonaccorso, A. Di Carlo.

Graphene Flagship, Graphene Week 2015, 22 – 26 June 2015, Manchester (UK)

  • Air vapour techniques to fabricate planar and mesoporous structure perovskite solar cell

S. Casaluci, L. Cinà, A. Pockett, P. S. Kubiak, R. G. Niemann, A. Reale, A. Di Carlo, P. J. Cameron.
International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV15), Rome, Italy, 10-13 May 2015

  • Perovskite/silicon tandem device

F. Matteocci, S. Razza, S. Casaluci, N. Yaghoobiniya, A. Di Carlo, L. Serenelli, M. Izzi, A. Mittiga, M. Tucci.
European Material Research Society Spring (E-MRS) 2015, Lille, France, 11-15 May 2015

  •  Hybrids of thio-ethylporphyrazine with nanocarbons for photoinduced electron transfer

S. Belviso, E. Santoro, A. Summa, F. Lelja, A. Capasso, A.E. Del Rio Castillo, S. Casaluci, T.M. Brown, A. Di Carlo, F. Bonaccorso.
International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV15), Rome, Italy, 10-13 May 2015

  • Investigation of Polyethytlenimine-ethoxylated full-aqueos dispersible as electron transporting layers for inverted  bulk heterojunction solar cells

G.Polino, S.Casaluci, M. Dianetti, G. Cardone, L.Salamandra, G. Susanna, F. Brunetti, T.M. Brown, A.Reale, A. Di Carlo.

HOPV 2014, Lausanne (Switzerland) 11-14 May 2014

  • Solid-State mesoscopic solar module based on Organometal Perovskite: A route toward the up-scaling process.

F.Matteocci, S.Razza, F.Di Giacomo, S.Casaluci, A. Di Carlo, S.Licoccia, A. D'Epifanio.

HOPV 2014, Lausanne (Switzerland) 11-14 May 2014

  • Up-scaling Solid State DSC: From Cells to Modules

F.Matteocci, S.Casaluci, S.Razza, A.Reale, T. M. Brown and Aldo Di Carlo

EMRS Spring Meeting 2013, Palais del Musique et des Congrès, Strasbourg (France), 27-31 May 2013.

 

 

 

 

 

 
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ISOPHOS

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The 19th edition of the International School on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (ISOPHOS®) will be held from the 2nd till 6th of September 2019 in the wonderful atmosphere of Castiglione della Pescaia (Italy)

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CHOSE e discoverplaces.travel insieme per far scoprire le bellezze dei nostri territori.

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MASTER MIF

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CHOSE organizza in collaborazione con l'Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata e l'associazione FREEnergy un Master di II livello in "Ingegneria del Fotovoltaico" .

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IMPORTANCE OF FERROELECTRIC DOMAINS

importance of ferroelectric domains for the performance of perovskite solar cells

On the importance of ferroelectric domains for the performance of perovskite solar cells

The effect of ferroelectric polarization patterns in MAPbI3 on JV characteristics has been analyzed. We discuss models for the polarization orientation pattern and magnitude of the ferroelectric domains. Simulations performed on real patterns show that the presence of ordered ferroelectric domains, even with a weak characteristic polarization magnitude enhances the power conversion efficiencies and are mandatory to reproduce the experimental J-V characteristics.

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CRYSTAL ENGINEERING APPROACH

A Crystal Engineering approach for perovskite solar cells and modules fabrication out of the glove box

A Crystal Engineering approach for perovskite solar cells and modules fabrication out of the glove box

we fabricated high efficiency perovskite solar cells (PSC) and perovskite solar modules (PSM) utilizing several Hole Transport Layers (HTLs). The results show that the Crystal Engineering approach remarkably improved the device performance reaching a power conversion efficiency of 17%, 16.8% and 7% for spiro-OMeTAD, P3HT and HTL free, respectively.

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FULLY-SPRAYED FLEXIBLE

fully-sprayed flexible polymer solar cells with a cellulose-graphene electrode

Fully-sprayed flexible polymer solar cells with a cellulose-graphene electrode

Light, flexible and low-cost organic solar cells made entirely by spray and with an innovative cellulose and graphene-based electrode! The work, in collaboration with the Smart Materials group of the ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA has been published on the important magazine "Materials Today Energy".

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UNDER INDOOR ILLUMINATION

Highly efficient perovskite solar cells for light harvesting under indoor illumination via solution processed sno2/mgo composite electron transport layers

Highly efficient perovskite solar cells for light harvesting under indoor illumination via solution processed sno2/mgo composite electron transport layers

A new architectures in CH3NH3PbI3 based planar perovskite solar cells incorporating solution processed SnO2/MgO composite electron transport layers that show the highest power outputs ever reported under typical 200–400 lx indoor illumination conditions.

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SOLAR CELLS ON PAPER

perovskite solar cells on paper and the role of substrates and electrodes on performance

Perovskite solar cells on paper and the role of substrates and electrodes on performance

The first perovskite solar cell (PSC) fabricated directly on a paper substrate with a maximum power conversion efficiency of 2.7% is here reported.

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APOCAROTENOIDS PIGMENTS

photoelectrochemical and spectrophotometric studies on dye-sensitized solar cells (dscs) and stable modules (dscms) based on natural apocarotenoids pigments

Photoelectrochemical and spectrophotometric studies on dye-sensitized solar cells (dscs) and stable modules (dscms) based on natural apocarotenoids pigments

We present a study on dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) and we fabricate dye-sensitized solar modules (DSCMs) based on natural apocarotenoids extracted from the achiote's seeds (annatto). Use of less polar solvent such as diethyl ether improves the bixin concentration in the annatto extract which, was employed as sensitizer in the devices.

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PEROVSKITE SOLAR MODULES

Perovskite Solar Modules with 95% Aperture Ratio

Fully laser processed Perovskite Solar Cell modules with 95% Aperture Ratio

Laser patterning has been applied to realize Perovskite solar modules with a ratio between active and total substrate area of 95% and an efficiency of 9.3%. These values are new records for large area (14.5 cm2) fully laser processed perovskite devices. This work signs a forward step to the industrialization of perovskite based solar technology. Results have been published on IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2732223

GRAPHENE-PEROVSKITE

Graphene-Perovskite Solar module with efficiency 12.6%

Graphene-Perovskite Solar module with efficiency 12.6% on 50 cm2

Graphene interface engineering (GIE) is proposed as an effective way to boost efficiency in Perovskite solar cells and modules. A record efficiency of 12.6% on 50 cm2 module active area has been achieved by introduce Graphene in the mesoporous TiO2 and lithium neutralized graphene oxide (GO-Li) at the mTiO2/perovskite.
Results have been published on ACS Energy Lett. 2017, 2, 279−287

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REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE

Reduced Graphene Oxide

Reduced Graphene Oxide as Efficient and Stable Hole Transporting Material in Mesoscopic Perovskite Solar Cells
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PEROVSKITE MODULE

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We fabricated the first perovskite-based monolithic series-type module showing very promising results in terms of the power conversion efficiency, the reproducibility of the fabrication process and long-term stability.

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PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS

We fabricated perovskite based solar cells using CH3NH3PbI3-xClx with different hole transporting materials such as Spiro-OMeTAD and P3HT.

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SDSC MODULE

We fabricated the first solid state dye solar cell (SDSC) module using poly(3-hexilthiophene) (P3HT) as Hole Transport Material for the dye regeneration process.

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A COATING FOR ALL

Fully sprayed polymer solar cell modules open the way to bring Photovoltaics nominally everywhere, thanks to spray coating conformability to virtually any kind of substrate.

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GREENHOUSE

THE PHOTOVOLTAIC GREENHOUSE

We have demonstrated the feasibility of the fabrication of a photovoltaic greenhouse roof by using techniques based on solution processing (spray coating and screen printing).

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