Smart Energy Materials

We are invested in the development of hybrid and supramolecular materials for energy conversion, with a particular interest in solar-to-electric energy conversion in photovoltaics. This involves stimuli-responsive materials, layered hybrid perovskites, and other bioinspired materials that can adapt to their operating conditions in smart nanotechnologies. We rely on a combined methodological approach at the interface of chemistry, physics, material science, and engineering, including design, synthesis, and characterization of materials and devices. 

ENERGY BOOST

Protecting perovskite solar cells

Adolphe Merkle Institute researchers and colleagues have developed a novel light-responsive material that enhances the performance and longevity of perovskite solar cells. This innovation addresses a major…

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NEW FELLOW

AMI professor honored by international council

The Adolphe Merkle Institute's Assistant Professor Jovana Milic has been appointed as one of the International Science Council's 100 new Fellows, the highest honor conferred on an individual by the organization.

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FRESH IDEAS

Spark grants for AMI researchers

Four Adolphe Merkle Institute researchers have been awarded Spark grants by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The grantees will investigate the detection of Huntington's disease, structural color…

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Collaborations

Multidisciplinary international research collaborations

 

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Science Outreach

Science outreach and science (for) policy activities

 

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The research team