01.12.2014 – Melissa joins the group
After obtaining her PhD from The University of Minnesota (Prof. Eray Aydil), Dr. Melissa Johnson crossed the pond to join LIMNO. Welcome to the group !
23.10.2014 – Guijarro et al. report new surface treatments to enhance charge separation in nanocrystal photocathodes
Dr. Guijarro’s use of novel overlayers of n-type CdSe or ZnSe on p-type CZTS along with a methylviologen as a surface treatment gave new insights into interfacial charge extraction for this promising photoelectrochemical energy conversion system. The full details can be found in J. Phys. Chem. Lett.
06.10.2014 – LIMNO describes advances in the solution processing of 2D semiconductors
Xiaoyun Yu’s method using alkyl-trichlorosilane surfactants to prevent the restacking of 2D MoS2 layers and create stable dispersions was used to demonstrate homogeneous thin film formation and highly active large-area semiconductor devices. A full description is published in the ACS journal Chemistry of Materials.
01.10.2014 – New members to our group
After a postdoctoral fellowship with Prof. James Durrant (ICL), Dr. Florian Le Formal joins our team. In addition, Wiktor Bourée joins LIMNO for his PhD studies after master’s training at ETHZ and a research internship at Harvard University. Welcome to the group !
29.08.2014 – LIMNO develops new strategy to control charge carrier transport in semiconducting polymers
Using a flexible linker approach we have demonstrated a new way to control thin-film morphologies without changing the molecular weight. This has allowed new insights into inter-and intra-chain transport in thin-film. Our results have been published in the journal “Chemical Science”.
21.03.2014 – Demonstration of photoanode/photocathode PEC tandem cell
Pauline Bornoz’s work entitled “A Bismuth Vanadate-Cuprous Oxide Tandem Cell for Overall Solar Water Splitting” has been published by the American Chemical Society. Download the paper here.
01.02.2014 – Emilie Ripaud joins the group
After completing a post-doctoral fellowship in the group of Professor John Anthony (University of Kentucky), Dr. Emilie Ripaud joing the group. Her work will focus on the crystal engineering of molecular semiconductors. Welcome Dr. Ripaud !
20.11.2013 – ACS Publications
Andrea Gasperini’s research entitled “Effects of Molecular Weight on Microstructure and Carrier Transport in a Semicrystalline Poly(thieno)thiophene” is published in the American Society’s journal Macromolecules.
01.01.2014 – Aiman Rahmanudin joins LIMNO
After completing his Master’s studies at the University of Manchester under the supervision of Prof. Michael L. Turner, Aiman Rahmanudin has joined our team to pursue his PhD studies. Welcome Aiman!
01.12.2013 – Yang Li joins the group
Yang has joined LIMNO to pursue his study as a Visiting Student PhD for one year. Welcome Yang!
20.06.2013 – Andrea Gasperini wins the Best Poster Prize
At the 9th International Conference on Organics Electronics ICOE 2013, June 17-20, 2013, MINATEC, Grenoble, France. The ICOE is an internationally recognized conference where all aspects of this trans-disciplinary domain (Chemistry, Physics, Nano-Science/Technology) are discussed.
02.08.2013 – new students join the group
Xavier Jeanbourquin and Pauline Bornoz join the group after thier respective masters projects at Imperial College London and UPMC Paris. Welcome to the group!
15.06.2013 – LIMNO wins ERC startup grant
LIMNOs research project entitled CEMOS (Crystal Engineering for Molecular Organic Semiconductors) has been approved for funding by the European Research Council. The project lasts five years with a budget of 1.5 M€.
01.06.2013 – Néstor Guijarro Carratalá joins LIMNO
Dr. Guijarro Carratalá won the prestigious Marie Curie post doctoral fellowship and joins LIMNO after obtaining a PhD from the University of Alicante. Welcome Nestor!
01.05.2013 – Sébastien Bivaud joins LIMNO
Dr. Bivaud joins LIMNO after obtaining a PhD in the group of Pr. Marc Sallé at the University of Angers. Welcome Sébastien!
LIMNO research featured on Reuters
Our recent Nature Photonics paper has been highlighed by the international news agency. Link to the video here:
02.11.2012 – Mathieu Prévot joins the group.
After an internship with Curtis p. Berlinguette at the University of Calgary, Mathieu joins the group. Welcome Mathieu!
02.08.2012 – Xiaoyun Yu joins the group.
After completing her master’s degree at Sun Yat-Sen University under the supervision of Prof. Dai-bin kuang, Xiaoyun Yu has joined our growing team at LIMNO. Welcome Xiaoyun!
29.07.2012 – New lab equipment installed
Please check out our facilities page for information on our equipment and capabilities
27.07.2012 – Jeremie Brillet defends PhD thesis
Now “Dr.” Brillet has sucessfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Solar energy Stored as Hydrogen: Controlling Inexpensive Oxide-based Nanostructures for efficient water splitting.” Congradulations Jeremie!
01.03.2012 – Andrea Gasperini joins the group.
After completing his Master’s studies with Prof. Jacques Moser at EPFL, Andrea has joined LIMNO to pursue a his PhD studies. Welcome Andrea!
15.10.2011 – Kevin Sivula wins Prix Zeno Karl Schindler/EPFL
At the 2011 EPFL Magistrale The “Fondation Zeno Karl Schindler”, a charitable organisation established in 2005 by Jacqueline Schindler, presented the “Zeno Karl Schindler/EPFL” Prize. The award was presented to Dr. Kevin Sivula for his outstanding research on the use of mesoscopic oxides for the direct generation of hydrogen from water by sunlight. More information