TOR VERGATA
University of Rome Tor Vergata was established in 1982 and is therefore a relatively young University. It was designed on the model of Anglo-Saxon campuses: it stretches on 600 hectares and hosts important research institutions, such as National Research Council – CNR and the Italian Space Agency – ASI.
TEAM MEMBERS
Professor
Antonio Agresti
The UTV unit is led by Dr. Antonio Agresti. Dr. Agresti currently leads the research unit for the Graphene Flagship SH5-GRAPHES project, successfully designing, developing and characterizing large-area PV devices based on perovskite and two-dimensional materials. Within the context of this project, and together with senior and more junior collaborators, Dr. Agresti is producing and characterizing state of art perovskite devices. More in general, Dr. Agresti is an expert in advanced characterizations on complete PV cell or part of them. In particular, the expertise of Dr. Agresti involves the development and characterization of new generation PV devices such as dye sensitized solar cells (DSCs), perovskite-based devices, tandem SCs, etc. The UTV unit will be based at the "Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy" (CHOSE), which is part of the Department of Electronics Engineering and has been in 2006 together with the Lazio Region. The centre's objectives are the research and development for the industrialization of organic and hybrid organic-inorganic technologies via three main steps: i) define a technological process for organic/hybrid cells, ii) develop fabrication processes for industrialization, iii) foster technology transfer towards industrial companies. More than 30 researchers, including 15 PhDs, 8 postdocs, 5 staff members and other students and technicians are currently working at CHOSE. CHOSE has about 1000sqm of laboratories with over 350sqm of ISO7 class clean rooms with all the necessary equipment to research PV technology.
email: antonio.agresti@uniroma2.it
telephone: +39 0672597939
Senior Scientists
Sara Pescetelli
Sara Pescetelli is currently senior scientist at Electronic Engineering Department, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy with a strong background in thin film processing, characterization, and photovoltaics. Her research activity focus on organic and hybrid photovoltaic devices in particular perovskite based solar cells, large area modules, tandem Si/perovskite device. Currently she is involved in several European Projects. In the context of Graphene Flagship, by using graphene and 2D materials she contributed to realize the world's first graphene-enabled perovskite solar farm and recently a new tandem Si/perovskite solar farm. She is coauthor of more than 40 scientific publications, and invited speaker to several conferences in the renewable energy field.
email: pescetel@uniroma2.it