.Process in the Interviews phaseDownload PDFAs a flagship research center in nanoscience and nanotechnology, our mission is to open and explore new frontiers of knowledge at the nanoscale and bring value to society in the form of new understanding, capabilities and innovation, while inspiring and providing broad training to the next generations of researchers.Our research lines focus on the newly discovered physical and chemical properties that arise from the behaviour of matter at the nanoscale.ICN2 has been awarded with the Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence distinction for three consecutive periods (2014-2018 and 2018-2022 and 2023-2026).ICN2 comprises 19 Research Groups, 7 Technical Development and Support Units and Facilities, and 2 Research Platforms, covering different areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology.Job Title : Postdoctoral Position on Green Synthesis of MXenes / Perovskite Solar Cell HeterojunctionsResearch area or group : Nanostructured Materials for Photovoltaic Energy Group (NMPE)Description of Group / Project :Halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have revolutionized the photovoltaic arena providing power conversion efficiencies currently above 25 %, low cost and ease of fabrication.Their combination in tandem architectures with Silicon solar cells will permit building terawatt-scale energy production required for low-carbon economy, shaping the energy future of our society.However, the limited lifetime of PSC is a drawback for the deployment and commercialization of this technology.We offer a Postdoctoral contract to work on MXenes and Halide Perovskites. The candidate will work on investigating and developing novel principles for solar-to-electricity and solar-to-fuel conversion using novel Pb-free MHPs / MXene heterojunctions and employing multiple photons in a process that mimics natural photosynthesis.The goal is to develop efficient solar energy convertors based on green, low-cost and abundant materials that offer prospects to be employed on large scale and contribute to global conversion and storage of solar energy.Synthesis of materials, device fabrication and characterization, as well as indoor and outdoor stability analyses of complete devices will be carried out together with data analysis and treatment.The work will be carried out at the Nanostructured Materials for Photovoltaic Energy Group at ICN2.The Nanostructured Materials for Photovoltaic Energy Group at ICN2, in Barcelona (Spain), directed by Prof. Monica Lira-Cantu, focuses on the development of nanostructured materials by solution processing methods for Solar Energy Conversion such as Photovoltaics (Perovskite Solar Cells) and more recently H2 production.The group has more than 15-year experience on the stability assessment of emerging photovoltaic technologies applying ISOS protocols.The group's interest is also the fabrication of PV devices on flexible and transparent / semitransparent substrates