Professor Ana Flavia Nogueira (Unicamp), researcher and director of CINE, was invited to give a lecture at one of the largest and most prestigious materials science events in the world, the MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, which was held in Seattle (USA) from April 7 to 11 this year.

Our director participated in one of the event’s three symposia dedicated to perovskite halides, materials that are particularly promising as semiconductors capable of collecting light and transforming it into electricity.

“The high number of oral and poster presentations, in addition to the massive participation of big names in the field, only reinforces that this fantastic class of semiconductors remains at the forefront when it comes to emerging photovoltaic technology,” says Ana Flavia, who is a pioneer in Brazil in the study of perovskites and their application in solar cells.

In her invited lecture, the scientist spoke about increasing the stability of perovskite solar cells, a topic that, according to her, was the most discussed at the symposium. She presented studies, carried out in the context of CINE, on the importance of the chemical structure in two-dimensional perovskites and how their coupling to three-dimensional structures creates intelligent interfaces that lead to the desired increase in solar cell stability.