A study conducted at UFABC presents a new way to mitigate the rapid degradation of perovskite solar cells. The problem, which limits the use of these devices in everyday life, has been challenging researchers in the field in search of viable solutions. Currently, perovskite solar cells are a very promising photovoltaic technology. They are as efficient as silicon cells and have lower production costs. In addition, they are light, flexible…
In an article recently published in the prestigious journal Nature Chemistry, researchers from Brazil, Germany and France present an innovative method for discovering and studying mixed-metal clusters. These materials, formed by atoms of metallic elements bound to organic molecules, are used as catalysts in many chemical and electrochemical processes, such as petroleum refining and the conversion of carbon dioxide into raw materials for industry. The study of mixed-metal clusters is…
Earlier this year, the journal ACS Energy Letters published an article that brings together testimonies from female scientists who are authors of “seminal works” published in the journal throughout 2024. These women were invited by the journal’s editor to share personal reflections on what inspired them to work in clean energy research and on the paths they took to become leaders in the scientific community. Professor Ana Flávia Nogueira (Unicamp),…
A group of CINE researchers has developed a simple, cost-effective and low-environmental-impact method for purifying materials. With it, scientists were able to improve the efficiency of a film that can be used in some green hydrogen generation processes. Known as mullite-type bismuth ferrite, the Bi₂Fe₄O₉ material has been used as a photoelectrocatalyst in the generation of hydrogen by photoelectrooxidation, a process in which water or biomass derivatives molecules are oxidized…
Professor Mateus Giesbrecht (Unicamp) presented advances in his wind energy projects at the 50th edition of IECON (the annual international conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society). The event was held from November 3 to 6 last year in Chicago (USA) and one of its focuses was the development of diagnostic methods for electrical machines used in the energy transition. Through four posters, Giesbrecht, who coordinates the CINE Energy Generation…
CINE began its second phase with a team of over 200 researchers from various fields of knowledge, linked to 11 Brazilian universities and research institutes. In addition to a hundred scientists with doctoral degrees, the center currently has 108 students who are conducting their undergraduate, master’s and doctoral research in the context of CINE, which offers a privileged environment for professional development in technologies for energy transition and decarbonization. In…
Imagine a car that combines the advantages of an electric vehicle with the convenience of being fueled with a widely available fuel. This is the idea behind fuel cell cars. These electrochemical devices directly convert the chemical energy of a fuel into electrical energy, enabling vehicles to use, for example, ethanol to generate the electricity needed by the electric motor. In an article that has just been published in the…
The scientific production of CINE reached an important milestone at the end of 2024: the set of articles published in indexed scientific journals received more than 10,000 citations. Since mid-2018, CINE members and their collaborators have produced around 600 papers, in which they reported on the progress of the research projects they are developing at the center. To date, these articles have been cited more than 10,800 times. The number…
