Photonics for Energy and Sustainable Environment (PEASER)
Group description
- The Technologies for Energy (TEN) Laboratory, led by Dr. Raquel Caballero Mesa, focuses on proposing and designing advanced materials and devices for sustainable energy. Among other topics, the TEN Lab investigates the development of emerging photovoltaic materials for sustainable energy conversion, with special emphasis on thin-film and low-dimensional chalcogenide materials.
- The Biotic Photonics (BIPHOT) Laboratory, led by Dr. Martin López García, explores the role of nanophotonic structures in living organisms to uncover fundamental aspects of light management at the nanoscale in natural systems. These functionalities inspire sustainable nanophotonic systems including photosynthesis-inspired energy production applications.
Associated Staff
-Martin López García – Principal Investigator Biotic Photonics Lab
– Victor Bonal
– David Palma Lafuente
Natural Slab Photonic Crystals as Biogenic, Customizable Nanomaterial for Label-Free Detection
Scientists demonstrate the potential of diatoms as photonic nanomaterials for sensing. The biogenic material is extracted directly from the microalgae and does not require markers, simplifying and reducing the cost of the sensor manufacturing process. Madrid / April...
SUNLIFE: Boosting Sustainable and Low-Cost Solar Energy for Indoor and Outdoor Use
IO-CSIC leads an international project that will create sustainable solar cells with non-critical and non-toxic materials that can be adapted to all types of surfaces and applications Madrid / March 4, 2025The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), an organisation...
Contract offer for thesis in bionic photonics.
Madrid / October 16, 2024The Biotic Photonics Laboratory of the Institute of Optics of Madrid offers a contract for the realization of the PhD thesis under the supervision of Dr. Martín López-García. The PhD project will focus on bioinspired photonics and will be...
PhD contract offer in the Technologies for Energy (TEN) laboratory
Madrid / October 8, 2024The Energy Technologies Laboratory has just published a job offer for a 3-year predoctoral contract within the European SUNLIFE project (CETP-FP-2023-00137). The research during the contract will deal with the fabrication and characterization...
Postdoctoral contract offer at the BIOTIC Photonics Lab
Madrid / October 4, 2024The BIOPHO Lab at the Optics Institute of the Spanish National Research Council (IO-CSIC) in Madrid is seeking a research fellow in the field of natural and bioinspired photonics. Latest newsThe successful candidate will join the international...