Main Research Activities
Photo-physical characterization of photo-batteries, dye-sensitized and perovskite solar cells by picosecond transient absorption spectroscopy and time correlated single photon counting.Academic Training
- PostDoc, Ruder Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, 2015-2018,
Mechanisms and kinetics of charge transfer in free radical reactions in aqueous media, Ivan Ljubic, PhD
Mechanistic study of photodecarboxylation of different compounds activated by phthalimide chromophore, Nikola Basaric, PhD
- PhD, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Chemistry, 2015
Thesis: Photophysical and photochemical properties of resveratrol and its reactions with biologically relevant free radicals, supervisor Branka Mihaljevic, PhD, Radiation Chemistry and Dosimetry Laboratory
- Master University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Chemistry, 2008
Professional skills
Hybrid sulfurothioate-based electrolyte improving aesthetics, performance, and stability of transparent NIR-dye-sensitized solar cells
W. Naim, F. Grifoni, V. Challuri, D. Mathiron, S. Ceurstemont, P. Chotard, T. Alnasser, I. Dzeba, N. Barbero, S. Pilard, C. Barolo, F. Sauvage
Cells Reports Physical Science, 2023
Rationalization of excited state energy transfer in D–π–A porphyrin sensitizers enhancing efficiency in dye-sensitized solar cells
Jonnadula Venkata Suman Krishna; Seelam Prasanthkumar; Iva Dzeba; Vijay Challuri; Waad Naim; Frédéric Sauvage; Lingamallu Giribabu
Materials Advances, 2021
Transparent and Colorless Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Exceeding 75% Average Visible Transmittance
Waad Naim, Vittoria Novelli, Ilias Nikolinakos, Nadia Barbero, Iva Dzeba, Fionnuala Grifoni, Yameng Ren, Thomas Alnasser, Amalia Velardo, Raffaele Borrelli, Stefan Haacke, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Michael Graetzel, Claudia Barolo, and Frédéric Sauvage
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021
