Research

Our research interests are centered around the development of (supra)molecular materials for smart and sustainable nanotechnologies that can respond to external stimuli and adapt to their operation conditions, with a particular focus on renewable energy conversion in photovoltaics and neuromorphic computing. I rely on a multidisciplinary approach and international collaborations at the interface of chemistry, physics, material science, and engineering in the design, synthesis, and characterization of materials and functional devices.

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Publications
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Funding

Projects

Stimuli-Responsive Materials
(Supra)molecular materials responsive to electric charge or light

Materials that are responsive to physical stimuli, such as electric charge or light, are relevant for adaptable technologies. We are interested in the development of such stimuli-responsive (supra)molecular materials that preserve their functionality in the solid-state and enable advanced control in functional devices.
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Layered Hybrid Materials
Layered materials feature unique opto(electro)ionic properties

Layered hybrid materials based on organic spacers templating hybrid perovskite slabs, which are stable under operating conditions of voltage bias and light, are of interest to various optoelectronic and optoionic devices. We develop layered hybrid perovskites with enhanced functionalities towards smart nanotechnologies.
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Hybrid Opto(electro)ionics
Operationally stable hybrid perovskites for renewable energy

Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites have emerged as one of the most promising materials in thin-film optoelectronics, yet their limited stability under operating conditions hampers practical applications. We strive to address this challenge by relying on (supra)molecular strategies to control the function of perovskite materials and devices while setting the platform for emerging technologies.
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Publications

Photochromic Control in Hybrid Perovskite Photovoltaics

Weifan Luo, José María Andrés Castán, Diego Mirani, Antonio J. Riquelme, Amit Kumar Sachan, Olzhas Kurman, SunJu Kim, Fabiola Faini, Paul Zimmermann, Alexander Hinderhofer, Yash Patel, Aaron T. Frei, Jacques-E. Moser, Daniel Ramirez, Frank Schreiber, Pascale Maldivi, Ji-Youn Seo, Wolfgang Tress, Giulia Grancini, Renaud Demadrille, Jovana V. Milić*

Adv. Mater.
2025,
, 202420143.

DOI: 10.1002/adma.202420143
Aryl-Acetylene Layered Hybrid Perovskites in Photovoltaics

G. AlSabeh, V. Slama, M. Ren, M. Almalki, L. Pfeifer, D. J. Kubicki, P. Zimmermann, A. Hinderhofer, F. Faini, D. Moia, M. Othman, F. T. Eickemeyer, V. Carnevali, N. Lempesis, A. Vezzosi, F. Ansari, F. Schreiber, J. Maier, C. M. Wolff, A. Hessler-Wyser, C. Ballif, G. Grancini, U. Rothlisberger, M. Grätzel*, J. V. Milić*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
2025,
, 202417432.

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202417432
From Chalcogen Bonding to S–π Interactions in Hybrid Perovskite Photovoltaics

W. Luo, S. Kim, N. Lempesis, L. Merten, E. Kneschaurek, M. Dankl, V. Carnevali, L. Agosta, V. Slama, Z. VanOrman, M. Siczek, W. Bury, B. Gallant, D. J. Kubicki, M. Zalibera, L. Piveteau, M. Deconinck, L. A. Guerrero-León, A. T. Frei, P. A. Gaina, E. Carteau, P. Zimmermann, A. Hinderhofer, F. Schreiber, J.-E. Moser, Y. Vaynzof, S. Feldmann, J.-Y. Seo, U. Rothlisberger, J. V. Milić*

Adv. Sci.
2024,
11
, 2405622.

DOI: 10.1002/advs.202405622
Resistive switching in benzylammonium-based Ruddlesden–Popper layered hybrid perovskites for non-volatile memory and neuromorphic computing

M. M. Ganaie, G. Bravetti, S. Sahu, M. Kumar*, J. V. Milić*

Mater. Adv.
2024,

DOI: 10.1039/D3MA00618B
Resistive switching memories with enhanced durability enabled by mixed-dimensional perfluoroarene perovskite heterostructures

M. Loizos, K. Rogdakis*, W. Luo, P. Zimmermann, A. Hinderhofer, M. Tountas, F. Schreiber, J. V. Milić*, E. Kymakis*

Nanoscale Horiz.
2024,

DOI: doi:10.1039/d4nh00104d
Mixed ionic-electronic conductivity in Dion-Jacobson and Ruddlesden-Popper layered hybrid perovskites with aromatic spacers

A. Dučinskas, M. Jung, Y-R. Wang, J. V. Milić*, D. Moia*, M. Grätzel*, J. Maier*

J. Mater. Chem. C
2024,
12
, 7909.

DOI: 10.1039/d4tc01010h
Helical Modulation for Hybrid Perovskite Photovoltaics

G. AlSabeh, M. Almalki, S. Kasemthaveechok, M. A. Ruiz-Preciado, H. Zhang, N. Vanthuyne, F. T. Eickemeyer, S. M. Zakeeruddin, J. Crassous*, J. V. Milić*, M. Graetzel*

Nanoscale Adv.
2024,
6
, 3029.

DOI: 10.1039/d4na00027g
Triarylamine Trisamide Interfacial Modulation for Perovskite Photovoltaics.

M. Almalki, G. AlSabeh, M. A. Ruiz-Preciado, H. Zhang, M. Galerne, E. Moulin, F. T. Eickemeyer, S. M. Zakeeruddin, J. V. Milić*, N. Giuseppone*, M. Graetzel*

Adv. Mat. Interfaces
2024,
, 202301053.

DOI: 10.1002/admi.202301053
Interfacial host-guest complexation for inverted perovskite solar cells

K. Ballestas, J. V. Milić*, D. Ramirez*

J. Phys. Chem.
2024,

DOI: 10.1063/5.0202163
Interfacial Engineering through lead binding using crown ethers in perovskite solar cells.

S.-J. Kim, Y. Kim, R. Kumar Chitumalla, G. Ham, N. Thanh Danh, J. Jang, H. Cha, J. V. Milić, J.-H. Yum, K. Sivula, J.-Y. Seo*

J. Energy Chem.
2024,
92
, 263.

Host-Guest Complexation in Wide Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells

P. Ferdowsi, G. Bravetti, M. C. Schmidt, E. Ochoa-Martinez, S. Bijani, A. Rizzo, S. Calello, U. Steiner, B. Ehrler, D. J. Kubicki, J. V. Milić*

Solar RRL
2023,
, 202300655.

DOI: 10.1002/solr.202300655
Functional Dynamics in Framework Materials

S. Krause and J. V. Milić*

Commun. Chem.
2023,
6
, 151.

DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-00945-y
The Impact of Spacer Size on Charge Transfer Excitons in Dion-Jacobson and Ruddlesden-Popper Layered Hybrid Perovskites

G. C. Fish, A. T. Terpstra, A. Dučinskas, M. Almalki, L. C. Carbone, L. Pfeifer, M. Grätzel, J.-E. Moser, *, J. V. Milić*

J. Phys. Chem. Lett.
2023,
14
, 6248.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01125
Nanocrystalline Flash Annealed Nickel Oxide for Large Area Perovskite Solar Cells

E. Ochoa‐Martinez*, S. Bijani‐Chiquero, M. D. V. Martínez De Yuso, S. Sarkar, H. Diaz‐Perez, R. Mejia‐Castellanos, F. Eickemeyer, M. Grätzel, U. Steiner, J. V. Milić*

Adv. Sci.
2023,
, 2302549.

DOI: 10.1002/advs.202302549
Controlled Growth of Hybrid Halide Perovskites by Crown Ether Complexation for Perovskite Solar Cells

S. J. Kim, R. K. Chitumalla, J-M. Kim, J. Jang, J-W. Oh, J. V. Milić*, J-Y. Seo*

Helv. Chim. Acta
2023,
, 2200193.

DOI: 10.1002/hlca.202200193
Supramolecular Engineering of Hybrid Materials in Photovoltaics and Beyond

Jovana V. Milić

Chimia
2022,
76
, 784.

DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2022.784
Supramolecular Control in Hybrid Perovskite Photovoltaics

W. Luo, G. AlSabeh, J. V. Milić*

Photochemistry
2022,
50
, 340.

DOI: 10.1039/9781839167676-00346
Reversible Pressure-Dependent Mechanochromism of Dion–Jacobson and Ruddlesden–Popper Layered Hybrid Perovskites

L. A. Muscarella, A. Dučinskas, M. Dankl, M. Andrzejewski, N. P. M. Casati, U. Rothlisberger, J. Maier, M. Graetzel, B. Ehrler*, J. V. Milić*

Adv. Mat.
2022,
, 202108720.

DOI: 10.1002/adma.202108720
Perfluoroarenes: A Versatile Platform for Hybrid Perovskite Photovoltaics

J. V. Milić*

J. Phys. Chem. Lett.
2022,
13
, 9869.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02614
Nanosegregation in Arene-Perfluoroarene π-Systems for Hybrid Layered Dion–Jacobson Perovskites

Masaud Almalki, Algirdas Dučinskas, Loï C. Carbone, Lukas Pfeifer, Laura Piveteau, Weifan Luo, Ethan Lim, Patricia A. Gaina, Pascal A. Schouwink, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Jovana V. Milić* and Michael Grätzel*

Nanoscale
2022,
14
, 6771.

DOI: 10.1039/D1NR08311B
The Emerging Role of Halogen Bonding in Hybrid Perovskite Photovoltaics

M. L. Ball, J. V. Milić*, Y-L. Loo*

Chem. Mater.
2022,

DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c03117
Scalable Ways to Break the Efficiency Limit of Single-Junction Solar Cells

B. Ehrler*, A. Ho-Baillie, E. M. Hutter, J. V. Milić, M. J. Y. Tayebjee, M. W. B. Wilson

Appl. Phys. Lett.
2022,
120

DOI: 10.1063/5.0081049
Photo De-Mixing in Dion-Jacobson Two- Dimensional Mixed Halide Perovskites

Y.-R. Wang, A. Senocrate, M. Mladenović, A. Dučinskas, G. Y. Kim, U. Röthlisberger, J. V. Milić, D. Moia, M. Grätzel, J. Maier*

Adv. Energy Mat.
2022,
, 2200768.

DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202200768
Accounting for the Optical Generation in the Quasi-Neutral Regions of Perovskite Solar Cells

P. Ferdowsi, F. Jazaeri, E. Ochoa-Martinez, J. Milić, M. Saliba, U. Steiner, J-M. Sallese

IEEE J. Electr. Dev. Soc.
2022,
10
, 481.

DOI: 10.1109/JEDS.2022.3184397
Thiocyanate-Mediated Dimensionality Transformation of Low-Dimensional Perovskites for Photovoltaics

L. Hong, Z. Wang, J. V. Milić, C. E. Avalos, W. Zhang, D. Ren, C. Wang, B. Carlsen, Y. Liu, S. M. Zakeeruddin, A. Hagfeldt, T. Wang, H. Han, M. Grätzel

Chem. Mater.
2022,
34
, 6331.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00760
Multifunctional layered hybrid perovskites

J. V. Milić

J. Mat. Chem. C
2021,
9
, 11428.

DOI: 10.1039/D1TC01533H
Mixed Conductivity of Hybrid Halide Perovskites: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges

M. H. Futscher, J. V. Milić

Front. Energy Res.
2021,
9
, 629074.

DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2021.629074
Layered Hybrid Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskites: Challenges and Opportunities

J. V. Milić, S. M. Zakeeruddin, M. Graetzel

Acc. Chem. Res.
2021,
54
(12)
, 2729.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00879
Host-Guest Complexation in Hybrid Perovskite Optoelectronics

P. Ferdowsi, U. Steiner, J. V. Milić

J. Phys.: Mater.
2021,
4
, 042011.

DOI: 10.1088/2515-7639/ac299f
Multimodal host–guest complexation for efficient and stable perovskite photovoltaics

H. Zhang, F. T. Eickemeyer, Z. Zhou, O. Ouellette, A. Hinderhofer, L. Merten, M. A. Hope, M. Mladenovic, F. Jahanbakhshi, A. Mishra, D. Ren, P. Ahlawat, T.-S. Sun, Z. Wang, Z. Dong, S. M. Zakeeruddin, F. Schreiber, A. Hagfeldt, U. Rothlisberger, L. Emsley, J. V. Milić, M. Grätzel

Nature Commun.
2021,
12
, 3383.

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23566-2
Nanoscale Phase Segregation in Supramolecular π-Templating for Hybrid Perovskite Photovoltaics from NMR Crystallography

M. A. Hope, T. Nakamura, P. Ahlawat, A. Mishra, M. Cordova, F. Jahanbakhshi, M. Mladenović, R. Runjhun, B. Carlsen, D. J. Kubicki, R. Gershoni-Poranne, T. Schneeberger, L. C. Carbone, Y. Liu, S. M. Zakeeruddin, J. Lewinski, A. Hagfeldt, U. Roethlisberger, M. Grätzel, J. V. Milić, L. Emsley

J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2021,
143
(3)
, 1529.

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11563
Naphthalenediimide/Formamidinium-Based Low-Dimensional Perovskites

A. Mishra, P. Ahlawat, G. Fish, F. Jahanbakshi, M. Mladenović, M. A. Preciado-Ruiz, M. Almalki, M. C. Gelvéz-Rueda, V. Dufoulon, T. Schneeberger, D. J. Kubicki, R. Poranne, F. C. Grozema, S. M. Zakeeruddin, J. E. Moser, U. Rothlisberger, L. Emsley*, J. V. Milić*, M. Graetzel*

Chem. Mater.
2021,
31
, 6412.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c01635
Multi-Length-Scale Structure of Dion- Jacobson 2D/3D Hybrid Perovskites Based on an Aromatic Diammonium Spacer

A. Ummadisingu, A. Mishra, D. Kubicki, Y. Li, A. Ducinskas, T. LaGrange, M. Sizcek, W. Bury, J. V. Milić*, M. Graetzel*, L. Emsley*

Small
2021,
, 2104287.

DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104287
The Role of Alkyl Chain Length and Halide Counter Ion in Layered Dion-Jacobson Perovskites with Aromatic Spacers

A. Dučinskas, G. C. Fish, M. A. Hope, L. Merten, D. Moia, A. Hinderhofer, L. C. Carbone, J-E. Moser, F. Schreiber, J. Maier, J. V. Milić*, M. Graetzel*

J. Phys. Chem. Lett.
2021,
12
, 10325.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02937
Benzylammonium-Mediated Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskite Phase Stabilization for Photovoltaics

A. Q. Alanazi, M. H. Almalki, A. Mishra, D. J. Kubicki, Z. Wang, L. Merten, H. Zhang, D. Ren, A. Y. Alyamani, H. Albrithen, A. Albadri, M. H. Alotaibi, A. Hinderhofer, S. M. Zakeeruddin, F. Schreiber, A. Hagfeldt, J. V. Milić, L. Emsley, M. Graetzel

Adv. Funct. Mater.
2021,
31
(30)
, 2101163.

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202101163
Dopant Engineering for Spiro-OMeTAD Hole Transporting Materials for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

J-Y. Seo, S. Akin, M. Zalibera, H-S. Kim, S. M. Zakeeruddin, J. V. Milić*, M. Graetzel*

Adv. Funct. Mat.
2019,
, 202102122.

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202102124
The Rise of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: From Molecular Photovoltaics to Emerging Solid-State Photovoltaic Technologies

M. Stojanović, N. Flores-Diaz, Y. Ren, N. Vlachopoulos, L. Pfeifer, Z. Shen, Y. Liu, S. M. Zakeeruddin, J. V. Milić, A. Hagfeldt

Helv. Chim. Acta
2021,
104
(4)
, 2000230.

DOI: 10.1002/hlca.202000230
Water Stable Haloplumbate Modulation for Efficient and Stable Hybrid Perovskite Photovoltaics

H. Wang, Z. Zhang, J. V. Milić, L. Tan, Z. Wang, R. Chen, X. Jing, C. Yi, Y. Ding, Y. Li, Y. Zhao, X. Zhang, A. Hagfeldt, M. Grätzel, J. Luo*

Adv. Energy Mat.
2021,
, 2101082.

DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202101082
How Free Exciton-Exciton Annihilation Lets Bound Exciton Emission Dominate the Photoluminescence of 2D-Perovskites under High-Fluence Pulsed Excitation at Cryogenic Temperatures

M. Kaiser, Y. Li, J. Schwenzer, M. Jakoby, I. Allegro, M. Gerhard, M. Koch, A. Dučinskas, B. S. Richards, M. Graetzel, J. V. Milić, U. W. Paetzold, I. A. Howard

J. Appl. Phys.
2021,
128
, 123101.

DOI: 10.1063/5.0037800
Unravelling the Behavior of Dion–Jacobson Layered Hybrid Perovskites in Humid Environments

A. Dučinskas, G.Y. Kim, D. Moia, A. Senocrate, Y-. Wang, M. A. Hope, A. Mishra, D. J. Kubicki, M. Siczek, W. Bury, T. Schneeberger, L. Emsley, J. V. Milić, J. Maier, M. Graetzel

ACS Energy Lett.
2020,
6
(2)
, 337.

DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c02344
Formamidinium-Based Dion-Jacobson Layered Hybrid Perovskites: Structural Complexity and Optoelectronic Properties

M. Gelvez-Rueda, P. Ahlwat, L. Merten, F. Jahanbakhshi, M. Mladenović, M. I. Dar, A. Hinderhofer, Y. Li, A. Ducinskas, B. Carlsen, W. Tress, A. Ummadisingu, S. M. Zakeeruddin, A. Hagfeldt, F. Schreiber, U. Roethlisberger, F. Grozema, J. V. Milić, M. Graetzel

Adv. Funct. Mater
2020,
30
(38)
, 2003428.

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202003428
Unravelling the structural complexity and photophysical properties of adamantyl-based layered hybrid perovskites

F. Jahanbakhshi, M. Mladenović, E. Knauscherk, L. Merten, P. Ahlwat, M. Gelvez-Rueda, M. I. Dar, A. Hinderhofer, B. Carlsen, Y. Li, A. Ducinskas, A. Ummadisingu, W. Tress, S. M. Zakeeruddin, F. Schreiber, A. Hagfeldt, F. Grozema, U. Roethlisberger, J. V. Milić, M. Graetzel

J. Mater. Chem. A
2020,
8
, 17732.

DOI: 10.1039/D0TA05022A
Crown Ether Modulation Enables over 23% Efficient Formamidinium-Based Perovskite Solar Cells

T-S. Su, F. T. Eickemeyer, M. A. Hope, F. Jahanbakhshi, M. Mladenovic, J. Li, Z. Zho1, A. Mishra, J.H. Yum, D. Ren, A. Krishna, O. Ouellette, T-C. Wei, H. Zhou, H-H. Huang, M. D. Mensi, K. Sivula, S. M. Zakeeruddin, J. V. Milić, A. Hagfeldt, U. Rothlisberger, L. Emsley, H. Zhang, M. Grätzel

J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2020,
142
(47)
, 19980.

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c08592
Supramolecular Modulation of Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells via Bifunctional Halogen Bonding Revealed by Two-Dimensional 19F Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy

M. A. Ruiz-Preciado, D. Kubicki, L. McGovern, M. H. Futscher, A. Ummadisingu, R. Gershoni- Porane, S. M. Zakeeruddin, B. Ehrler, L. Emsley, J. V. Milić, M. Graetzel

J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2020,
142
(3)
, 1645.

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b13701
Guanine-Stabilized Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskites

L. Hong, J. V. Milić, P. Ahlawat, M. Mladenović, D. J. Kubicki, F. Jahanabkhshi, D. Ren, A. Ummadisingu, Y. Liu, C. Tian, L. Pan, S. M. Zakeeruddin, U. Rothlisberger, A. Hagfeldt, L. Emsley, H. Han, M. Graetzel

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
2020,
59
(12)
, 4691.

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201912051
Supramolecular Engineering for Formamidinium-Based Layered 2D Perovskite Solar Cells: Structural Complexity and Dynamics Revealed by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy

J. V. Milić, J-H. Im, D. Kubicki, A. Ummadisingu, Y. Li, M. A. P.-Ruiz, J-Y. Seo, I. Dar, S. M. Zakeeruddin, L. Emsley, M. Graetzel

Adv. Energy Mater.
2019,
9
(20)
, 1900284.

DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201900284
Bifunctional Organic Spacers for Formamidinium-Based Hybrid Dion–Jacobson Two-Dimensional Perovskite Solar Cells

Y. Li, J. V. Milić, A. Ummadisingu, J.-Y. Seo, J.-H. Im, H.-S. Kim, Y. Liu, M. I. Dar, S. M. Zakeeruddin, P. Wang, A. Hagfeldt, M. Graetzel

Nano Lett.
2019,
19
(1)
, 150.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b03552
Atomic-Level Microstructure of Efficient Formamidinium-Based Perovskite Solar Cells Stabilized by 5-Ammonium Valeric Acid Iodide Revealed by Multinuclear and Two-Dimensional Solid-State NMR

A. Q. Alanazi, D. J. Kubicki, D. Prochowicz, E. A. Alharbi, M. E. F. Bouduban, F. Jahanbakhshi, M. Mladenović, J. V. Milić, F. Giordano, D. Ren, A. Y. Alyamani, H. Albrithen, A. Albadri, J-E. Moser, S. M. Zakeeruddin, U. Rothlisberger, L. Emsley, M. Grätzel

J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2019,
141
(44)
, 17659.

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b07381
The Advent of Molecular Photovoltaics and Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells

M. Grätzel, J. V. Milić

Substantia
2019,
3
(2)
, 27.

DOI: 10.13128/Substantia-697
Ultrahydrophobic 3D/2D fluoroarene bilayer-based water-resistant perovskite solar cells with efficiencies exceeding 22%

Y. Liu, S. Akin, L. Pen, R. Uchida, N. Arora, J. V. Milić, A. Hinderhofer, F. Schreiber, A. R. Uhl, S. M. Zakeeruddin, A. Hagfeldt, M. Ibrahim Dar, M. Graetzel

Sci. Adv.
2019,
5
(6)
, 2543.

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw2543
Multifunctional Molecular Modulation for Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

J. V. Milić, D. Kubicki, L. Emsley, M. Graetzel

Chimia
2019,
73
(4)
, 317.

DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2019.317
Multifunctional molecular modulators for perovskite solar cells with over 20% efficiency and high operational stability

D. Bi, X. Li, J. V. Milić, D. J. Kubicki, N. Pellet, J. Luo, T. LaGrange, P. Mettraux, S. M. Zakeeruddin, L. Emsley, M. Graetzel

Nature Commun.
2018,
9
, 4482.

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06709-w
Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Stabilizing Agent in Perovskite Solar Cells

J. V. Milić, I. M. Dar, N. Arora, S. M. Zakeeruddin, M. Graetzel

Adv. Mater. Interfaces
2018,
5
(22)
, 1800416.

DOI: 10.1002/admi.201800416
Addition of adamantylammonium iodide to hole transport layers enables highly efficient and electroluminescent perovskite solar cells

M. M. Tavakoli, W. Tress, J. V. Milić, D. J. Kubicki, L. Emsley, M. Graetzel

Energy Environ. Sci.
2018,
11
, 3310.

DOI: 10.1039/C8EE02404A
Improving the stability and performance of perovskite solar cells via off-the-shelf post-device ligand treatment

H. Zhang, X. Ren, X. Chen, Q. Sun, J. Mao, J. Cheng, Y. Zhao, Y. Liu, J. Milić, V. Roy, W. Yin, M. Grätzel, W. C. H. Choy*

Energy Environ. Sci.
2018,
11
, 2253.

DOI: 10.1039/C8EE00580J
The Quest for Molecular Grippers: Photo-Electric Control of Molecular Gripping Machinery

J. V. Milić, F. Diederich

Chem. Eur. J.
2019,
25
(36)
, 8440.

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900852
Thioether-Functionalized Quinone-Based Resorcin[4]arene Cavitands: Electroswitchable Molecular Actuators

J. V. Milić, T. Schneeberger, M. Zalibera, K. Milowska, Q. K. Ong, N. Trapp, L. Ruhlmann, C. Boudon, C. Thilgen, F. Diederich

Helv. Chim. Acta
2019,
102
, 1800225.

DOI: 10.1002/hlca.201800225
Spectro-electrochemical toolbox for monitoring and controlling quinone-mediated redox-driven molecular gripping

J. V. Milić, T. Schneeberger, M. Zalibera, L. Ruhlmann, C. Boudon, F. Diederich

Electrochem. Acta
2019,
313
, 544.

DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.04.049
Vase-Kite Equilibrium of Resorcin[4]arene Cavitands Investigated Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Ball-and-Stick Local Elevation Umbrella Sampling

D. Hahn, J. V. Milić, P. H. Hünenberger

Helv. Chim. Acta
2019,
102
(5)
, 1900060.

DOI: 10.1002/hlca.201900060
Chalcogen Bonding “2S–2N Squares” versus Competing Interactions: Exploring the Recognition Properties of Sulfur

M. Ams, A. Schwaab, N. Trapp, J. V. Milić, F. Diederich,

Chem. Eur. J.
2019,
25
, 323.

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201804261
Light-actuated resorcin[4]arene cavitands

V. Garcia-Lopez, J. V. Milić, M. Zalibera, D. Neshchadin, M. Kuss-Pettermann, J. Nomrowski, N. Trapp, L. Ruhlmann, C. Boudon, O. S. Wenger, G. Gescheidt, F. Diederich

Tetrahedron
2018,
74
(39)
, 5615.

DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.08.002
Light-Responsive Pyrazine-Based Systems: Probing Aromatic Diarylethene Photocyclization

J. V. Milić, C. Schaack, N. Hellou, R. Poranne, F. Isenrich, S. Egloff, N. Trapp, D. Neshchadin, L. Ruhlmann, C. Boudon, G. Gescheidt, J. Crassous, F. Diederich

J. Phys. Chem. C
2018,
122
(33)
, 19100.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b05019
Photoredox-Switchable Resorcin[4]arene Cavitands: Radical Control of Molecular Gripping Machinery via Hydrogen Bonding

J. Milić, M. Zalibera, D. Talaat, J. Nomrowski, N. Trapp, L. Ruhlmann, C. Boudon, O. S. Wenger, A. Savitsky, W. Lubitz, F. Diederich

Chem. Eur. J.
2018,
24
, 1431.

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201704788
Paramagnetic Molecular Grippers: The Elements of Six-State Redox Switches

J. Milić, M. Zalibera, I. Pochorovski, N. Trapp, J. Nomrowski, D. Neshchadin, L. Ruhlmann, C. Boudon, O. S. Wenger, A. Savitsky, W. Lubitz, G. Gescheidt, F. Diederich

J. Phys. Chem. C
2016,
7
(13)
, 2470.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b01094
Evaluation of Hydrogen-Bond Acceptors for Redox-Switchable Resorcin[4]arene Cavitands

I. Pochorovski, J. Milić, D. Kolarski, C. Gropp, B. Schweizer, F. Diederich

J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2014,
136
(10)
, 3852.

DOI: 10.1021/ja411429b

Other articles

The Retrosynthesis Mindset: A Problem-Solving Tool

Y. S. L. Choo  , J. L. Kolanowski  , J. V. Milić ∗ , F. M. Fung ∗

Synlett
2024,

DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1775406
A New Chapter for Swiss Materials Chemistry

J. V. Milic* and S. C. Boehme*

CHIMIA
2024,
78
, 165.

DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2024.165
Report on the 56th Bürgenstock Conference

C. Zarate*, J. V. Milić*

Chimia
2023,
77
, 10.

DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.698
Reflections on the SCNAT Young Faculty Meeting 2023: Effective Communication within Academia and Beyond

D. Mitrano, J. V. Milić, P. Steinegger, L. Merz*

Chimia
2023,
77
, 628.

DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.628
Engaging Early-Career Scientists in Global Policy-Making

T. John*, K. E. Cordova, C. T. Jackson, A. C. Hernández-Mondragón, B. L. Davids, L. Raheja, J. V. Milić*, J. Borges*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
2023,
, 202217841.

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202217841
Dynamic Materials, Crystals, and Phenomena Conference

J. V. Milić* and S. Krause*

Chimia
2023,
77
, 355.

DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2023.355
Stable Hybrid Perovskite Materials for Photovoltaics Under Real-World Conditions

D. Ramirez* and J. V. Milić*

Mat. Today Electron.
2023,
4
, 100038.

DOI: 10.1016/j.mtelec.2023.100038
A Special Issue Dedicated to Professor Michael Grätzel

Jovana V. Milić and Mohammad K. Nazeeruddin

Helvetica
2022,
, 202200056.

DOI: 10.1002/hlca.202200056
Mentoring in Times of Crisis and Beyond

Nabil M. Halabi, Jovana V. Milić*, and Bilal R. Kaafarani*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
2022,

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202201063
Get Tougher

E. O. Martinez, J. V. Milić*

Nature Energy
2021,
2
, 858.

DOI: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-021-00901-x
Scientific Writing and Publishing for Early-Career Researchers from the Perspective of Young Chemists

S. M. Richardson, F. Bella*, V. Mougel*, J. V. Milić*

J. Mat. Chem. A
2021,
9
, 18674.

DOI: 10.1039/D1TA90183D
The Role of Early-Career Chemists in European Policy-Making

T. John, M. Cieszlak, S. M. Richardson, D. Várgova, V. Mougel, J. V. Milić

Chem. Eur. J.
2021,
27
(11)
, 6359.

DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100167
A Platform for Connecting & Empowering Early-Career Chemists

J. Borges, S. Linker, P. Fritz, A. Seco, J. V. Milić

ChemistryViews
2021,

DOI: 10.1002/chemv.202100110
A Virtual Journey in Empowering Early-Career Chemists

J. Borges, L. Ferrins, A. M. Rodríguez, M. Menche, D. T. Pournara, K. Väyrynen, J. V. Milić, J. C. Aponte-Santini.

ChemistryViews
2021,

DOI: 10.1002/chemv.202100001
Online Meetings in Times of Global Crisis: Toward Sustainable Conferencing

J. V. Milić, B. Ehrler, C. Molina, M. Saliba, J. Bisquert

ACS Energy Lett.
2020,
5
(6)
, 2024.

DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01070
The Future of Scientific Leadership is Interdisciplinary: The 2019 CAS Future Leaders Share Their Vision

J. V. Milić,* A. Ehnbom,* M. Garedew,* P. Vincent-Ruz, T. H. Schloemer, G. K. Hodgson, M. S. Oakley, K. Sasaki, S. Chander, M-A. Legaré, C. E. Callmann, A. N. Bismillah, D. J. G. P. van Osch, V. Sanchez, N. R. B. Boase, D. Mambwe, C. W. Coley, Y. Deng, K. N. Betz, J. Sanjosé-Orduna, S. Natoli, L. Zhang, O. Bakulina, E. Fereyduni, J. Ciciolil Hilario-Martinéz, L. Busta, A. Hunter, Y. Park, F. Haidar Zadeh

iScience
2020,
23
(9)
, 101442.

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101442
EYCN and IYCN: Connecting and Empowering Young Chemists Globally

D. T. Pournara, G. D. Tormet-González, S. Weber, J. Borges, M. Menche, J. V. Milić

ChemistryViews
2020,

DOI: 202000020
14th Delegate Assembly of the European Young Chemists' Network (EYCN)

M. Rossato, D. Pournara, J. V. Milić, C. Bakewell, M. Menche, A. M. Rodriguez-García.

ChemistryViews
2019,

DOI: 10.1002/chemv.201900048
Multifunctional Molecular Modulation for Perovskite Solar Cells: How Molecular Engineering and Solid-State NMR Lead to High Performance and Stability

J. V. Milić, D. J. Kubicki

Nature Device and Materials Engineering (Blog)
2018,

Conferences

Oral presentations

 

  1. Invited speaker at the ICMAT25 Conference, Jun 2025, Singapore.
  2. Invited speaker at the ERC Conference, Jun 2025, Haikko Manor, Povoo, Finland.
  3. Invited speaker at the HOPV25 Conference, May 2025, Rome, Italy.
  4. Invited speaker at the GRC “Electronic Processes in Organic Materials”, Jul 2024, Barga, Italy.
  5. Invited speaker at the ICSM2024, Jun 2024, Dresden, Germany.
  6. Invited speaker at the ICNI-III, Jun 2024, Belgrade, Serbia.
  7. Invited speaker at the Corbella Summer School, Jun 2024, Gargano, Italy.
  8. Invited speaker at the SAPEA Webinar, Apr 2024, Brussels, Online.
  9. Invited speaker at the EMERGE Workshop, Apr 2024, Crete, Greece.
  10. Invited speaker at the FJS Symposium, Mar 2024, Ulm, Germany.
  11. Invited speaker at the MATSUS24 Conference, Mar 2024, Barcelona, Spain.
  12. Panelist on “The Role of Academies in Climate Policy Advice” at the COP28, Dec 2023, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  13. Invited speaker at the ICAMD (iSusMat), Dec 2023, Jeju Island, South Korea.
  14. Invited speaker at the NanoBio Conference, Sep 2023, Heraklion, Greece.
  15. Contributing talk at the IUPAC Chain Congress, Aug 2023, The Hague, The Netherlands.
  16. Invited speaker at the International Conference on Organic Electronics, July 2023, Madrid, Spain.
  17. Keynote speaker at the Light Management in New PV Materials Conference, Jun 2023, AMOLF, The Netherlands.
  18. Invited speaker at the Swiss Nanoconvention, Jun 2023, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
  19. Keynote speaker at the Photochemistry, Photophysics, and Photosciences (CP2P) Conference, May 2023, Mulhouse, France.
  20. Invited speaker at the BeNeFri yougnSCS Meeting, Adolphe Merkle Institute, Apr 2023, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
  21. Invited speaker at the Institute of Advanced Materials, UJI, Apr 2023, Castello, Spain.
  22. Invited speaker at the Athena European University Colloquial Talks, Nov 2022, Greece.
  23. Invited speaker at the ZHAW Workshop on Mixed Conductivity, Sep 2022, Switzerland.
  24. Invited speaker at the International Nanoscience Student Conference, Aug 2022, Germany.
  25. Invited speaker at the Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Aug 2022, Japan.
  26. Invited speaker at the Frontiers of Global Science, Royal Scientific Society, June 2022, Jordan.
  27. Invited speaker at the Swiss Photochemistry Symposium, June 2022, Fribourg, Switzerland.
  28. Invited speaker at the Nanochemistry Group Retreat, MPI-FKF, June 2022, Munich, Germany.
  29. Contributing at the Women in Renewable Energy Conference, June 2022, E-MRS Spring Meeting.
  30. Discussion leader at the Gordon Research Conference on Fundamental Processes in Organic and Inorganic Hybrid Materials and Their Applications, May 2022, Castelldefels, Spain.
  31. Invited speaker at the APS Conference, Mar 2022, Chicago, USA.
  32. Invited speaker at the Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Feb 2022, Oxford, UK.
  33. Invited speaker at the NIPHO Conference, Feb 2022, Pavia, Italy.
  34. Invited speaker at the SPIE Optocs+Photonics Conference, Aug 2021, San Diego, USA.
  35. Invited speaker at International Conference on Materials for Humanity, July 2021, Singapore.
  36. Contributing talk at the International Conference in Photochemistry, July 2021, Geneva, Switzerland.
  37. Invited talk at the OMEGA Lab, July 2021, KAUST, Saudi Arabia.
  38. Contributing talk at the E-MRS Online Conference, Energy Materials Symposium (Exotic Materials and Innovative Concepts for Photovoltaics), June 2021, Strasbourg, France.
  39. Invited speaker at the session Empowering citizens for the transition towards climate neutral and sustainable Europe, May 2021, EuroNanoForum, Portugal.
  40. Invited speaker at the OrgMatPerPV Online Conference, April 2021, nanoGe Meetings.
  41. Invited talk: Sustainability in solar-to-electric energy conversion, Nov 2020, EuChemS webinar.
  42. Tutorial talk on Templating Hybrid Perovskites, Oct 2020, HOPE-PV (Online School), Russia.
  43. Invited talk at the Theory of Condensed Matter Group, Oct 2020, Cambridge, UK.
  44. Invited talk: A Supramolecular Approach to Hybrid Perovskite Photovoltaics, Oct 2020, nanoGe Fall Meeting (Symposium “FunPero”), Barcelona, Spain.
  45. Contributing talk: A Supramolecular Approach to the Stability of Hybrid Perovskites, Aug 2020, Swiss Chemical Society Fall Meeting, Switzerland (virtual meeting).
  46. Selected talk: Supramolecular Engineering of Smart Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion, July 2020, Lise Meitner Excellence Program Selection Symposium (Virtual), Berlin, Germany.
  47. Invited talk: A Supramolecular Approach to Perovskite Stability, June 2020, nanoGe Meetup.
  48. Invited talk: Supramolecular Engineering for Hybrid Perovskite Photovoltaics, May 2020, Adlinger
    Center, Princeton University, USA (Virtual).
  49. Invited participant at the Bürgenstock Conference, April 2020, Brunnen, Switzerland.
  50. Invited talk: Supramolecularly Engineered Hybrid Perovskites for Photovoltaic Applications, Feb 2020, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany.
  51. Contributing talk: Supramolecular Engineering of Hybrid Layered Perovskite Materials for Stable
    Perovskite Solar Cells, Nov 2019, NanoGe Conference, Berlin, Germany.
  52. Invited talk: Supramolecular Engineering of Layered Perovskite Architectures, Oct 2019, Moscow Autumn Perovskite Photovoltaics International Conference, Moscow, Russia.
  53. Invited talk: Supramolecular Engineering – From Molecular Grippers to Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells, Sep 2019, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
  54. Invited talk: Supramolecular Engineering of Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells: From Molecular Modulation to Layered Perovskite Architectures, July 2019, University of Tübingen, Germany.
  55. Contributing talk: Supramolecular Engineering of Hybrid Perovskite Materials for Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, July 2019, IUPAC World Chemistry Congress (C7), Paris, France.
  56. Selected talk: Supramolecular Engineering of Functional Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion, July 2019, Lise Meitner Excellence Program Selection Symposium, Berlin, Germany.
  57. Contributing talk: Supramolecular Engineering of Layered Hybrid Perovskites for Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, July 2019, IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, Paris, France.
  58. Invited talk: Supramolecular Engineering – From Molecular Grippers to Hybrid Perovskite Materials, June 2019, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
  59. Invited talk: Supramolecular Engineering Towards Stable and Efficient Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells, May 2019, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.
  60. Contributing talk: Multifunctional Molecular Modulation to Layered Two-Dimensional Architectures for Perovskite Solar Cells, May 2019, EMRS Conference, Nice, France.
  61. Invited talk: Supramolecular Engineering – From Molecular Machines to Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells, April 2019, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany.
  62. Invited talk: From Molecular Modulation to Supramolecular Engineering for Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, Jan 2019, Swiss Snow Symposium, Saas Fee, Switzerland.
  63. Invited talk: Supramolecular Engineering and Molecular Modulation for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, Dec 2018, Conference in Molecular Electronics (ElecMol2018), Paris, France.
  64. Invited talk: From Molecular Machines to Supramolecular Engineering for Optoelectronics, Dec 2018, Institute Charles Sadron, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
  65. Contributing talk: Molecular Engineering to Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, July 2018, Gordon Research Seminar: Electronic Processes in Organic Materials, Lucca, Italy.
  1. Contributing talk: Photoredox-Switchable Molecular Grippers: Radical Control of Molecular Machinery, Molecular Machines Nobel Prize Conference, Nov 2017, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
  2. Invited talk: Photoredox-Switchable Molecular Grippers: Radical Control of Molecular Machinery, Institut Le Bel, Nov 2017, University of Strasbourg, France.
  3. Selected talk: Bioinspired Photoredox-Switchable Nanogrippers: Radical Control of Molecular
    Machinery, Dec 2016, Kekulé Workshop – Women in Science, University of Bonn, Germany.
  4. Invited talk: Photoredox-Switchable Molecular Grippers: Radical Control of Molecular Machinery, Nov 2016, Technical University of Graz, Austria.
  5. Contributing talk: Paramagnetic Molecular Grippers with Semiquinone Walls: The Elements of Six-State Redox Switches, Aug 2016, ElecMol2016, Paris, France.
  6. Contributing talk: Photoredox-Switchable Molecular Grippers: Paramagnetic Intermediates of Six-
    State Redox Switches, July 2016, Gordon Research Seminar: Conductivity and Magnetism in Molecular Materials, Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts, USA.
  7. Invited talk: Photoredox-Switchable Resorcin[4]arene Cavitands: Molecular Grippers, May 2015,
    Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim, Germany.



Poster presentations

  1. Poster: Supramolecularly Engineered Layered Perovskites for Hybrid Photovoltaics, July 2020, Gordon Research Conference: Electronic Processes in Organic Materials, Lucca, Italy.
  2. Poster: Supramolecular Engineering of Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells, Oct 2019, International Conference on Perovskite Solar Cells and Optoelectronics (PSCO), Lausanne, Switzerland.
  3. Poster: From Molecular Modulation to Supramolecular Engineering in Perovskite Solar Cells, Sep 2019, Swiss Chemical Society Fall Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland.
  4. Poster: Multifunctional Molecular Modulation for Stable and Efficient Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells, May 2019, HOPV Conference, Rome, Italy.
  5. Poster: From Molecular Modulation to Supramolecular Engineering for Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells, March 2019, EuChemS Conference, Bremen, Germany.
  6. Poster: Molecular Engineering Towards Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, Sep 2018, Swiss Chemical Society Fall Symposium, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  1. Poster: From Molecular Machines to Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, July 2018, Gordon Research Conference: Electronic Processes in Organic Materials, Lucca, Italy.
  2. Poster: Photoredox-Switchable Molecular Grippers: Paramagnetic Intermediates of Six-State Redox Switches, June 2016, ISMSC, Seoul, Korea.
  3. Poster: Photoredox-Switchable Molecular Grippers: Paramagnetic Intermediates of Six-State Redox Switches, June 2016, Gordon Research Conference (GRC): Electronic Processes in Organic Materials, Lucca, Italy.
  4. Poster: Paramagnetic Photoredox-Switchable Molecular Grippers, Jan 2016 and Sep 2016, Swiss Chemical Society Industrial and Fall Symposium, Zurich, Switzerland.
  5. Poster: Photo/Redox-Switchable Resorcin[4]arene Cavitands, Sep 2014, Swiss Chemical Society Fall Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland.
  6. Poster: Student Symposium, June 2013, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland



Funding




Smart Hybrid Materials for Opto(electro)ionics (SmartHyMat)

ERC Staring Grant to develop smart hybrid materials for opto(electro)ionics (2.1 mil€) over a period of five years as a principal investigator

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Supramolecular Engineering of Layered Double Perovskites for Sustainable Energy Conversion in Photovoltaics (SupraPV)

Research Council of Finland (430 k€) project to develop a new generation of supramolecularly engineered layered double perovskites

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Mechanochemical molecular perovskites (MechaMOPs)

Swiss National Science Foundation SPARK grant designed for projects that show unconventional thinking and introduce a unique approach (100 kCHF) as a principal investigator

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Supramolecular control of mechanical stability in flexible perovskite photovoltaics (SupraFlexiPV)

Research Partnership Grant at the Swiss Leading House for South Asia (20 kCHF for 1 year) as co-applicant with Prof. Ji-Youn Seo at the Pusan University, South Korea

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Self-powered neuromorphic memory elements

Research Partnership Grant at the Swiss Leading House for Asia (25 kCHF for 1 year) as co-applicant with Prof. Mahesh Kumar at the Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, India

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Dynamic Materials, Crystals and Phenomena

SNSF Exchange Grant (12 kCHF) for organising the conference on Dynamic Materials, Crystals and Phenomena (DynaMiC) in 2023

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Swiss Young Network for Science Policy and Diplomacy (SYNESPOD)

Swiss Young Network for Science Policy and Diplomacy (SYNESPOD) is a joint project within the Swiss Young Academy

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Stable Hybrid Perovskite Materials Under Real- World Operating Conditions

Research Partnership Grant at the Swiss Leading House for Latin American Region (23’000 CHF for 1 year) as co-applicant with Prof. Daniel Estiben Ramirez Zora at the University of Antioquia, Colombia

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Self- Healing Materials for Perovskite Solar Cell Industrialization

Collaborative PNU Global Star-5 Research Facility Innovation Project (50’000 kwon = 39’519 CHF / year) as co-applicant with Prof. Ji-Youn Seo, Pusan University, South Korea

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Supramolecular Engineering of Functional Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion

Swiss National Science Foundation PRIMA project no. 193174 (1.41 milCHF) as principal investigator
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