SYstèmes Moléculaires et nanoMatériaux pour l’Energie et la Santé (SyMMES)
Synthèse, Structure et Propriétés de Matériaux Fonctionnels (STEP)

Position:
Research Fellow, (CEA)
Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches (HDR, Université Grenoble Alpes)
(CV)

Research Interests:
Synthesis and characterization of organic molecules and polymers for applications in organic (opto)electronics.
Organic chemistry, Organic Photovoltaics, Dye-sensitised solar cells.
Thermoelectric polymers

Awards:
2018: Chemistry and Energy Prize, award from the French Chemical Society (SCF)
2019: Awardee of an ERC Advanced Grant (Project PISCO)

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Selection of recent publications:
Q. Huaulmé, V. M. Mwalukuku, D. Joly, J. Liotier, Y. Kervella, P. Maldivi, S. Narbey, F. Oswald, A. J. Riquelme, J.A. Anta, R. Demadrille
«Photochromic dye-sensitized solar cells with light-driven adjustable optical transmission and power conversion efficiency.»
Nature Energy, 2020, 5, 468–477

J. Li, M. Bouchard, P. Reiss, D. Aldakov, S. Pouget, R. Demadrille, C. Aumaitre, B. Frick, D. Djurado, M. Rossi, P. Rincke*
«Activation energy of organic cation rotation in CH₃NH₃PbI₃ and CD₃NH₃PbI₃: Quasi-elastic neutron scattering measurements and first-principles analysis including nuclear quantum effects.»
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2018, 9, 3969-3977. (Article)

C. Aumaitre, C. Rodriguez-Seco, j. Jover, O. Bardagot, F. Caffy, Y. Kervella, N. Lopez, E. Palomares*, R. Demadrille*
«Visible and near-infrared organic photosensitizers comprising isoindigo derivatives as chromophores: Synthesis, optoelectronic properties and factors limiting their efficiency in dye solar cells.»
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 10074-10084. (Article)


L. Xu, C. Aumaitre, Y. Kervella, G. Lapertot, C. Rodriguez-Seco, E. Palomares, R. Demadrille* and P. Reiss*
«Increasing the efficiency of organic dye-sensitized solar cells over 10.3% using locally ordered inverse opal nanostructures in the photoelectrode.»
Adv. Funct. Mater., 2018, Online. (Article)

M. Godfroy, C. Aumaitre, F. Caffy, Y. Kervella, L. Cabau, L. Pellejà, P. Maldivi, S. Narbey, F. Oswald, E. Palomares*, D. Joly*, R. Demadrille*
«Dithienylpyrazine based photosensitizers: effect of swapping a connecting unit on optoelectronic properties and photovoltaic performances.»
Dyes and Pigments, 2017, 146, 352-360. (article)

D. Joly, M. Godfroy, L. Pellejà, Y. Kervella, P. Maldivi, S. Narbey, F. Oswald, E. Palomares*, R. Demadrille*
«Side chain engineering of organic sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells: A strategy to improve performances and stability.»
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, (article)

MN. Gueye, A. Carella*, N. Massonnet, E. Yvenou,  S. Brenet, J. Faure-Vincent, S. Pouget, F. Rieutord, H. Okuno, A. Benayad, R. Demadrille, J-P. Simonato*
«Structure and Dopant Engineering in PEDOT Thin Films: Practical Tools for a Dramatic Conductivity Enhancement.»
Chem. Mater., 2016, 28, 3462, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b01035 (article)

D. Joly, J-W Jung, I-D. Kim*, R. Demadrille*
«Electrospun materials for solar energy conversion: innovations and trends.»
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016, 4, 10173, (review article)


F. Caffy, N. Delbosc, P. Chavez, P. Levêque, J. Faure-Vincent, J-P. Travers, D. Djurado, J. Pécaut, B. Grévin, N. Lemaitre, N. Leclerc*, R. Demadrille*
«Synthesis, optoelectronic properties and photovoltaic performances of wide band-gap copolymers based on dibenzosilole and quinoxaline units, rivals to P3HT.»
Polymer Chem., 2016, 7, 4160. (Front cover)

Joly D, Pelleja L, Narbey S, Oswald F,  Meyer T, Kervella Y, Maldivi P, Clifford J.N, Palomares* E, Demadrille* R
«Metal free organic sensitisers with narrow absorption in the visible for solar cells exceeding 10% efficiency.»
Energy & Environmental Sciences, 2015.

D. Joly, L. Pellejà, S. Narbey, F. Oswald, J. Chiron, J. N. Clifford, E. Palomares* and R. Demadrille*
«A Robust Organic Dye for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Iodine/Iodide Electrolytes Combining High Efficiency and Outstanding Stability.»
Sci. Rep., 2014. (open access)

S-H Choi, D. Hwang, D-Y Kim, Y. Kervella, P. Maldivi, S-Y. Jang*, R. Demadrille*, I-D. Kim*
«Amorphous Zinc Stanate (Zn₂SnO₄) Nanofibers Networks as Photoelectrodes for Organic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.»
Adv. Funct. Mater., 2013. (Front cover)

Ongoing Projects:
ANR-OH risque research program (Coordinator): ODYCE (2015-2019)
ANR-Energie Propre Sûre et Efficace (Partner): HARVESTERS (2017-2020)
ANR-Energie Propre Sûre et Efficace (Partner): NFA-15 (2018-2021)
ERC-AdvGrant (PI): PISCO (2019-2024)