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Revealing pathways towards efficient and stable eco-friendly tin perovskite solar cells by photo-Hall and surface photo-voltage measurements (HyPerGreen)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Physics
Countries involved: Germany
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-02-14
End date: 2025-02-13
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 189687.36
EU funding (EUR): 189687.36
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are a promising alternative to silicon SCs, currently dominating the photovoltaic market. The skyrocket efficiency of lead-based PSCs is achieved due to their ease of production and unique electro-optical properties. However, lead toxicity limits the sustainability and broad application of perovskite technology. Environmentally-friendly tin-PSCs are the most efficient alternative to lead-based PSCs. Low conversion efficiency and stability are two challenges of tin-PSCs caused by defects in thin-films and selective interfaces. Advanced characterisation is needed to understand and prevent sources of charge losses in tin-PSCs. In the project HyPerGreen, Artem Musiienko (AM) will control parameters of thin-film and heterojunctions in tin-PSCs and use advanced experimental methods to characterise them. To improve thin-films, AM will incorporate different cations in tin-perovskite. To understand the influence of additives on tin-perovskite properties, AM will use photo Hall effect measurement (PHM) based on charge transport in the magnetic field under light illumination. PHM will give deep insight into the effect of composition variation on material properties. To effectively collect free carriers, AM will use interface optimization with different selective layers. To understand charge separation and optimise charge transport material, AM will apply surface photovoltage (SPV), which gives valuable information on the charge separation quality at the interface. Using these innovative approaches, AM will develop pathways leading to stable tin-PSCs with an efficiency of over 20%. The host Prof. Abate group at HZB is a global leader in the development of tin-PSCs, with outstanding expertise in tin-PSC technology. AM will contribute his knowledge in semiconductor characterisation by PHM and SPV. This project aims to provide industrially relevant strategies for tin-PSC improvement essential for the widespread use of sustainable tin-perovskites.

Keywords: tin perovskite solar cells halide perovskite solar cells lead free perovskites self assembled monolayers charge transport surface photovoltage semiconductors photo hall measurements solar energy
Design and implementation of a frequency domain online diagnostic tool for PV modules (ISDT)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Italy,Spain
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2024-02-01
End date: 2026-01-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 188590.08
EU funding (EUR): 188590.08
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Photovoltaic (PV) generators have been established as one of the most important renewable energy sources in the last years and they will have a main role in the energy transition that is envisaged for the coming years according to the European Union Recovery Plan and the Green Deal. However, PV panels may suffer early degradation and failures that affect the PV system reliability and considerably reduce the energy production, not only on a specific panel but in the entire string to which the panel is connected. Therefore, it is important to develop diagnostic tools to improve energy yield, extend the lifetime of the panels, and improve the effectiveness of maintenance activities. Hence, this project aims to develop an online monitoring and diagnostic system, for PV panels, that uses the impedance spectrum (IS) to detect failures while they are operating at their maximum power point (MPP). Therefore, there isn’t a reduction in the power produced by the generator and the measurements can be performed within short time frames to detect the failures as soon as possible. The proposed diagnostic tool will be formed by an electronic device and a failure classification algorithm running on an embedded system. Hence, the project begins with the design and implementation of the electronic device to generate the signals and implement the measurements required to obtain the IS. Then, the project continues with the development of a failure classification algorithm from the analysis of the PV generator dynamic model parameters (DMP), which are estimated using the ISs obtained with the proposed electronic device. Finally, the diagnostic tool will be experimentally validated with PV panels of different technologies and with real failures.

Keywords: failure classification algorithm dynamic model parameters embedded system design hardware implementation experiments with different technologies
Effects of Socio-economic Inequalities in Childhood Respiratory Infections (ESICRI)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Denmark,Italy
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2024-04-01
End date: 2026-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 230774.4
EU funding (EUR): 230774.4
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Social determinants like parental education and household income have an important contribution to the high burden of respiratory infections in children. Children from dissadvantage backgrounds tend to suffer from a higher disease burden than their more advantaged peers and are more likely to experience illness and disability as a result. The pathways through which social determinants influence childhood respiratory infections are complex and inter-related, but in general are driven by differences in exposure and susceptibility to risk factors for respiratory infections that are influenced by the conditions in which children grow up. However, there is surprisingly little evidence in the literature on the mechanisms underlying the association between social inequalities and childhood infections and their interaction with other early-life risk factors (e.g., behaviours, lifestyle, environmental conditions, etc). The purpose of this project is to explore the social, geographic, and cultural patterns, and the pathways that relate social characteristics, early-life risk factors and childhood respiratory infections in order to understand the burden of such infections in children in Europe. Understanding these patterns and pathways is vital to inform preventative policy and help reduce the unequal child health differences through effective public health interventions. The project will use existing data from the EU Child Cohort Network on over 200,000 children from 16 European birth cohorts and a novel open-source infrastructure called DataSHIELD, that allows federated analysis of data from multiple cohorts without the need of sharing the participant level data. The primary goal of the project is to provide crucial insights into the role of social determinants and early-life stressors in childhood respiratory infections with the aim to inform EU policies. The secondary goal is to provide to the research community an open-source tool for federated mediation analysis.

Keywords: cohort studies,childhood health,federated analysis
WHEN SCENTIST GO UNDER THE OCEANS (SCIENCEinBLUE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: European Researchers' Night
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Türkiye
Call: European Researchers' Night and Researchers at Schools 2024-2025 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-CITIZENS-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-03-01
End date: 2026-02-28
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 350024.82
EU funding (EUR): 298839.25
Participants: 3
Project status: SIGNED

Blue Economy has rapidly evolved over the years, creating 5.4 million jobs and generating almost €500 billion gross added value annually. This sector is characterized mainly by a great rise in underwater scientific activities, creating a promising new sub-market of BlueTech and Scientific Diving. Manned and unmanned diving appears in different forms all over the Blue Economy with the diving sector emerging, creating opportunities for growth and jobs. Scientific divers are qualified scientists, who use diving equipment and techniques to perform underwater tasks for their fieldwork. Thanks to the recent advances in robotics, scientist also uses tethered and autonomous robots for underwater explorations. SCIENCEinBLUE aims to meet the citizens, in particular children and young minds with researchers working in the area of underwater science and technology by addressing the question When scientist go under the oceans? One hundred forty visits are planned over two years in primary and secondary schools as well as maritime vocational schools in seven different regions of Turkey including French, English and Italian speaking international schools. During these visits and the researcher night, the project members will be using mainly the results obtained in eight different EU projects related to marine citizen science, underwater cultural heritage, sustainable tourism, underwater physiology, marine protected areas, informatics, robotics, IoT and educational aspects of scientific diving in order to demonstrate that scientific career is accessible regardless of gender and ethnicity; Oceans and its conservation is critical to human existence; oceans are still waiting to be explored; underwater environment is an important playground for STEM activities; innovation and economic potential of underwater technologies are important for Europe;underwater research is exciting and highly interdisciplinary; European Union has a leading role in promoting science and science education

Keywords: educational robotics,citizen science,cultural heritage,steam,iot,diver,diving,underwater
Sustainable Water and Integrated Management of Fish Migration and their Habitats in the Danube River Basin and NW Black Sea (SWIM)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Mission
Theme: Ocean, seas and waters
Destination: Ocean, seas and waters
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Croatia,Germany,Romania,Austria,Ukraine,Slovakia,Serbia,Czechia,Montenegro,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Portugal,Hungary,Türkiye,Switzerland
Call: Danube river basin lighthouse – Protection and restoration of migratory fish habitats (HORIZON-MISS-2024-OCEAN-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-09-01
End date: 2029-08-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 8019898.75
EU funding (EUR): 7521499.38
Participants: 42
Project status: SIGNED

SWIM project aligns with the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters,” aiming to restore, protect, and enhance habitats of migratory fish species in the Danube River Basin and the Northwestern Black Sea region. By developing and implementing innovative, sustainable, and scalable solutions through 13 activities foreseen at 7 pilot sites, SWIM seeks to improve habitat connectivity, quality and conservation, and overall, the aquatic ecosystems health . The project will set new benchmarks in habitat restoration and actively contribute to the implementation of EU environmental policies through a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach. Building upon extensive past work in relevant projects such as MEASURES, WE PASS 1 and 2, SIMONA and the Danube Lighthouse projects DALIA, DaWetRest and Restore4Life, the SWIM consortium goes a step further in implementing actual complementary technologies (ex-situ restocking actions, hatchery recovery, fish passages, lateral reconnections, digital platform in articulation with MEASURES Info System and DTO, distributed Info centres, etc) in a wide range of freshwater streams (Danube and Tributaries). A key element of SWIM’s strategy is fostering transnational cooperation among diverse stakeholders and across different societal levels, co-designing joint solutions with governmental bodies, NGOs, researchers, and local communities, working through SWIM Alliance. This broad involvement aims to raise public support and ensure the long-term sustainability of the habitat restoration and protection measures , fostering biodiversity conservation, enhancing ecological resilience and the provision of ecosystem services, and thus promoting the socio-economic well-being of the local communities . SWIM’s comprehensive approach to ecological restoration and management has the potential to serve as a model for similar efforts across Europe and beyond, making a significant impact on the health and sustainability of aquatic ecosystems.

Keywords: migratory fish species habitat restoration habitat monitoring and modelling strengthening wild populations nbs strict protection zones policy making communities engagement education
Lipid droplets as innate immunity hubs (DRIMMS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Synergy grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: Australia,France,Spain
Call: ERC Synergy Grants (ERC-2022-SYG, 2022)
Start date: 2023-01-01
End date: 2028-12-31
Duration (months): 72.0
Total project cost (EUR): 8793579.0
EU funding (EUR): 8793579.0
Participants: 4
Project status: SIGNED

Successful defence against invaders is critical for survival of eukaryotic cells. Microbes have developed many strategies to subvert host organisms which, in turn, evolved several innate immune responses to counterattack. As major lipid storage organelles of eukaryotes, lipid droplets (LDs) are an attractive source of nutrients for invaders. Pathogens induce and physically interact with LDs and the current view is that they ‘hijack’ LDs to draw on substrates for host colonisation. We recently challenged this dogma by demonstrating that LDs are endowed with a regulated protein-mediated antibiotic activity. Our work intro-duced the new concept that dependence on host nutrients is a generic ‘Achilles’ heel’ of intracellular pathogens and LDs a chokepoint harnessed by innate immunity to organise a front-line defence. Here, we have formed a multidisciplinary group combining complementary knowledge and transdiscipli-nary expertise to investigate the hypothesis that LDs are innate immunity hubs sensing infection and di-rectly confronting invaders. We will characterise, in cells and animals, how LDs efficiently coordinate and precisely execute a plethora of immune responses such as killing, signalling and inflammation. High-throughput proteomics and lipidomics will identify defensive players. 3D electron tomography and confo-cal microscopy will be combined with proximity labelling strategies and biochemical methods to get un-precedented understanding of host LD-pathogen dynamics. The successful pathogen Mycobacterium tuber-culosis will be used to test the medical significance of our findings and unravel bacterial mechanisms of resistance to LD-mediated defences. Characterisation of these novel innate immune systems will be paradigm-shifting in immunology, physiol-ogy and cell biology. In the age of antimicrobial resistance and viral pandemics, unravelling how eukaryot-ic LDs fight and defeat dangerous microorganisms will inspire new anti-infective therapies.

Keywords: lipid droplets,bacteria,tuberculosis,lipids,mitochondria,cell biology,electron microscopy,proteomics
The ANAEROBic treasure trunk (ANAEROB)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Products and Processes Engineering
Panel description: Product and process design, chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical, vehicle engineering, energy processes and relevant computational methods
Countries involved: Denmark
Call: ERC ADVANCED GRANTS (ERC-2022-ADG, 2022)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2028-12-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2494159.0
EU funding (EUR): 2494159.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

ANAEROB aims to generate a platform that enables linking of microbial ecology to biotechnology. This platform should be general and applicable to a very wide range of conditions and applications. Anaerobic processes are performed by a well-structured microbial community and have a great potential for upcycling organic wastes and industrial/agricultural residual resources to achieve circular bioeconomy. Upcycling of residual resources through production of materials, biochemicals and energy is a promising way towards a more sustainable production. Pure culture fermentations are not appropriate when wastes are the substrate and therefore mixed culture microbial consortia are required. Currently inocula for biological processes utilizing wastes as substrates are random self-established cultures. Comprehensive knowledge about the microbial interactions of the anaerobic microbiome is needed for valorization and remediation of biowastes. The overall aim of ANAEROB is to understand how to create “designer microbial consortia” for specific bioengineering processes based on genetic information of anaerobic microorganisms. The aim will be achieved by: 1. Elucidating the syntrophic mutualistic symbioses of the anaerobic microbiome, and clarifying the role of specific compounds exchanged by microbes; 2. Developing models for prediction of desired pathways; 3. Developing methods for isolation of new unculturable anaerobes; 4. Developing a novel method for designing and establishing microbial “cocktails” for specific functions and 5. Validating the concept of creating specific anaerobic consortia for upcycling gas streams of carbon-intensive industries. ANAEROB takes a multidisciplinary approach to use both engineering and microbiology to reach at the next level of understanding for exploitation of the anaerobic microbial “treasure”. The project’s successful completion will have major benefits in industrial sectors and environmental applications.

Keywords: anaerobic,syntrophic,microbial consortia,mixed culture fermentation,waste valorisation
Doing Charges Right: Modelling Ion-Controlled Biological Processes with the Correct Toolbox (Q-SCALING)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Physical and Analytical Chemical Sciences
Panel description: Analytical chemistry, chemical theory, physical chemistry/chemical physics
Countries involved: Czechia
Call: ERC ADVANCED GRANTS (ERC-2022-ADG, 2022)
Start date: 2023-10-01
End date: 2028-09-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2499115.0
EU funding (EUR): 2499115.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Electrical stimuli are essential for a plethora of biological functions. Unlike in electronics, where electrons form currents, nature rather exploits ions as charge carriers. Lack of a consistent molecular picture of action of ions impairs progress in fundamental understanding of ion-controlled biological processes and in designing smart strategies for fixing ion-related pathological conditions. Molecular simulations represent a powerful tool for modelling such processes, however, they can only be as good as is the underlying interaction model (force field). A major drawback of commonly used force fields is the lack of description of electronic polarization, which results in severe artifacts such as a dramatic over-binding of ions, preventing, e.g., accurate modelling of calcium signalling processes. This now well-recognized deficiency hampers faithful modelling of complex ion-involving biological processes. We will employ machine learning techniques to build a de novo comprehensive force field for biological systems, that accounts for electronic polarization in a mean field way via charge scaling. This approach will qualitatively improve modelling of ions in biological contexts without additional computational costs. This will allow us to address accurately the following highly relevant ion-specific processes of increasing complexity from molecular over cellular to organ levels: 1. Dissolution of radical anions of aromatic molecules as key intermediates in technologically and biologically important non-enzymatic and enzymatic Birch reduction processes. 2. Direct membrane translocation of cationic cell penetrating peptides with a potential of drug delivery. 3. Circulation of calcium ions as signalling charge carriers through ion channels of hair cells in the cochlea. At the same time, the newly developed charge scaled force field will be made freely available to the community for further development and ready to be used within major simulation program packages.

Keywords: molecular dynamics,force field,electronic polarization,water,salt ions,birch reduction,cell penetrating peptides,ion channels