Design and production of new excitonic solar cells, combining radically new materials with novel architectures
HUGE is comprised of a unique breadth of HUJI’s faculty members ranging from chemistry, materials, nanotechnology, engineering, and physics to bio and agricultural disciplines, joining forces and focusing their efforts towards green energy challenges.

Design and production of new excitonic solar cells, combining radically new materials with novel architectures

Novel synthesis methods for multinary materials and semiconductors for green H2 production

Nanophotonics and integrated chip-scale optical devices.

colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals for energy harvesting applications

Studying the properties of novel soft-lattice semiconductor compounds such as lead-halide perovskites with simple, low-cost, and versatile synthesis

Investigation of defects and charge transfer in novel semiconductors using unique spectroscopic techniques

Development of coatings and inks for solar energy applications

Nanoscale electronic properties of thin-films and nanocrystals.

Electrochemistry, nanotechnology, and electrocatalyst materials research for energy storage applications

Fabrication of aqueous-based battery systems with novel metal anodes.

Quantum nano-structures, nano-sensors, and spin-based electronics for solar harvesting applications

Heterogeneous catalysis, advanced spectroscopy of catalysts at the nanoscale.

Theoretical chemistry and computational modeling of catalytic processes.

Catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 and sustainable hydrogen storage.