Overview
NOA
The Group
OVERVIEW
Founded in early 2017, the Nanofabrication, Optoelectronic, and Energy Applications – NOA- group focuses on the topics that gives its name and by merging them by incorporating nanotechnology in optoelectronic devices with a strong industrial and innovation potential.
While our technological development is made in-house using INL’s state-of-the-art nanofabrication processes, several international collaborations with industrial partners and with world-renowned institutions are ongoing, ensuring that our technology is incorporated in ultramodern industrial relevant devices at an international level. We also pursuit industrial collaborations on high technology readiness level applications to simultaneously help the industry to introduce new technologies and to allow us to follow the industry and market needs and expertise.
The group’s core competencies are bottom-up nanofabrication and characterization of optoelectronic materials and devices. NOA´s nanofabrication cornerstone is INL’s cutting-edge and semi-industrial clean room facilities. The group members’ vast international experience in semiconductor materials and on energy is the backbone of the characterization capacities. The conjugation of these competencies is the steppingstone that allows us to collaborate with international industrial and academic partners in developing novel technology, prototyping, and validating fabrication processes and products, among others, leading to a high connection to industrial partners with a high innovation potential.
RESEARCH LINES
- New optoelectronic, energy materials, and advanced characterisation techniques
- Development of architectures for optoelectronic and energy devices
- Advanced Architectures and energy systems
NEW MATERIALS
for energy applications
Quick entering, quick exit
fundamentally emerging technologies
Objective: identify if area is interesting and place NOA as pioneer
TRL 2 to TRL 3
OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES
Addressing challenges in nanofabrication, energy and photonics
Objective: upscaling and
demonstration of innovation potential
TRL 3 to TRL 6
SMART ARCHITECTURES & ENERGY SYSTEMS
for assets management
From Lab to Society
Objective: to support industry by benchmarking and developing new technologies
TRL 6 to 7
GOALS AND STRATEGY
The overall goals of the group are:
To develop nanotechnology-based novel optoelectronic and/or energy device concepts with industrial relevance with a high innovation potential.
To explore industrial-friendly nanofabrication concepts that enhance the performance of optoelectronic and energy devices.
By using advanced characterization techniques to identify limitations of devices and materials and search for solutions and novel materials moving foward the state-of-the art.
NOA´s strategy:
To be fully capable of prototyping and developing technology into real-life devices for 1) sensors, energy harvesting, and IoT applications; and 2) building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV).
To develop a vast know-how of large-area nanofabrication techniques appealing to industrial partners.
INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION
We are constantly looking for international partners to collaborate in the fields of:
- Photovoltaics
- Coatings and novel materials
- Nanofabrication
- Advanced characterizations
- Optics
- Energy
NOA members are experienced in working with international industrial standards regarding tight deadlines, quality demand and innovative, practical solutions. Examples of our high standards are our continuous improvement methods based on the Kaizen and Kanban methods. Furthermore, we are knowledgeable in seeking funding for collaborations, and our facilities are open to international industrial players with secure contracts and NDAs. Contact Pedro for more information.
COLLABORATIONS
The Nanofabrication, Optoelectronics, and Energy Applications (NOA) group's collaborations are diverse and dynamic, stemming from various avenues. Competitive funded projects form a significant foundation, as NOA actively participates in national and international funding calls, securing support for its cutting-edge research initiatives. Additionally, the group engages in direct contracts with industrial partners, leveraging its expertise in nanofabrication, coatings, and advanced characterizations to address specific industry needs. Co-supervision of students fosters collaboration with academic institutions, allowing NOA to tap into emerging talent while strengthening ties within the research community. The group's proactive approach involves writing and submitting proposals, seeking funding and collaborative opportunities in diverse fields such as photovoltaics, energy, optics, and nanotechnology. This multi-faceted approach to collaboration enables NOA to stay at the forefront of innovation, addressing real-world challenges while contributing to sustainable technologies and strengthening the bridge between research and industry.
CONTACTS
Pedro Salomé
Group Leader
pedro.salome@inl.com