Our network
Europe’s leading institutions in thermoelectric research join forces. Learn more about the people and institutions that drive the HORATES network.
Consortium
The HORATES consortium is composed of 11 beneficiaries and 5 associate partners from 7 different European countries and 1 non-European country. This consortium brings together expertise from both academic and non-academic nodes to ensure to our 15 recruited ESRs a real multisectoral exposure.
Early stage researchers
Our 15 talented early stage reseearchers (ESRs) are the heart of the HORATES network.
Nathan James Pataki
Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Stable and Efficient Micro-Organic Thermoelectric Generators
Qifan Li
Design and Synthesis of n-Type Conjugated Polymers for Organic Thermoelectric Generators
Najmeh Zahabi
Computational Simulation, and Modelling of Novel Organic Thermoelectric Materials
Federico Ferrari
Investigating the Electronic Structure and Figures of Merit of Novel Thermoelectric Materials
Diego Ropero Hinojosa
Synthesis of n-Type and p-Type Polymers for Thermoelectric Applications
Shubhradip Guchait
Orientation, Structural Control and Doping Mechanism of Polymer Semiconductors for Thermoelectric Applications
Matías Nicolás Joglar
Design, Fabrication and Validation of Electronics Control Unit Integrated with OTEGs
Beneficiaries
Our beneficiaries host the ESRs and provide research facilities and supervision.
Universität Heidelberg
Location:
Heidelberg, Germany
Principal investigators:
Martijn Kemerink
Charge and Energy Transport, transport theory, Numerical Modelling, Device Physics, Non-Equilibrium Phenomena
Jana Zaumseil
Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Field Effect Transistors, Polymer-sorting of Nanotubes, Charge Transport Measurements, Fluorescence Spectroscopy (near infrared)
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Location:
Genoa, Italy
Principal investigators:
Mario Caironi, Marco Cassinelli
Device Physics, Charge Transport, Printed electronic devices, Processing
Chalmers Tekniska Högskola
Location:
Göteborg, Sweden
Principal investigator:
Christian Müller
Polymer Science, Polymer Processing, Phase Behaviour, Molecular Doping, Thermal Analysis
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Barcelona
Location:
Barcelona, Spain
Principal investigators:
Mariano Campoy-Quiles,
Spectroscopy (particularly ellipsometry, photoluminiscence and Raman), Organic solar cells, High throughput/Combinatorial methods (to evaluate and optimize organic solar cells and thermoelectrics), Polymer/carbon nanotube composites, Processing and orientation of organic semiconductors
Riccardo Rurali,
Theoretical modeling, Phonons, Nanowires, Nanostructured semiconductors
Sebastian Reparaz
Thermal Anisotropy, Beyond Fourier heat transport, Advanced experimental methods to study heat transport
Linköpings Universitet
Location:
Linköping, Sweden
Principal investigators:
Simone Fabiano
n-Doping, n-type Polymers, Ink Formulation, Printing, Surface Science
Igor Zozoulenko
Morphology of Conducting Polymers, Electronic Properties and Transport in Conducting Polymers, Density Functional Theory, Molecular Dynamics, Device Modelling
Xavier Crispin
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Location:
Groningen, The Netherlands
Principal investigator:
Jan Anton Koster
Charge Transport, Molecular Doping, Monte-Carlo and Drift-Diffusion Modelling, Device Physics
Technische Universität Chemnitz
Location:
Chemnitz, Germany
Principal investigator:
Michael Sommer
Polymer Synthesis, Conjugated Polymers, Structure-Function Relationships of Conjugated Polymers
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut Charles Sadron
Location:
Strasbourg, France
Principal investigator:
Martin Brinkmann
Nucleation and Growth of Conjugated Materials, Alignment and Crystallization of Polymers and Self-Assembled Systems, Transmission Electron Microscopy
InnovationLab GmbH
Location:
Heidelberg, Germany
Principal investigators:
Wolfgang Kowalsky, Christoph Kaiser
Functional printing, Organic electronics, Device Physics, Charge Carrier Transport, Printed Sensors
Hot Disk AB
Location:
Göteborg, Sweden
Principal investigators:
Besira M. Mihiretie, Johan Gustavsson
Thermal property Characterization, Numerical simulation: COMSOL, Heat transfer, Thin Films
Eurecat Centre Tecnològic
Location:
Barcelona, Spain
Principal investigators:
Ana Moya Lara, Claudia Delgado, Paul Lacharmoise
Printed Electronics, Low-power Electronics, Screen & Inkjet Printing, Printed Sensors, Electrochemical Detection
Partner organizations
Our associate partners provide training and host secondments and events.
- Politecnico di Milano
Milano, Italy - Univesitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia - Ribes Tech SRL
Milano, Italy - ParsNord Thermal Comfort
Copenhagen, Denmark