2025
Nouhaila BENAISSA
Chouaïb Doukkali University, El Jadida, Maroc
Solution deposited Sb2S3 light absorbing thin films: enhancing efficiency in photovoltaic devices
Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Messaoud TAMIN
PhD student, CIFRA/ICTP grant
University of Ferhat Abbas Setif 1, Sétif, Algeria
Development of wide-bandgap chalcogenide devices for advanced photovoltaic applications
Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
1 publicație asociată
- Towards a wide bandgap absorber: structural, morphological, and optical investigation of Ag-alloyed Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films, Messaoud Tamin, Outman El Khouja, Mohamed Guemmaz, Charif Tamin, Amelia Elena Bocirnea, Ilhame Assahsahi, Denis Chaumont, Aurelian Catalin Galca, Sustainable Energy & Fuels 9 (2025) 6751-6760, https://doi.org/10.1039/D5SE01303H
Marwene OUMEZZINE
COST https://cost-opera.eu/ STSM
University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
Epitaxial spin valve structures of functional La–Ba–Mn-Ti-O manganite for memory applications
Supervisor in host institution: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
2024
Marco GIORGETTI
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Potassium ion batteries: Structure and morphology checked by in situ XAS, in situ XRD and TEM
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Sachin SINGH
Ph.D. student
Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, Italy
Targets and superconducting thin films for squid applications
Local tutor: Petre BADICA
Michal Bartosz GOGACZ
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
Investigation of A-site deficient SrxFe1.4Ti0.2M0.2Ni0.1Co0.1O6-d (x = 1.8, 2; M = Mo, W, Cr, Mn) perovskites with phase transition and in-situ exsolution of nanoparticles for symmetrical Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Antonio POLITANO
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy
Operando investigation of platinum telluride (PtTe) in electrochemical cells: Unveiling the mechanisms of oxygen evolution reaction with EnviroESCA, SPEM, and TEM
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Marit KAUK-KUUSIK, Tallinn University of Technology
TALTECH
Tallinn, Estonia
Development of Emergent Materials for New Generation of Solar Cells
Local host: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Annabel SAAR
B.Sc. student
Tallinn University of Technology (TALTECH), Tallinn, Estonia
Development of Low-Cost, Environmentally-Friendly Kesterite-Based Solar Cells
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Marc Dolcet SADURNI
Ph.D. student
Tallinn University of Technology (TALTECH), Tallinn, Estonia
Characterization of 1-D Antimony Chalcohalides
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
2 publicații asociate
- Effects of cationic substitution on the properties of Sb1-xBixSeI (x = 0–1) compounds, Marc Dolcet Sadurni, Kristi Timmo, Valdek Mikli, Jüri Krustok, Mati Danilson, Artūras Suchodolskis,
- Cristian Radu, Amelia Elena Bocirnea, Aurelian Catalin Galca, Maarja Grossberg-Kuusk, Marit Kauk-Kuusik, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 1037 (2025) 182292, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.182292
Pavlo KOLKOVSKYI
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
V.I. Vernadskii Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
In-depth assessment of morphology and microstructure for MnO2CeO2 nanocomposites promising supercapacitors electrode materials
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Marwene OUMEZZINE
University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
New ferro-magnetic materials; Synthesis and characterization of new nanostructured compounds based on manganites
Local host: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Ievgen SOLODKYI
National Technical University of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine & Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
Spark plasma sintering of molybdenum-based powder alloy for high temperature applications in oxidizing environment
Local host: Petre BADICA
Messaoud TAMIN
Ph.D. student, Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE
Bourgogne Europe University, Dijon, France
Towards the development of semiconductors and wide-bandgap chalcogenide devices for advanced photovoltaic applications
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Lahbib AKABBOUCH
PhD student, CIFRA/ICTP grant
Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
Synthesis and characterization of oxide materials for energy storage applications
Local tutors: Teddy TITE, Aurelian Catalin GALCA
1 publicație asociată
- Charge storage mechanism and supercapacitive behavior of transparent vanadium pentoxide thin films in various aqueous electrolytes, Lahbib Akabbouch, Outman El Khouja, Ilhame Assahsahi, Safia Dassallem, Youness Ait-alla, Mounir Fahoume, Teddy Tite, Aurelian Catalin Galca, Khalid Nouneh, Results in Engineering 28 (2025) 107836 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2025.107836
Nour el Hoda BOUFTILA
PhD student, CIFRA/ICTP grant
Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fès, Morocco
Electrochemical characterization of phosphate intercalation materials for Na ion battery
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Vagelis GKOUGKOUSIS
University of Zurich, Switzerland
Electrical measurements including on irradiated silicon sensors using DLTS (Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy) or/and TSC (Thermally Stimulated Current)
Local host: Ioana PINTILIE
Nikola ILIĆ
COST https://renewpv.eu/ mobility
Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Characterization of Sb2S3, Cu-doped Sb2S3 and CuSbS2 powders and fabrication and testing of solar cells
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Ouanassa GUELLATI
Mohamed Chérif Messaadia University of Souk Ahras / Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba, Algeria
Smart Functionalized NanoMaterials for Energy Storage, Biosensing, Water and Soil Treatment
Local host: Mihaela BAIBARAC
Alessandro FONDACCI
Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
Electrical measurements including on irradiated silicon sensors using DLTS (Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy) or/and TSC (Thermally Stimulated Current)
Local tutor: Ioana PINTILIE
Arianna MOROZZI
Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
Electrical measurements including on irradiated silicon sensors using DLTS (Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy) or/and TSC (Thermally Stimulated Current)
Local host: Ioana PINTILIE
Valentina SOLA
Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy
Electrical measurements including on irradiated silicon sensors using DLTS (Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy) or/and TSC (Thermally Stimulated Current)
Local host: Ioana PINTILIE
Rkia ELOTMANI
COST https://renewpv.eu/ mobility
Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
Development of Low-Cost, Environmentally-Friendly Kesterite-Based Solar Cells
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Lorenza ROMAGNOLI
COST https://renewpv.eu/ mobility
Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Electrical characterization of BaZrS3, BaHfS3 and their solid solutions
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Michaela LASTOVICKOVA
Bachelor student
Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
Electrical measurements via DLTS (Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy) or/and TSC (Thermally Stimulated Current)
Local tutor: Ioana PINTILIE
Rim SAYED
PhD student
Ibn Tofal University, Kenitra, Morocco
Engineering electron transport layers and interfaces for boosting the efficiency of emergent inorganic solar cells
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Samira SAADAOUI
PhD student
Ibn Tofal University, Kenitra, Morocco
Doping/Alloying in halide organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells
Local tutors: Lucia Nicoleta LEONAT, Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Denis Alexander PIKULSKI
PhD student
AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland
Metallic glasses
Local tutors: Maria Cristina BARTHA, Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Théo Gerard Marcel HOFFMANN
Master student, Erasmus+ mobility
CESI Graduate School of Engineering – Nancy, and in apprenticeship at Renault, France
Fabrication of oxide ceramics and their integration via additive manufacturing into passive microwave devices and bone regenerative grafts
Local tutor: George STAN
Beata Maria BOCHENTYN
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland
Considering the exsolution process in ceria doped with transition metals – combining experiment with DFT calculations
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Sana HANDOR
PhD student
Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Béni Mellal, Morocco
Progress in mixed halide organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells, from precursor solution preparation to functional devices
Local tutors: Lucia Nicoleta LEONAT, Aurelian Catalin GALCA
1 publicație asociată
- Gas-Assisted Spray Fabrication of Reticulated TiO2 Scaffolds for Perovskite Solar Applications, Sana Handor, Andrei Gabriel Tomulescu, Viorica Stancu, Abdelati Razouk, Aurelian Catalin Galca, Lucia Nicoleta Leonat, Micromachines 16 (2025) 685, https://doi.org/10.3390/mi16060685
Marta BOARO
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Italy
Insights on the structural transformation of Sr2FeMo0.6Ni0.4O6 double perovskite during chemical looping reverse Water gas Shift reaction
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Abdessamad EL KANOUNY
PhD student
Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
Synthesis and characterization of ternary Sn(Se1-xSx) thin-film materials for solar cells at low cost and low environmental impact
Local tutor: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
1 publicație asociată
- Electrodeposition of SnSe nanosheets: Effect of deposition potential on structural, morphological, and optical properties, Abdessamad El Kanouny, Rkia Elotmani, Ahmed El Manouni, Outman El Khouja, Ilhame Assahsahi, Abdelmajid Almaggoussi, Aurelian Catalin Galca, Applied Physics A-Materials Science & Processing 131 (2025) 979, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-025-09116-3
Hamid NEHMAR
PhD student, Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE
Ahmed Ben Bella Es Sénia Oran 1 University, Oran, Algeria
Antibody binding to nanostructured materials: Realization of an Ag-Ab Biosensor
Local tutor: Victor Constantin DICULESCU
Yosra ZIDI
PhD student, Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE
University of Gafsa, Gafsa, Tunisia
Study of the Effect of Praseodymium Doping on Barium Strontium Titanate (BST): New Potential Model and Its Implications
Local tutors: Roxana Elena PATRU, Aurelian Catalin GALCA
1 publicație asociată
- Experimental and theoretical perspective on band gap modulation in Sr2+ modified BaTiO3 capacitors, Yosra Zidi, Othmen Khaldi, Roxana Elena Patru, Lucia Nicoleta Leonat, Monica Enculescu, Vasilica Toma, Anna Stepanova, Rached Ben Younes, Aurelian Catalin Galca, Ceramics International 51 (2025) 18166, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.01.591
Salma Kaotar HNAWI
Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE
Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morroco
Development of Innovative Oxide and Composite Thin Films to Optimize Energy Storage
Local tutors: Teddy TITE, Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Khouloud DAMMAK
Eugen Ionescu scholarship – AUF/MAE
University of Sfax, Tunisia
Evaluation of the anticancer biological activity of new complexes synthesized based on monovalent metals of group 11 (Cu+, Ag+, Au+) coordinated with different types of phosphines and supported by mesoporous silica platforms
Local tutor: Victor Constantin DICULESCU
Letizia FERBEL
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Rb-intercalated epitaxial monolayer graphene
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Giuseppe VITIELLO
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
Decorated carbon-dots from agrifood biowastes as additives for eco-inspired functional nanocoatings
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Ricardo MARTINS
PhD student
Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Synthesis and characterization of high entropy materials
Local tutor: Andrei GALATANU
Denis CHAUMONT
Bourgogne Franche-Comté University, Dijon, France
Towards the development of semiconductors and wide-bandgap chalcogenide devices for advanced photovoltaic applications
Local host: Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Muhammad TAHA SULTAN
EEA – PERLA-PV mobility
Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland
Development of photovoltaic cells based on organic perovskites
Local tutor: Ioana PINTILIE
Oksana ZIKRATA
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
L.V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Study of dimensional and structural characteristics of Fe-containing hierarchical MFI type zeolites as promising catalysts for bioisobutanol dehydration into butene isomers
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
2023
Denis Alexander PIKULSKI
PhD student
AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland
Metallic glasses
Local tutors: Maria Cristina BARTHA, Aurelian Catalin GALCA
Gianluca D’OLIMPIO
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, Italy
CrPS4: a layered phosphorous compound for electrocatalysis
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Jakub LACH
https://www.ceric-eric.eu/ stage
AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland
On-Demand Functionalized Nanomaterials for Applications in Biomedicine: Antiviral Cu(I)-Coordination Compounds Conjugated with Gold Nanorods. Investigation of the Molecular, Electronic Structure and Morphology of the Complex Assembly
Local host: Corneliu GHICA
Marija PEROVIĆ
Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
Magneto-electric measurements
Local host: Victor KUNCSER
Dorota DARAS
Institute of Molecular Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, Poland
Liquid Crystals
Local host: Monica ENCULESCU
Xueying GU
Bachelor student, Erasmus+ mobility
ENISE Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Development and applications dedicated to bioengineering
Local tutors: Ioan Alexandru IVAN, Victor KUNCSER
Rachel Elisabeth BROPHY
PhD student, EEA – PERLA-PV mobility
Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland
Development of photovoltaic cells based on organic perovskites
Local tutor: Ioana PINTILIE