Vincenzo Pecunia, Simon Fraser University

Research

Lead-free perovskite-inspired semiconductors Organic semiconductors Printable photodetectors Printable photovoltaics Printable semiconductors Sustainable optoelectronics early wildfire detection gas sensors

Latest papers

Editorial: Focus on green nanomaterials for a sustainable internet of things.
Nanotechnology · 2023 · first author
Surface and optical properties of phase-pure silver iodobismuthate nanocrystals.
Nanoscale · 2023
Enhancing the Microstructure of Perovskite-Inspired Cu-Ag-Bi-I Absorber for Efficient Indoor Photovoltaics.
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2022

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Next-Generation, Printable, Low-Cost Gas Sensors for Early Wildfire Detection
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$203,196
Solution-Processable Semiconductors toward Eco-Friendly Self-Powered Sensors
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$84,000

All 2 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Editorial: Focus on green nanomaterials for a sustainable internet of things.

Pecunia V, Occhipinti LG, Cloutier SG, Sun S, Grace AN, Leong WL

Nanotechnology2023First author

DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad0410 PMID: 37848022

02

Surface and optical properties of phase-pure silver iodobismuthate nanocrystals.

Matuhina A, Grandhi GK, Bergonzoni A, Pedesseau L, Grisorio R, Annurakshita S, Ali-Löytty H, Varghese R, Lahtonen K, Volonakis G, Pecunia V, Bautista G, Even J, Vivo P

Nanoscale2023

DOI: 10.1039/d3nr02742b PMID: 37646120

03

Enhancing the Microstructure of Perovskite-Inspired Cu-Ag-Bi-I Absorber for Efficient Indoor Photovoltaics.

Grandhi GK, Al-Anesi B, Pasanen H, Ali-Löytty H, Lahtonen K, Granroth S, Christian N, Matuhina A, Liu M, Berdin A, Pecunia V, Vivo P

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2022

DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203768 PMID: 35808963

Next-Generation, Printable, Low-Cost Gas Sensors for Early Wildfire Detection

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Pecunia, Vincenzo V

Keywords: early wildfire detection; gas sensors; printable gas sensors; printable materials; printable sensors

$203,196

Solution-Processable Semiconductors toward Eco-Friendly Self-Powered Sensors

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pecunia, Vincenzo

Keywords: lead-free perovskite-inspired semiconductors; organic semiconductors; printable semiconductors; printable photovoltaics; printable photodetectors; sustainable optoelectronics

$84,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Lead-free perovskite-inspired semiconductors Dear Professor Pecunia, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Editorial: Focus on green nanomaterials for a sustainable internet of things." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Next-Generation, Printable, Low-Cost Gas Sensors for Early Wildfire Detection" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]