Turren-Cruz, Silver Hamill

Silver-Hamill Turren-Cruz, an accomplished researcher with an M.Sc. in Renewable Energy (1986) and a Ph.D. in Semiconductor Devices (2018) from the Universidad Autónoma de Puebla in Mexico, is a leading expert in the field of renewable energy and semiconductor devices. His research endeavors have primarily focused on developing innovative materials for non-toxic, highly efficient, stable, and cost-effective perovskite solar cells (PSCs). After completing his Ph.D., Turren-Cruz conducted research as a short-term intern at the Adolphe Merkle Institute in Switzerland. His contributions to the field include over 35 published papers with h-index of 25 and more than 4600 citations (from 2017), with notable works featured in prestigious journals such as "Science," "Energy and Environmental Science," and "ACS Energy Letters," where he served as the first author. Additionally, he has made 12 contributions to international conferences, including an invited speaker presentation. In 2018, he joined the Young Investigator Group Active Materials and Interfaces for PSCs at HZB, Germany, where he worked as a postdoctoral researcher. He focused on inorganic and lead-free perovskites, examining their performance under real working conditions. Subsequently, he conducted a second post-doctorate at the GAS group in March 2021 under the Juan de la Cierva-Formacion fellowship, delving into nanostructured devices, transport and recombination properties, and electrical characterization of photovoltaic systems at UJI. Turren-Cruz's specialized knowledge led him to attain the Marie Curie-POLONEZ BIS 1 fellowship at the Institute of Physical Chemistry-Polish Academy of Sciences in 2023. In this role, his research focused on exploring novel materials for photovoltaic conversion, specifically delving into the application of double perovskites to develop advanced devices and semiconductor materials. Turren-Cruz's extensive international experience includes research stays in laboratories across Switzerland, Germany, Mexico, Spain, and Japan. His recent research has centered on non-toxic materials for perovskite solar cells, an area currently at the forefront of new solar cell development. Currently, he is affiliated with UVEG below the Ramón y Cajal fellowship. His ongoing research explores innovative ideas for photovoltaic conversion, with a dual focus on tandem and single junction structures, emphasizing sensitized devices and lead, tin-lead, and lead-free halide perovskite solar cells¿an area considered the cutting edge in new solar cell development. Additionally, he is actively involved in the development of light-emitting devices, including LEDs and light amplifiers, utilizing these advanced materials.