Associate ProfessorMaciej Zalas

Head of Supramolecular Chemistry Department
  • 2003 – M.Sc.
  • 2007 – Ph.D.
  • 2017 – Habilitation
  • Head of the Supramolecular Chemistry Department
  • Secretary of Organizing Committee of the Chemical Competition for high school students
  • Synthesis and characterization of inorganic and hybrid, organic-inorganic materials for photovoltaic and photocatalytic applications;
  • Synthesis and characterization of photosensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs);
  • Assembling and characterization of photovoltaic devices
  • Synthesis and spectroscopy of organic compounds

The most important publications::

  1. M. Zalas, G. Schroeder, Template free synthesis of locally-ordered mesoporous titania and its application in dye-sensitized solar cells, Mat. Chem. Phys. 134, 170-176 (2012)
  2. M. Zalas, M. Klein, The influence of titania electrode modification with lanthanide ions containing thin layer on the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells. Int. J. Photoen. vol. 2012, Article ID 927407, 8 pages (2012)
  3. M. Zalas, B. Gierczyk, M. Klein, K. Siuzdak, T. Pędziński, T. Łuczak, Synthesis of novel dinuclear ruthenium polypyridine dye for dye-sensitized solar cells application. Polyhedron 67C, 381-387 (2014)
  4. M. Zalas, Synthesis of N-doped template-free mesoporous titania for visible light photocatalytic applications. Catalysis Today, 230, 91-96 (2014)
  5. M. Klein, R. Pankiewicz, M. Zalas, W. Stampor, Magnetic field effects in dye-sensitized solar cells controlled by different cell architecture. Sci. Rep. 6, art. No. 30077 (2016)
  6. M. Zalas, B. Gierczyk, A. Bossi, P. R. Mussini, M. Klein, R. Pankiewicz, M. Makowska-Janusik, Ł. Popenda and W. Stampor, The influence of anchoring group position in ruthenium dye molecule on performance of dye-sensitized solar cells. Dyes and Pigments, 150, 335-346 (2018)
  7. O. Korolevych, M. Zalas, W. Stampor, A. H. Kassiba, M. Makowska-Janusik Impact of dyes isomerisation effect on the charge transfer phenomenon occurring on the dye/nanosemiconductor interface. Sol. En. Mater. Sol. Cells, 219, 110771 (2021)
  8. A. Bartkowiak, O. Korolevych, G. L. Chiarello, M. Makowska-Janusik, M. Zalas How can the introduction of Zr4+ ions into TiO2 nanomaterial impact the DSSC photoconversion efficiency? A comprehensive theoretical and experimental consideration Materials, 14(11), 2955 (2021)
  9. A. Bartkowiak, O. Korolevych, G.L. Chiarello, M. Makowska-Janusik, M. Zalas Experimental and theoretical insight into DSSCs mechanism influenced by different doping metal ions Appl. Surf. Sci., 597, 153607 (2022)
  10. A. Bartkowiak, O. Korolevych, B. Gierczyk, D. Pelczarski, A. Bossi, M. Klein, Ł. Popenda, W. Stampor, M. Makowska‑Janusik, M. Zalas The importance of anchoring ligands of binuclear sensitizers on electron transfer processes and photovoltaic action in dye-sensitized solar cells Scientific Reports  13:16808 (2023)