Starting from the idea that the efficiency of an energy system depends on the physicality of a set of components (from energy production to the final consumer), the Research Center for Material Physics and Renewable Energies (MATREG) aims to address a number of physical aspects of energy production and consumption in order to increase the efficiency across the energy chain. Thus, the center proposes to address the following research directions:
- Optimizing the growth processes of energy-intensive materials such as multicrystalline silicon for photovoltaic applications, rare earths doped fluoride to be used as laser materials
- Obtaining new materials with energy relevance (with laser and LED applications)
- Numerical modeling of crystal growth processes
- Developing techniques for controlling the flow of a melt by means of electric and magnetic fields
- Theoretical modeling of solar cells
- Systematic monitoring of solar radiation on oriented surfaces