CS II Dr. Ing. Daniel  Horatiu URSU

Scientific Researcher II  

National Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter Timisoara, https://www.incemc.ro

Main activities and responsibilities:

1.   Design, construction and testing of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC indoor and outdoor)

2.       Elaboration of new materials (nano and microcrystalline) by hydrothermal method and solid state method for solar aplications

3.       Characterization of materials using XRD, SEM, UV-VIS-NIR, FT-IR, and Electrical analysis

4.       Research projects – proposals, coordination and collaborations

email: danielhoratiu@yahoo.com

EDUCATION

•     2010 – 2013

PhD; Degree of Doctor, I Series No. 0004034, under Order MECTS No. 5581 MD of 03.12.2013, Specialization: Material Engineering, University Politehnica Timisoara

•    2009 – 2011

Post-graduate course, Degree Series A No. 0137559/5903 of 15.02.2012;  Specialization: Quality Management for Technological Processes; University Politehnica Timisoara

•   2004 - 2009

Diplomate Engineer, Degree of Engineer, Series H No. 0013367/65557 of 25.11.2009;  Specialization: Thermal Systems and Equipment; University Politehnica Timisoara

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS 

•                 Project leader: „Mobile pilot plant for treating waste water with solar energy” was appointed as project leader between 01.10.2016-30.09.2017 (document NJ 1303 / 11.10.2016) for national applied research project (PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-1708).   (http://solwatclean.incemc.ro/).  

•                    Responsible for the project in a national project:

  • • • • • •         PN  09-34 02 05/2014 „A(Li,Na)B(Co,Ni)O2 with layered-structures as cathodes for the batteries”  

            •     PN 16 14 01 01/2016 „Development of rechargeable solar batteries based on materials with layered structures obtained by hydrothermal method”

•                 Postdoctoral Research Project – „Efficient materials of the type AB1-xNxO2 (B = Ga3+ or Cr3+ and  N= Fe3+, Al3+ or Mg3+, Al3+) obtained by the hydrothermal method to improve the efficiency of the solar cell based on dye-sensitized” POSDRU/159/1.5/S/134378

•           Member for the most important projects: (I was part of 20 national projects)

  1. 1. 1. •  PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2021-0624, ,,Optoelectronic neural network based on dye-sensitized solar cells for zero electric power consumption”,

           •   PN-III-P2-2.1-PED2019-2091 ,,Wavelength-selective Greenhouse 4.1– Towards Energy Independent and Combined Fully Automated Arboretum”,

           •   PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-1142 ,,Highly efficient photocathodes for dye-sensitized tandem solar cells based on nanocrystalline delafossite materials”,

           •   PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2016-0526 ,,High-efficient and low-cost dye-sensitized solar cells based on copper”,

           •   PN-II-ID-PCE-2012-4-0398 ,,New concept for manufacturing the electrode wire based transparent and flexible silver nanowire/polyaniline solar cells”.

           •   PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2016-0526 ’’High-efficient and low-cost dye-sensitized solar cells based on copper (HELC DSC)’’ 2017-2018.

           •   PN-II-ID-PCE-2012-4-0398 ,,New concept for manufacturing the electrode wire based transparent and flexible silver nanowire/polyaniline solar cells”.

           •   RO-FR CTE 8/2013 ,,Influence of temperature and high pressure on the structural and physical properties in Fe-based compounds with ordering task”.

 The list of the most important scientific publications and patterns from 2010 -2016 periods

1.    Daniel Ursu , Cristian Casut , Daiana Albulescu, Melinda Vajda, Cristina Mosoarca, Marinela Miclau, ,,Enhanced Indoor Conversion Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Optimizing Ball-Milling Process of TiO2 Paste”, Coatings, 14, 283, (2024).

2.   Szilard Bularka, Melinda Vajda, EliseiIlieș, Radu Ricman, Magdalena Marinca, MarinelaMiclau, , and Aurel Gontean, Daniel Ursu*, ,,Photovoltaic Tiles for the Wavelength-Selective Greenhouse: Exploring Yellow and Green Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells in Outdoor Conditions”, Appl. Sci., 14(5), 1957, (2024).

3.   Daniel Ursu, Marinela Miclau, Cristian Casut, Daiana Albulescu, Corneliu Birtok-Baneasa, Melinda Vajda, ,,Efficient indoor dye-sensitized solar cells based on TiO2 hollow sphere”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 976, 5, 173134, (2024)

4.   Daniel Ursu,  Melinda Vajda,   Elisei Ilieş,   Radu Ricman,   Magdalena Marinca,  Szilard Bularka,   Marinela Miclau, Aurel Gontean, ,,Towards the thermal stability of dye-sensitized solar cells for wavelength-selective greenhouses using the polymorphism of light-scattering layers”, Sustainable Energy Fuels,8, 54-63, (2024) 

5.   Daniel Ursu, Melinda Vajda, Marinela Miclau, ,,Highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells for wavelength-selective greenhouse: A promising agrivoltaic system”, Int J Energy Res.46:18550–18561 (2022)

6.   Daniel Ursu, Radu Banică, Melinda Vajda, Corneliu Birtok Baneasa, Marinela Miclau, ,,Investigation of silver nanowires in Zn2SnO4 spheres for enhanced dye-sensitized solar cells performance”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 902, 5, 163890, (2022)

7.   Daniel Ursu, Anamaria Dabici, Marinela Miclau, Nicolae Miclau, ,,Low-temperature hydrothermal synthesis of hierarchical flower-like CuB2O4 superstructures”, Processing and Application of Ceramics 14, 2 113–118, (2020)

8.    Daniel Ursu, Melinda Vajda , Marinela Miclau, ,,Investigation of the p-type dye-sensitized solar cell based on full Cu2O electrode”s, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 802, 86-92, (2019).

9.    Daniel Ursu, Nicolae Miclau, Marinela Miclau, ,,n-Type Conductivity of Cu2O Thin Film Prepared in Basic Aqueous Solution Under Hydrothermal Conditions”, Electronic Materials Letters. 14:405–412, (2018)  

10.   Marinela Miclau, Anamaria Dabici, Melinda Vajda, Daniel Ursu*, ,,CrOOH as high-performance surface passivation material for dye-sensitized solar cell”, Materials Letters 216, 1 119-122, (2018). 

11.   D. Ursu, N. Vaszilcsin, R. Banica, and M Miclau, ,,Effect of Al doping on performance of CuGaO2 p-type dye-sensitized solar cells”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 25, 59-63, (2016)

12.     D. Ursu, M. Miclău, R. Bănica, N. Vaszilcsin, ,,Impact of Fe doping on performances of CuGaO2  p-type dye-sensitized  solar cells”, Materials Letters, 143, 91-93 (2015).

13.   D. Ursu, M. Miclau, ,,Thermal stability of nanocrystalline 3R-CuCrO2”,Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 16(1), 2160, (2014).

Guest Editor

• Materials : https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/special_issues/hydrothermal_methods

•  Journal of Renewable Materials; https://www.techscience.com/jrm/special_detail/dye-sensitized_solar_cells

•  Topic Coordinator in  Frontiers in Materials: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/52673/advances-in-nanostructured-metal-oxide-for-low-cost-and-efficiency-of-third generationphotovoltaic-solar-cells

•    Review Editor in Frontiers in Ceramics : https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ceramics/sections/ceramics-structure-and-properties

Oral presentation

• Daniel Ursu, Melinda Vajda, Marius-Cristian Mareș, Nicolae Miclau, Marinela Miclau, Paul Svasta,, ,,Exploring the Photo-Electrochemical Processes of the Parallel Connected DSSCs in Indoor Conditions’’ International Spring Seminar on Electronics Technology, ISSE 2023 Timișoara, Romania

Dissertation coordinator

1. Stefan Biru, DESERTATION PROJECT (UPT Mechanical Engineering), Studii asupra sintezei oxizilor de WO3 pentru îmbunătăţirea randamantului celulei solare pe bază de colorant sensibilizat, coordinators: Prof.dr.ing Mircea Nicoară and Dr.ing. Daniel Horaţiu Ursu (2019).

2. Fîţă Marian Cristian, DESERTATION PROJECT (UPT, Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Timisoara), Depunerea electrochimică a platinei, Dimensionarea tehnologică a unei cuve de electroliză din cadrul unei instalaţii de platinare cu o capacitate de 500 m2, Studii asupra sintezei oxizilor cu structură delafossit cu aplicaţii în celule solare pe bază de colorant sensibilizat, coordinators: Conf.dr.ing. Andrea Kellenberger and Dr.ing. Daniel Horaţiu Ursu (2017).