CONE Centre for Organic and Nanohybrid Electronics

Agata Blacha-Grzechnik has completed her PhD in the group of prof. Jerzy Zak (Silesian University of Technology), working on (electro)chemical methods for functionalization of solid surfaces with organic layers. Currently, she is focusing on formation and characterization of organic layers for application in photocatalysis or (opto)electronics.

Research interests:

• formation of organic layers using (electro)chemical methods,
• characterization of organic layers by spectroscopic, electrochemical and microscopic techniques,
• application of photoactive organic layers as singlet oxygen source in synthesis of fine chemicals and in wastewater treatment,
• formation of light-activated antibacterial coatings,
• application of electroactive organic monolayers in (opto)electronics.

Projects:

1. „Light-Activated AntiMicrobial (LAAM) coatings: future application of modern energy transfer organic materials”, National Science Centre (NCN), Sonata Bis, UMO-2021/42/E/ST5/00110,  2022 – 09.2026, project manager
2. „New approach in the photogeneration of singlet oxygen: carbon-based nanomaterials”, National Science Centre (NCN), Sonata, UMO-2016/21/D/ST5/01641, 02.2017 – 01.2020, project manager
3. „Conjugated systems covalently bound to the surface as the reactive polymer brushes”, National Science Centre (NCN), Preludium, UMO-2011/01/N/ST5/03252) , 12.2011 – 12.2014, project manager
4. “Organic Charge Transfer Applications”, European Commission under H2020 programme, OCTA, no. 778158, task manager, project coordinator since 10.2022,
5. “Boosting the scientific excellence and innovation capacity in organic electronics of the Silesian University of Technology”, European Commission under H2020 programme, ORZEL, no. 691684, task manager