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Ana Lilian Montero Alejo
| Current position: Associate professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Environment, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Chile. & Member of the Group of Materials Modeling (GMM), (formerly called GNM, Group of NanoMaterials), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Chile |  |
Education:
Ph.D. 2011 (Chemistry) University of Havana, Cuba & Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain.
B.Sc. 2002 (Chemistry) University of Havana, Cuba
Research Interest:
My research focuses on understanding materials performance in integrated devices through theoretical simulations, combining different codes and computational techniques, and hopefully aiming to solve real health and/or environmental problems. I predict molecules, bulk solids, and surface structures that are functionalized with molecules or more complex systems, seeking to rationalize the chemical and physical processes to simulate the interfaces and their properties. I have built this expertise by studying materials and the adsorption phenomena relevant to photovoltaic and energy storage applications. I highlight my investigation on hybrid perovskites to optimize their properties and interface with the charge transport layers in solar cells. I also model molecular arrangements on surfaces to optimize the interfaces in other devices. I have experience in methods based on the wave function, density functional theory (DFT), and methods using classical potential (force fields), including molecular dynamics.
Contact:
e-mail: analilian.montero(at)gmail(dot)com; amonteroa(at)utem(dot)cl
Location:
José Pedro Alessandri 1242, Ñuñoa, 780-0002, Santiago, Chile