The Functional Photoactive Systems Group (π-Photo) is a multidisciplinary research team with expertise in chemistry and physics. The group is part of the Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), a joint institute of the University of Zaragoza and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Its members share a common research environment, fostering close interaction and collaboration.

Research overview

The Photoactive π-Functional Systems research group is active in the design, synthesis and characterization of functional organic molecules with electronic and photoactive properties. Since its early stages, the group has focused on donor–acceptor molecular systems, including tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) derivatives and other organic conducting materials, as well as on the development of new molecules for nonlinear optical applications.

A distinctive feature of the group is the integration of molecular-level understanding with experimental work, combining synthetic organic chemistry and advanced photophysical characterization with computational modelling to rationalize structure–property relationships, optical response and charge-transfer processes in π-conjugated systems.