Electrode Materials For Next-Generation Perovskite Photovoltaics

实际应用中，有机和钙钛矿型光伏电池的致命弱点是它们在空气中的氧气和水中容易降解，这不可避免地会在较长时间内进入这些设备。该博士项目将专注于开发新的材料和器件架构，在不影响器件功率转换效率的情况下，将这些类别的新兴光伏器件的稳定性扩展到空气中的降解。将特别强调以电极为中心的方法，这种方法使用低成本、无毒材料。该项目将提供材料化学、光伏器件科学和表面/界面分析技术方面的跨学科培训。

The Achilles' heel of organic and perovskite photovoltaics for practical applications is their susceptibility to degradation in oxygen and water present in air, which inevitably ingresses into these devices over extended periods. This PhD project will focus on the development of novel materials and device architectures that extend the stability of these classes of emerging photovoltaic device towards degradation in air, without compromising device power conversion efficiency. Particular emphasis will be placed on electrode-centric approaches, that use low cost, non-toxic materials. This project will provide an inter-disciplinary training in materials chemistry, photovoltaic device science and surface/interface analysis techniques.