Electrode Materials For Next-Generation Perovskite Photovoltaics

用于实际应用的有机和钙钛矿光致发光材料的阿喀琉斯之踵是它们对存在于空气中的氧气和水的降解的敏感性，这些氧气和水不可避免地长时间进入这些设备。该博士项目将专注于开发新型材料和器件架构，以扩展这些新兴光伏器件在空气中降解的稳定性，而不会影响器件的功率转换效率。将特别强调以电极为中心的方法，即使用低成本，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.