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Efficient perovskite/silicon tandem with asymmetric self-assembly molecule
Tandem solar-cell efficiency—world record reported in May 2024.Amidinium-Based 2D Spacer Cations Enhance Efficiency and High-Temperature Photostability
World-record efficiency for perovskite solar cells with a 2D/3D heterostructure.World-record research
Scientific results supported by QYB measurements
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Efficient perovskite/silicon tandem with asymmetric self-assembly molecule
Tandem solar-cell efficiency—world record reported in May 2024.
Amidinium-Based 2D Spacer Cations Enhance Efficiency and High-Temperature Photostability
World-record efficiency for perovskite solar cells with a 2D/3D heterostructure.
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Publication archive
56 publications
500+ FACs Perovskite Solar Cells under Long-Term Stability Testing
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 2026, 18(2), 3946–3955
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c24756Gas Quenching-Mediated Crystallization for Optoelectronic-Grade Pb–Sn Perovskite Films
Solar RRL · 2026, 10(6), e202500713
DOI: 10.1002/solr.202500713Improved Crystallization-Front Dynamics Reduce Buried-Interface Defects in Perovskite Solar Cells
Journal American Chemical Society · 2026
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c11350Influence of Graphene Interlayers on Charge Carrier Dynamics in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics · 2026
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2026.3732761Integrated hybrid SALD-PVD platform for scalable electron contact layer engineering in perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells
Surface and Coatings Technology · 2026, 522, 133150
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2026.133150500+ FACs Perovskite Solar Cells under Long-Term Stability Testing
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 2025
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c24756Amidinium‐Based 2D Spacer Cations Enhance Efficiency and High‐Temperature Photostability of Perovskite Solar Cells
Advanced Materials · 2025, 37(30), 2504351
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202504351Co‐Doping Approach for Enhanced Electron Extraction to TiO$_\textrm2$ for Stable Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells
Small Science · 2025, 5(7), 2400578
DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202400578Correlation of Band Bending and Ionic Losses in 1.68 eV Wide Band Gap Perovskite Solar Cells
Advanced Energy Materials · 2025, 15(16), 2404726
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202404726Dual-Site additive mediated Crystallization Strategy for Homogenized FA-Cs Based Perovskite Solar Cells
Energy & Environmental Science · 2025, 10.1039.D5EE02577J
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE02577JEfficient Blade-Coated Wide-Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells via Interface Engineering
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 2025, 17(16), 24040–24047
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c03709Efficient near-infrared harvesting in perovskite–organic tandem solar cells
Nature · 2025, 643(8070), 104–110
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09181-xHomogenizing Electron and Hole Transport Layers in Tin Perovskite Solar Cells to Enhance Photocurrent and Voltage
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 2025
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c05263Impact of Antisolvent and Gas Quenching on Wrinkling in Cs0.15FA0.85Pb(I0.6Br0.4)3 Perovskite Films
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 2025, 17(42), 58501–58511
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c07659Oxygen-Dependent Sputtered NiO$_textrmtextitx$ for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells and Minimodules
ACS Materials Letters · 2025, 7(5), 1698–1706
DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02365Particle decoration enables solution-processed perovskite integration with fully-textured silicon for efficient tandem solar cells
Nature Communications · 2025, 16(1), 9435
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-64546-0Photostable Inorganic Perovskite Absorber via Thermal Evaporation for Monolithic Perovskite/Perovskite/Silicon Triple‐Junction Solar Cells
Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications · 2025, 33(7), 782–794
DOI: 10.1002/pip.3923Printing of tin perovskite solar cells via controlled crystallization
Sustainable Energy & Fuels · 2025, 9(8), 2063–2071
DOI: 10.1039/d4se01321bSurpassing 90% Shockley–Queisser V_OC limit in 1.79 eV wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells using bromine-substituted self-assembled monolayers
Energy & Environmental Science · 2025, 18(4), 1847–1855
DOI: 10.1039/d4ee04029eToward efficient and industrially compatible fully textured perovskite silicon tandem solar cells: Controlled process parameters for reliable perovskite formation
Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications · 2025, n/a
DOI: 10.1002/pip.3770Tuning Self‐Assembly of Hole‐Selective Monolayers for Reproducible Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells
Small Methods · 2025, 9(7), 2401758
DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202401758Understanding Postdeposition Treatments of Hole‐Transporting Self‐Assembling Molecules for Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells
Advanced Functional Materials · 2025, e08186
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202508186Understanding Power‐Law Photoluminescence Decays and Bimolecular Recombination in Lead‐Halide Perovskites
Advanced Energy Materials · 2025, 15(6)
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202403279Unveiling the Impact of C60–O2 Interaction on the Performance and Characterization of Perovskite Solar Cells
Advanced Energy Materials · 2025, 15(30)
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202501225Versatile Two‐Step Process for Perovskite‐Based Tandem Photovoltaics
Solar RRL · 2025, 202500193
DOI: 10.1002/solr.202500193Bandgap Engineering of Two-Step Processed Perovskite Top Cells for Perovskite-Based Tandem Photovoltaics
Advanced Functional Materials · 2024, 34(9), 2311424
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202311424Enhancing the efficiency and longevity of inverted perovskite solar cells with antimony-doped tin oxides
Nature Energy · 2024, 9(3), 308–315
DOI: 10.1038/s41560-023-01442-1Improved charge extraction in inverted perovskite solar cells with dual-site-binding ligands
Science · 2024, 384(6692), 189–193
DOI: 10.1126/science.adm9474Repeatable Perovskite Solar Cells through Fully Automated Spin-Coating and Quenching
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 2024, 16(40), 54007–54016
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c1302429.9%-efficient, commercially viable perovskite CuInSe2 thin-film tandem solar cells
Joule · 2023, 7(12), 2859–2872
DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2023.10.007Insights into Perovskite Film Formation Using the Hybrid Evaporation/Spin-Coating Route: An In Situ XRD Study
ACS Applied Energy Materials · 2023, 6(11), 6183–6193
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.3c00698Maximizing Current Density in Monolithic Perovskite Silicon Tandem Solar Cells
Solar RRL · 2023, 7(7), 2200930
DOI: 10.1002/solr.202200930Refining the Substrate Surface Morphology for Achieving Efficient Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells
Advanced Energy Materials · 2023, 13(43), 2302280
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202302280Wettability Improvement of a Carbazole-Based Hole-Selective Monolayer for Reproducible Perovskite Solar Cells
ACS Energy Letters · 2023, 8(2), 898–900
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.2c02629Versatile implied open-circuit voltage imaging method and its application in monolithic tandem solar cells
Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications · n/a
DOI: 10.1002/pip.3754