South Dakota State University

In recent years, hybrid perovskite solar cells (HPSCs) are of great interest in the scientific community due to their impressive photovoltaic performance and low-temperature solution processing capability. This project is devoted to developing HPSCs with a novel material, phenylhydrazinium iodide (PHAI), as an additive in FAPbI₃ perovskite, as well as introducing an optimally designed ultrathin poly(triarylamine) (PTAA) layer in the stacks of HPSC – to solve two of the crucial problems in HPSCs, low carrier lifetime and interfacial recombination, affecting the solar cell’s power conversion efficiency and stability. South Dakota State University’s (SDSU) SPS Chapter will lead this research project, which will potentially help to solve the current limitations of next generation solar cells, as well as train undergraduate students in rigorous experimental and computational physics research.    

Abdullah Al Maruf

Robert McTaggart