RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
1. Perovskite solar cells
Novel perovskite synthesis
To improve the perovskite solar stability by tuning the A-site cations & understand its device behavior
Interface engineering
Interface defect density optimization, charge extraction & recombination dynamics
Electron selective layer optimisation
Optimizing electron selective layers band-edge, conductivity & mobility to understand the device physics & stability
Degradation analysis
ISOS stability tests & incorporation of novel layers to improve stability
Hole selective layer optimisation
Optimizing hole selective layers band-edge, conductivity & mobility to understand the device physics & stability
Novel encapsulants integration
synthesis & incorporation of novel encapsulant layers in perovskite solar cells
2. Organic solar cells
Organic semiconductor synthesis
Replacing multistep synthesis polymer molecules and costlier fullerene into easier synthesising small molecules
Organic solar cell - Novel device architectures
Optimizing the exciton carrier separation and charge transport
Stability analysis
Detailed analysis fo degradation pathways using ISOS schemes