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CENTER FOR EXCITONICS SEMINAR SERIES
Metal-halide perovskites for photovoltaic and light-emitting devices*
September 15, 2015 at 4:30 pm/36-428
Sam Stranks
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Metal halide perovskites are exotic hybrid crystalline materials developed out of
curiosity. Unexpectedly, solar cells incorporating these perovskites are rapidly emerging
as serious contenders to rival the leading photovoltaic technologies. Power conversion
efficiencies have jumped from 3% to over 20% (certified) in the last three years. Closely
following the solar cell development, the light-emitting properties of perovskite
semiconductors have also been reinvigorated. Here, I will give a general overview of the
rapid progress in perovskite devices. I will present recent advances here and elsewhere to
better understand the operation of the state-of-the-art solar cells and the properties
that have delivered high performance light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers. I will cover
topics including charge carrier diffusion and recombination mechanisms, as well as ion
migration and its potential impact on device performance and hysteresis. Understanding
these processes is key to further development of the field and to bringing the perovskite
technology to commercialization.
Sam Stranks is a Marie Curie Fellow based jointly at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and the University of Cambridge. He completed his PhD in 2012 as a Rhodes
Scholar at Oxford University, working on carbon nanotube/polymer blends. He then worked as
a post-doctoral researcher in Henry Snaith's group at Oxford University where he was
also a Junior Research Fellow at Worcester College. His research generally focuses on the
optical and electronic properties of emerging photovoltaic and optoelectronic systems.
*This talk is the first of the Perovskites Seminar Series organized by Sam Stranks and
sponsored by the Center for Excitonics. For more info contact Sam:
stranks@mit.edu<mailto:stranks@mit.edu>
Light refreshments will be served
The Center For Excitonics Is An Energy Frontier Research Center Funded By The U.S.
Department Of Energy,
Office Of Science And Office Of Basic Energy Sciences
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CENTER FOR EXCITONICS SEMINAR SERIES
Metal-halide perovskites for photovoltaic and light-emitting devices*
September 15, 2015 at 4:30 pm/36-428
Sam Stranks
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
[stranks.02]
Metal halide perovskites are exotic hybrid crystalline materials developed out of
curiosity. Unexpectedly, solar cells incorporating these perovskites are rapidly emerging
as serious contenders to rival the leading photovoltaic technologies. Power conversion
efficiencies have jumped from 3% to over 20% (certified) in the last three years. Closely
following the solar cell development, the light-emitting properties of perovskite
semiconductors have also been reinvigorated. Here, I will give a general overview of the
rapid progress in perovskite devices. I will present recent advances here and elsewhere to
better understand the operation of the state-of-the-art solar cells and the properties
that have delivered high performance light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers. I will cover
topics including charge carrier diffusion and recombination mechanisms, as well as ion
migration and its potential impact on device performance and hysteresis. Understanding
these processes is key to further development of the field and to bringing the perovskite
technology to commercialization.
Sam Stranks is a Marie Curie Fellow based jointly at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and the University of Cambridge. He completed his PhD in 2012 as a Rhodes
Scholar at Oxford University, working on carbon nanotube/polymer blends. He then worked as
a post-doctoral researcher in Henry Snaith's group at Oxford University where he was
also a Junior Research Fellow at Worcester College. His research generally focuses on the
optical and electronic properties of emerging photovoltaic and optoelectronic systems.
*This talk is the first of the Perovskites Seminar Series organized by Sam Stranks and
sponsored by the Center for Excitonics. For more info contact Sam:
stranks@mit.edu<mailto:stranks@mit.edu>
Light refreshments will be served
The Center For Excitonics Is An Energy Frontier Research Center Funded By The U.S.
Department Of Energy,
Office Of Science And Office Of Basic Energy Sciences