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The role of PbI2 in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite fully revealed
With two publications, (PCCP, 2018 and JMC,C 2018) we studied in details the consequences of having traces of PbI2 in MAPI towards efficiency, stability and phase transition temperatures
Dr. Mahima Goel joined AFUPO as postdoc in May 2018
In the field of polymer-based thermoelectrics, we strengthen our activities with a new Postdoc Dr. Goel
Guest students joined AFUPO
Nikita Gupta (Cens, Bangalore) and Dr. Mahima Goel (Ramjas College, New Delhi) joined our group as guest researchers in October 2017.
Review articles from Solar Tecnologies go Hybrid in Adv. En. Mater.
Three review articles appeared in Adv. En. Mater. on
Pi-Conugated Donor Polymers structure and Morphology: Adv. En. Mater. 1700314, 2017
Hybrid photovoltaics: Adv. En. Mater. 1700248, 2017
Perovskite Solar Cells: Adv. En. Mater. 1700264, 2017
Synthesis and morphology of all-conjugated Amphiphilic Block Coplolymers
The results of Valery D. Mitchell (guest at UBT in 2016) regarding synthesis and morphology of all-conugated Amphiphilic Block Copolymers is published in Macromolecules 2017, 50, 4942
Ambivalent role of plasmonic nanomeshes
A detailed study of plasmonic metal nanomeshes as transparent electrodes in organic solar cells was carried out in a joint work with Retsch Group at Bayreuth.
Scientific Reports , 7, 42530, 2017
Christoph Hunger joined Papierfabrik Luisenthal
After a postdoc stay Christiph joined Papierfabrik Luisenthal in february 2017 and he will be in charge of the BMBF project METNETWORK.
Delibrate photoswitching of single molecule
In a joint work with experimantal physics, we demonstrate the single molucule photoswitching in Scientific Reports, 7, 41739, 2017
we diferentiate between blinking and deliberate photoswitching.
The role of colloidal plasmonic nanostructures in organic solar cells
"The role of colloidal plasmonic nanostructures in organic solar cells" - A systematic study regarding the competing factors of using core-shell metal plasmonic particles at different interfaces in an organic solar cell well evaluated in Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys,2016, 18, 23155 (open access)
P3HT bottle brushes (PS-g-P3HT) exhibiting high thermal stability and excellent charge transport properties
P3HT bottle brushes (PS-g-P3HT) exhibiting high thermal stability and excellent charge transport properties published in J. Mater. Chem. C 2016, 4, 5370 (open access)