MNC
Micro & Nano Characterisation Group
Areas of expertise
Opto-electronic devices for energy recovery (photovoltaic, thermoelectric, nanotechnology-related); Nano or/and hybrid (organic/inorganic) materials for photovoltaics; Materials for sensor design Nano characterization by fluorescence microscopy and near-field microscopy
Current themes
- Photovoltaic cells based on materials treated in solution (hybrid perovskites, colloidal inorganic nanocrystals); Understanding of the mechanisms of their instabilities and methods to improve them; Study of the interfaces of devices based on these materials.
- Application of plasmonic nanoparticlules for optoelectronic devices (photovoltaic and photodetection).
- Characterizations of the local physical properties of devices based on the optoelectronic devices mentioned above.
Members
- Zhuoying Chen
- Lionel Aigouy
- Laurent Billot
- Alexandre Zimmers
Platforms and equipments
Publications
- C. Xin et al. “Solution-processed flexible n-type S-doped Ag2Se thermoelectric generators for near-ambient-temperature energy harvest”, Materials Today Energy, 33, 101266 (2023)
- C. Xin et al., “Flexible and Wearable Plasmonic-Enabled Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Photothermoelectric Generators”, Materials Today Energy, 22, 100859 (2021)
- Z. Hu et al., “Enhancing the Efficiency and Stability of Triple-Cation Perovskite Solar Cells by Eliminating Excess PbI2 from the Perovskite/Hole Transport Layer Interface”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12, 49, 54824-54832 (2020)
- Z. Hu et al., “TiO2 Nanocolumn Arrays for More Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12, 5, 5979-5989 (2020)
- D. Becker-Koch et al., “Ligand Dependent Oxidation Dictates the Performance Evolution of High Efficiency PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells”, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 4, 108-115 (2020)
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