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Anchoring single platinum atoms onto nickel nanoparticles affords highly selective catalysts for lignin conversion

Gabor Laurenczy, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Antoine Philippe Van Muyden, Linfeng Pan, Lichen Bai, Lu Chen, Jun Li, Yun Tong

Due to the highly complex polyphenolic structure of lignin, depolymerization without a prior chemical treatment is challenging, and new catalysts are required. Atomically dispersed catalysts are able to maximize the atomic efficiency of noble metals, simul ...

ELSEVIER2021

Directly Photoexcited Oxides for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Nikolaos Vlachopoulos, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Linfeng Pan

Artificial photosynthesis promises to become a sustainable way to harvest solar energy and store it in chemical fuels by means of photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells. Although it is intriguing to shift the fossil-fuel-based economy to a renewable carbon-neutr ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2019

Research data supporting "High carrier mobility along the [111] orientation in Cu2O photoelectrodes"

Michael Graetzel, Paul Joseph Dyson, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Jingshan Luo, Linfeng Pan, Lu Chen, Dan Ren, Meng Xia, Wenzhe Niu

Included in the dataset are detailed information into the crystallography, morphology, electronic properties, (photo)electrochemical and carrier dynamics of both single-crystal Cu2O thin films and polycrystalline Cu2O with favored crystal orientations. Mul ...

Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository2024

Interface modification to achieve high-efficiency and stable perovskite solar cells

Linfeng Pan, Yuhang Liu, Hongwei Zhu, Zhongjin Shen

The organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) achieve relatively high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) over the past few years. However, defects on the surface and at the grain boundaries of the perovskite active layers are critical factor ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA2022

Synergistic Effect of Fluorinated Passivator and Hole Transport Dopant Enables Stable Perovskite Solar Cells with an Efficiency Near 24%

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Linfeng Pan, Yuhang Liu, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Yameng Ren, Hongwei Zhu, Olivier Ouellette

Long-term durability is critically important for the commercialization of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The ionic character of the perovskite and the hydrophilicity of commonly used additives for the hole-transporting layer (HTL), such as lithium bis(trif ...

2021

Efficient Cu2O Photocathodes for Aqueous Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction to Formate and Syngas

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Mounir Driss Mensi, Kevin Sivula, Linfeng Pan, Yongpeng Liu, Dan Ren, Jing Gao, Meng Xia, Jun Li

Photoelectrochemical carbon dioxide reduction (PEC-CO2R) represents a promising approach for producing renewable fuels and chemicals using solar energy. However, attaining even modest solar-to-fuel (STF) conversion efficiency often necessitates the use of ...

Amer Chemical Soc2023

Formation of High-Performance Multi-Cation Halide Perovskites Photovoltaics by delta-CsPbI3/delta-RbPbI3 Seed-Assisted Heterogeneous Nucleation

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Mounir Driss Mensi, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Thomas Paul Baumeler, Linfeng Pan, Essa Awadh R Alharbi, Zaiwei Wang, Masaud Hassan S Almalki, Bowen Yang, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Anurag Krishna, Olivier Ouellette

The performance of perovskite solar cells is highly dependent on the fabrication method; thus, controlling the growth mechanism of perovskite crystals is a promising way towards increasing their efficiency and stability. Herein, a multi-cation halide compo ...

2021

Low-Cost Dopant Additive-Free Hole-Transporting Material for a Robust Perovskite Solar Cell with Efficiency Exceeding 21%

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Linfeng Pan, Yuhang Liu, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Yameng Ren, Hongwei Zhu, Zhongjin Shen

Developing hole-transporting materials (HTMs) with appropriate molecular configuration and charge mobility is important to improve perovskite solar cell (PSC) photovoltaic performance and their feasibility for commercialization. In this work, a novel pyram ...

2021

Combined Precursor Engineering and Grain Anchoring Leading to MA-Free, Phase-Pure, and Stable alpha-Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskites for Efficient Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Carole Graetzel, Linfeng Pan, Yuhang Liu, Dan Ren, Jing Gao, Hongwei Zhu, Anurag Krishna, Olivier Ouellette

alpha-Formamidinium lead iodide (alpha-FAPbI(3)) is one of the most promising candidate materials for high-efficiency and thermally stable perovskite solar cells (PSCs) owing to its outstanding optoelectrical properties and high thermal stability. However, ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2021

Cu2O photocathodes with band-tail states assisted hole transport for standalone solar water splitting

Michael Graetzel, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Kevin Sivula, Linfeng Pan, Liang Yao, Yuhang Liu, Dan Ren

Photoelectrochemical water splitting provides a promising solution for harvesting and storing solar energy. As the best-performing oxide photocathode, the Cu2O photocathode holds the performance rivaling that of many photovoltaic semiconductor-based photoc ...

Nature Research2020

Methylammonium Triiodide for Defect Engineering of High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Jacques-Edouard Moser, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Mounir Driss Mensi, Ursula Röthlisberger, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Thomas Paul Baumeler, Linfeng Pan, Paramvir Ahlawat, Claudia Esther Avalos, Essa Awadh R Alharbi, Pascal Alexander Schouwink, George Cameron Fish, Mathias Dankl, Bowen Yang, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Viktor Skorjanc, Anurag Krishna, Olivier Ouellette, Lukas Pfeifer

The defects present in metal halide perovskite are deleterious to both the performance and stability of photovoltaic devices. Consequently, there is an intense focus on developing defect mitigation strategies. Herein we report a facile strategy that employ ...

2021

Cuprous oxide-Shewanella mediated photolytic hydrogen evolution

Christos Comninellis, Michael Graetzel, Nikolaos Vlachopoulos, Kevin Sivula, Linfeng Pan, Meng Xia, Michele Morgante

However, its green production process is expensive, involving water electrolysis, which requires a significant amount of energy. New technologies have been developed to decrease the cost associated with water electrolysis, such as using microbial electroly ...

2025

Structural and Compositional Investigations on the Stability of Cuprous Oxide Nanowire Photocathodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Michael Graetzel, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Linfeng Pan

Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) is a promising photocathode material for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. Recently, the PEC performances of Cu2O-based devices have been considerably improved by introducing nanostructures, semiconductor overlayers, and hydr ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2021

A universal co-solvent dilution strategy enables facile and cost-effective fabrication of perovskite photovoltaics

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ursula Röthlisberger, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Sandy Sanchez Alonso, Linfeng Pan, Paramvir Ahlawat, Viacheslav Bolnykh, Dan Ren, Masaud Hassan S Almalki, Hong Zhang, Anurag Krishna

Cost management and toxic waste generation are two key issues that must be addressed before the commercialization of perovskite optoelectronic devices. We report a ground-breaking strategy for eco-friendly and cost-effective fabrication of highly efficient ...

Nature Research2022

High carrier mobility along the [111] orientation in Cu2O photoelectrodes

Michael Graetzel, Paul Joseph Dyson, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Linfeng Pan, Lu Chen, Dan Ren, Meng Xia, Wenzhe Niu

Solar fuels offer a promising approach to provide sustainable fuels by harnessing sunlight(1,2). Following a decade of advancement, Cu2O photocathodes are capable of delivering a performance comparable to that of photoelectrodes with established photovolta ...

Nature Portfolio2024

Efficient and Stable Large Bandgap MAPbBr(3) Perovskite Solar Cell Attaining an Open Circuit Voltage of 1.65 V

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Thomas Paul Baumeler, David Lyndon Emsley, Linfeng Pan, Anwar Qasem M Alanazi, Yuhang Liu, Jing Gao, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Hongwei Zhu, Michael Allan Hope, Olivier Ouellette

We report on the preparation of MAPbBr(3) perovskite films of high electronic quality by applying a methylamine (MA) vapor treatment and mitigating surface defects using the amphiphilic molecular passivator, neopentylammonium chloride (NPACl). We find that ...

2022

Guanine‐Stabilized Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskites

Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ursula Röthlisberger, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Amita Ummadisingu, Marko Mladenovic, Dominik Józef Kubicki, David Lyndon Emsley, Linfeng Pan, Paramvir Ahlawat, Yuhang Liu, Jovana Milic, Dan Ren, Marco Alejandro Ruiz Preciado

Formamidinium (FA) lead iodide perovskite materials feature promising photovoltaic performances and superior thermal stabilities. However, conversion of the perovskite α‐FAPbI3 phase to the thermodynamically stable yet photovoltaically inactive δ‐FAPbI3 ph ...

2020

Cuprous Oxide Photoelectrodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting towards Unassisted Solar Hydrogen Production

Linfeng Pan

To handle global problems of energy and environmental pollution, efforts have been made to harvest energy from sunlight. Photoelectrochemcal water splitting is an efficient way to achieve sustainable solar-fuel production. However, to make this method comp ...

EPFL2019

Boosting the performance of Cu2O photocathodes for unassisted solar water splitting devices

Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Amita Ummadisingu, Matthew Thomas Mayer, Jingshan Luo, Minkyu Son, Linfeng Pan, Jinhyun Kim

Although large research efforts have been devoted to photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting in the past several decades, the lack of efficient, stable and Earth-abundant photoelectrodes remains a bottleneck for practical application. Here, we report a ...

2018

Atomic Layer Deposition of ZnO on CuO Enables Selective and Efficient Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide to Liquid Fuels

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Jingshan Luo, Linfeng Pan, Zaiwei Wang, Dan Ren, Jing Gao

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, if powered by renewable electricity, could serve as a sustainable technology for carbon recycling and energy storage. Among all the products, ethanol is an attractive liquid fuel. However, the maximum faradaic e ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2019