Latest FAU Solar Publications
New JACS Publication Advances Fundamental Understanding of Photoinduced Spin Processes for Future Energy Materials
Excellent fundamental research forms the basis for tomorrow’s solar energy technologies. Researchers from FAU Solar, led by spokesperson Prof. Dr.…
New paper in JACS
Controlling the Flow of Charges across Phthalocyanine@Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Interfaces The Guldi Group published a new paper in the Journal of…
Energy Hybrid Interfaces Group Secures Front Cover in Advanced Functional Materials
The research group Energy Hybrid Interfaces, led by Pablo Jimenez-Calvo, member of FAU Solar at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), has been…
Graphene Patterning on the Coverpage of Advanced Functional Materials
our recent publication on Spatially Resolved Click Patterning of Dyes on Graphene for 2D Hybrids with Regiotunable Fluorescence was featured…
Multidirektionaler Ladungstransfer in selbstorganisierenden Supra-Amphiphilen
Die Selbstorganisation einzelner organischer Moleküle in größere, komplexere Strukturen ist ein essenzieller Prozess in der Natur und von großer Bedeutung…
From Empirical Rules to Digital Predictions of ππ* Absorption Maxima
What happens when the wisdom of mid-20th-century chemists meets today’s digital tools? In our recent work, we revisited and digitized…
Enzyme-Inspired Advances in Photocatalysis for Sustainable Energy
The article “Enzyme-Inspired Single-Atom Photocatalysis for Oxygen Reduction to Hydrogen Peroxide”, recently published in Nature Communications, presents a breakthrough approach to light-driven…
Forschende entschlüsseln Mechanismus molekularer Lichtschalter
Forschenden der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) und FAU Solar ist es gelungen, den Mechanismus der lichtinduzierten Isomerisierung eines neuartigen molekularen Photoschalters…
Dr. Ian Marius Peters featured in video on solar module recycling
FAU Solar member Dr. Ian Marius Peters, the head of the “High Throughput Characterization and Modelling for PV”group at HI…
SAOT Student Award 2025 for Albert These
We are proud to share that Albert These has been awarded the SAOT Student Award 2025 for his outstanding publication:…
Recognition for Pablo Isaí Jiménez Calvo in Hydrogen Research
We are pleased to share that Pablo Isaí Jiménez Calvo’s research continues to gain international recognition. For the third consecutive…
Molecular Acenes for Light Capture, Conversion, and Storage
Phillip M. Greißel, Anna-Sophie Wollny, Yifan Bo, Dominik Thiel, René Weiß, Dirk M. Guldi Efficient photovoltaics (PV) require capturing and…
Inverse design workflow discovers hole-transport materials tailored for perovskite solar cells
Wu, J., Torresi, L.†, Hu, M.†, Reiser, P.†, Zhang, J., Rocha-Ortiz, J.S., Wang, L., Xie, Z., Zhang, K., Park, B.-w.,…
Automated Laboratories for Emerging Photovoltaics: Insights from Our Latest Publication
Our paper, “Self-driving AMADAP laboratory: Accelerating the discovery and optimization of emerging perovskite photovoltaics,” has been published in the latest…
A bending test protocol for characterizing the mechanical performance of flexible photovoltaics
Fukuda, K., Sun, L., Du, B., Takakuwa, M., Wang, J., Someya, T., Marsal, L.F., Zhou, Y., Chen, Y., Chen, H.,…
Elucidating the optimal material combinations of organic photovoltaics for maximum industrial viability
Tang, H., Liao, Z., Chen, Q., Xu, H., Huang, J., Han, J., Hu, D., Luo, Y., Lu, S., Baran, D.,…
Perfluoroalkylsulfonyl ammonium for humidity- resistant printing high-performance phase-pure FAPbI3 perovskite solar cells and modules
Chen, X., Yang, F., Yuan, L., Huang, S., Gu, H., Wu, X., Shen, Y., Chen, Y., Li, N., Egelhaaf, H.-J.,…
A polymer bilayer hole transporting layer architecture for high-efficiency and stable organic solar cells
Xu, J., Heumüller, T., Le Corre, V.M., Barabash, A., Félix, R., Frisch, J., Bär, M., Brabec, C.J. Joule 8, 1–15,…
Photodegradation of Organic Solar Cells under Visible Light and the Crucial Influence of Its Spectral Composition
Weitz, P., Wortmann, J., Liu, C., Wen, T.-J., Li, C.-Z., Heumüller, T., Brabec, C.J. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, in…
Cost-efficient recycling of organic photovoltaic devices
Sun, R., Yuan, X., Yang, X., Wu, Y., Shao, Y., Wu, X., Brabec, C.J., Min, J. Joule 8, 1–16, 2024…
Tuning the Absorption, Fluorescence, Intramolecular Charge Transfer, and Intersystem Crossing in Spiro[fluorene]acridinone
Researchers from FAU Solar and the Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications provide important guidance for designing novel functional materials…
Closing the loop: recycling of MAPbI3 perovskite solar cells
Wu, Z., Sytnyk, M., Zhang, J., Babayeva, G., Kupfer, C., Hu, J., Arnold, S., Hauch, J., Brabec, C., Peters, I.M.…
Toward Self-Driven Autonomous Material and Device Acceleration Platforms (AMADAP) for Emerging Photovoltaics Technologies
Zhang, J., Hauch., J.A., Brabec, C.J. Acc. Chem. Res. 2024 In the ever-increasing renewable-energy demand scenario, developing new photovoltaic technologies…
Controlling Interchromophore Coupling in Diamantane-Linked Pentacene Dimers To Create a “Binary” Pair
Greißel, P.M., Schroeder, Z.W., Thiel, D., Ferguson, M.J., Clark, T., Guldi, D.M., Tykwinski, R.R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146,…
Suppression of phase segregation in wide-bandgap perovskites with thiocyanate ions for perovskite/organic tandems with 25.06% efficiency
Zhang, Z., Chen, W., Jiang, X., Cao, J., Yang, H., Chen, H., Yang, F., Shen, Y., Yang, H., Cheng, Q.,…
Reversible C═N Bond Formation Controls Charge-Separation in an Aza-Diarylethene Photoswitch
Sacherer, M., Gracheva, S., Maid, H., Placht, C., Hampel, F., Dube, H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 14, 9575–9582…
Large-area organic photovoltaic modules with 14.5% certified world record efficiency
Basu, R., Gumpert, F., Lohbreier, J., Morin, P.-O., Vohra, V., Liu, Y., Zhou, Y., Brabec, C.J., Egelhaaf, H.-J., Distler, A.…
Polymer-acid-metal quasi-ohmic contact for stable perovskite solar cells beyond a 20,000-hour extrapolated lifetime
Luo, J., Liu, B., Yin, H., Zhou, X., Wu, M., Shi, H., Zhang, J., Elia, J., Zhang, K., Wu, J.,…
Cradle-to-cradle recycling in terawatt photovoltaics: A vision of perpetual utility
Peters I.M., Hauch, J., Brabec C.J. Joule, 2024 As the world races toward carbon neutrality, the photovoltaic (PV) industry is…
Tuning the Absorption, Fluorescence, Intramolecular Charge Transfer, and Intersystem Crossing in Spiro[fluorene]acridinone
Bo, Y., Zhang, H., Li, Y., Reva, Y., Xie, L., Guldi, D.M. Angewandte Chemie, 136(13), e202313936 In this work, we…
Ultrafast electronic relaxation pathways of the molecular photoswitch quadricyclane
Borne, K.D., Cooper, J.C., Ashfold, M.N.R., Bachmann, J., Bhattacharyya, S., Boll, R., Bonanomi, M., Bosch, M., Callegari, C., Centurion, M.,…
Accelerating Photostability Evaluation of Perovskite Films through Intelligent Spectral Learning-Based Early Diagnosis
Liu, Z., Zhang, J., Rao, G., Peng, Z., Huang, Y., Arnold, S., Liu, B., Deng, C., Li, C., Li, H.,…
A Digital Twin to Overcome Long-time Challenges in Photovoltaics
Lüer L., Peters I.M., Smith A.S., Dorschky E., Eskofier B., Liers-Bergmann F., Franke J., Sjarov M., Brossog M., Guldi D.M.,…
Bypassing the Single Junction Limit with Advanced Photovoltaic Architectures
Lüer, L., Peters, M., Le Corre, V. M., Forberich, K., Guldi, D., Brabec, C. J. – Advanced Materials, 2308578, 2023…
Cutting “lab-to-fab” short: high throughput optimization and process assessment in roll-to-roll slot die coating of printed photovoltaics
Wagner M, Distler A, Le Corre VM, Zapf S, Baydar B, Schmidt HD, Heyder M, Forberich K, Lüer L, Brabec…
Intramolecular Triplet Diffusion Facilitates Triplet Dissociation in a Pentacene Hexamer
Greißel, P.M., Thiel, D., Gotfredsen, H., Chen, L., Krug, M., Papadopoulos, I., Miskolzie, M., Torres, T., Clark, T., Nielsen, M.B.,…
The contribution of AI in Solar Energy – Teamwork for Solar Power
Limited efficiency, difficult to recycle— the expansion of photovoltaics has hit a roadblock. Christoph Brabec, Ian Marius Peters, and Verena…
Optimizing Perovskite Thin-Film Parameter Spaces with Machine Learning-Guided Robotic Platform for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells
Zhang, J., Liu, B., Liu, Z., Wu, J., Arnold, S., Shi, H., Osterrieder, T., Hauch, J. A., Wu, Z., Luo,…
29.9%-efficient, commercially viable perovskite/CuInSe2 thin-film tandem solar cells
Liang, H., Feng, J., Rodríguez-Gallegos, C. D., Krause, M., Wang, X., Alvianto, E., Guo, R., Liu, H., Kothandaraman, R. K.,…
Homogenizing out-of-plane cation composition in perovskite solar cells
Liang, Z., Zhang, Y., Xu, H., Chen, W., Liu, B., Zhang, J., Zhang, H., Wang, Z., Kang, D.-H., Zeng, J.,…
A Positive Semidefinite Safe Approximation of Multivariate Distributionally Robust Constraints Determined by Simple Functions
Jana Dienstbier, Frauke Liers, Jan Rolfes https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.05612 Single-level reformulations of (non-convex) distributionally robust optimization (DRO) problems are often intractable, as…
A Safe Approximation Based on Mixed-Integer Optimization for Non-Convex Distributional Robustness Governed by Univariate Indicator Functions
Jana Dienstbier, Frauke Liers, Jan Rolfes https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.11185 In this work, we present algorithmically tractable safe approximations of distributionally robust optimization…
Elevating PV Inspection with Aerial Photoluminescence Imaging (PLAI)
We’re thrilled to introduce a groundbreaking innovation that’s set to redefine the way we inspect photovoltaic (PV) modules: Aerial Photoluminescence…
Revolutionizing Solar: Autonomous 4D Optimization of Organic Solar Cells
Optimizing solution-processed organic solar cells (OSCs) is challenging due to the multidimensional parameter space involved. Traditional one-variable-at-a-time (OVAT) methods are…
Dark State of the Thiele Hydrocarbon: Efficient Solvatochromic Emission from a Nonpolar Centrosymmetric Singlet Diradicaloid
Punzi, A., Dai, Y., Dibenedetto, C. N., Mesto, E., Schingaro, E., Ullrich, T., Striccoli, M., Guldi, D. M., Negri, F.,…
Breaking New Ground in Small-Molecule Semiconductor Synthesis: FAU Solar’s High-Throughput Advancement
The synthesis of solution-processable small-molecule semiconductors presents a unique opportunity for accelerating innovation in solution processed photovoltaics (PV). This recent…
A Universal Strategy of Perovskite Ink – Substrate Interaction to Overcome the Poor Wettability of a Self-Assembled Monolayer for Reproducible Perovskite Solar Cells
Kulkarni, A., Sarkar, R., Akel, S., Häser, M., Klingebiel, B., Wuttig, M., Wiegand, S., Chakraborty, S., Saliba, M., Kirchartz, T.…
Towards understanding the competition of electron and energy transfer in “molecular” nanographenes on the example of hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene
Beneventi, G. M., Krug, M., Reger, D., Jux, N., Guldi, D. M., Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews…
Tetracene Dimers: A Platform for Intramolecular Down- and Up-conversion
Bo, Y., Hou, Y., Thiel, D., Weiß, R., Clark, T., Ferguson, M. J., Tykwinski, R. R., Guldi, D. M., Journal…
How Charge Carrier Exchange between Absorber and Contact Influences Time Constants in the Frequency Domain Response of Perovskite Solar Cells
Ravishankar, S., Liu, Z., Wang, Y., Kirchartz, T., Rau, U. PRX Energy 2, 033006 – Published 2 August 2023 A…
Sustainability covering the entire life cycle of photovoltaics
Organic electronics can make a decisive contribution to decarbonization and at the same time help save rare and valuable raw…
Characterizing the Influence of Charge Extraction Layers on the Performance of Triple-Cation Perovskite Solar Cells
Siekmann, J., Kulkarni, A., Akel, S., Klingebiel, B., Saliba, M., Rau, U., Kirchartz, T. Adv. Energy Mater. 2023, 13(32), 2300448…
Transforming characterization data into information in the case of perovskite solar cells
Kirchartz, T., Das, B. J. Phys. Energy 2023, 5 031001 In many emerging solar cell technologies, it is a significant…
Aerosol-Jet-Printed Encapsulation of Organic Photovoltaics
Basu, R., Siah, K. S., Distler, A., Häußler, F., Franke, J., Brabec, C. J., Egelhaaf, H. J. Advanced Engineering Materials,…
Interfullerene Electronic Interactions and Excited-State Dynamics in Fullerene Dumbbell Conjugates
Chai, Y., Liu, L., Xu, Y., Liu, X., Wang, C., Bo, Y., Zhang, Y., Wang, Z., Weng, Y., Guldi, D.…
One-Pot Synthesis and Excited-State Dynamics of Null Exciton-Coupled Diketopyrrolopyrroles Oligo-Grids
Bo, Y., Hou, P., Wan, J., Cao, H., Liu, Y., Xie, L., Guldi, D. M., Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2302664.…
Monolithic two-terminal tandem solar cells using Sb2S3 and solution-processed PbS quantum dots achieving an open-circuit potential beyond 1.1 V
Selina Kern, Gyusang Yi, Pascal Büttner, Florian Scheler, Minh-Hoa Tran, Sofia Korenko, Katharina E. Dehm, Ivan Kundrata, Steve Albrecht, Julien…
A Digital Twin to overcome long-time challenges in Photovoltaics
Larry Lüer, Marius Peters, Ana Sunčana Smith, Eva Dorschky, Bjoern M. Eskofier, Frauke Liers, Jörg Franke, Martin Sjarov, Mathias Brossog,…
Unlocking the Potential of Multijunction Solar Cells: Insights from FAU Solar Members
Solar energy stands as one of the most promising solutions to address the world’s growing energy needs while reducing our…
Quantifying Charge Extraction and Recombination Using the Rise and Decay of the Transient Photovoltage of Perovskite Solar Cells
Krückemeier, L., Liu, Z., Kirchartz, T. and Rau, U. Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2300872 The extraction of photogenerated charge carriers…
Sensitized Singlet Fission in Rigidly Linked Axial and Peripheral Pentacene-Subphthalocyanine Conjugates
Gotfredsen, H., Thiel, D., Greißel, P. M., Chen, L., Krug, M., Papadopoulos, I., Ferguson, M. J., Nielsen, M. B., Torres,…
Air Processing of Thick and Semitransparent Laminated Polymer: Non-Fullerene Acceptor Blends Introduces Asymmetric Current-Voltage Characteristics
Rodríguez-Martínez, X., Hartnagel, P., Riera-Galindo, S., Beket, G., Österberg, T., Gao, F., Kirchartz, T., Inganäs, O. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023,…
Relevance of Long Diffusion Lengths for Efficient Halide Perovskite Solar Cells
Akel, S.; Kulkarni, A.; Rau, U.; Kirchartz, T. PRX Energy 2023, 2, 013004 Diffusion lengths are abundantly mentioned as a…
Comparing Methods of Characterizing Energetic Disorder in Organic Solar Cells
Hartnagel, P., Ravishankar, S., Klingebiel, B., Thimm, O., Kirchartz, T. Adv. Energy Mater. 2023, 13, 2300329 The energetic disorder has…
Understanding the Thickness and Light-Intensity Dependent Performance of Green-Solvent Processed Organic Solar Cells
Lübke, D.; Hartnagel, P.; Hülsbeck, M.; Kirchartz, T. ACS Materials Au 2023, 3, 215 For indoor light harvesting, the adjustable…
Enhancing Built-in Electric Fields for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Encapsulating C60 Fullerene into Zirconium-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks
Liu, L., Meng, H., Chai, Y., Chen, X., Xu, J., Liu, X., Liu, W., Guldi, D. M., Zhu, Y., Angew.…
Supramolecular Recognition within a Nanosized “Buckytrap” That Exhibits Substantial Photoconductivity
Sen, S., Ishiwari, F., Kaur, R., Ishida, M., Ray, D., Kikuchi, K., Mori, T., Bähring, S., Lynch, V. M., Saeki,…
Aerosol Jet Printing of Polymer Optical Waveguides
Hamjah, M. K., Reitberger, T., Lorenz, L., Franke, J. Optical Polymer Waveguides: From the Design to the Final 3D-Opto Mechatronic…
Anthracene-Fused Oligo-BODIPYs: A New Class of π-Extended NIR-Absorbing Materials
Labella, J., Durán-Sampedro, G., Krishna, S., Martínez-Díaz, M. V., Guldi, D. M., Torres, T., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62,…
Solution Atomic Layer Deposition of Smooth, Continuous, Crystalline Metal–Organic Framework Thin Films
Maïssa K. S. Barr, Soheila Nadiri, Dong-Hui Chen, Peter G. Weidler, Sebastian Bochmann, Helmut Baumgart, Julien Bachmann, and Engelbert Redel,…
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