Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Physics Graduate Seminar
Robert Stanton will speak on Computational Investigations of 2D Perovskites and Metal-Organic Frameworks for Efficient Solar Energy Harvesting.
Photovoltaic solar cells serve as the primary platform for the realization of high efficiency solar energy
harvesting. Given the large gains in energy production that are obtained through even modest
improvements in solar cell efficiency, significant research efforts have gone into discovering novel
materials for these photovoltaic devices to drive up performance. Two-dimensional metal-organic
frameworks (2DMOFs) and two-dimensional perovskites (2DPKs) have emerged as candidate materials
for realizing these improvements, owing to their unique structural and electronic properties. One problem
is that the search space of these materials is expansive, and the experimental synthesis of all reasonable
materials is an intractable task. Computational methods, therefore, are vital to the assessment of broad
trends across these materials to identify candidates with indicators of high performance upon device
implementation. To that end, this thesis utilizes a multiscale computational approach to analyze
perovskite and interfaced MOF-perovskite systems for the assessment of these key characteristics with
realistic device implementation in mind. The presented research findings highlight broad trends across
this class of materials, the promise of hybrid MOF-perovskite systems, and a software package geared
towards the simulation of 2DPK systems.
Tuesday, June 11th, 2024 12:00 P.M. SC 382
Zoom Link:
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