Publications by Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin

Spiro-Phenothiazine Hole-Transporting Materials: Unlocking Stability and Scalability in Perovskite Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Likai Zheng, Jaeki Jeong

Improving both the efficiency and long-term stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is critical for their commercial deployment. Despite the widespread use of spiro-OMeTAD as a hole-transporting material (HTM), its inhomogeneous doping behavior and susc ...

2025

All-perovskite tandem solar cells achieving >29% efficiency with improved (100) orientation in wide-bandgap perovskites

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ursula Röthlisberger, Virginia Carnevali, Nikolaos Lempesis, Lorenzo Agosta, Mingyang Wei

Monolithic all-perovskite tandem solar cells present a promising approach for exceeding the efficiency limit of single-junction solar cells. However, the substantial open-circuit voltage loss in the wide-bandgap perovskite subcell hinders further improveme ...

NATURE PORTFOLIO2025

Unraveling the Role of Electron-Withdrawing Molecules for Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Photovoltaics

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Likai Zheng, Mingyang Wei

Electron-withdrawing molecules (EWMs) have exhibited remarkable efficacy in boosting the performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, the underneath mechanisms governing their positive attributes remain inadequately understood. Herein, we conduct ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2025

Self-assembled bilayer for perovskite solar cells with improved tolerance against thermal stresses

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Mingyang Wei

The adoption of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) requires improved resistance to high temperatures and temperature variations. Hole-selective self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) have enabled progress in the performance of inverted PSCs, yet they may compromise t ...

2025

Dopamine Dopes the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, David Lyndon Emsley, Ursula Röthlisberger, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Lukas Pfeifer, Virginia Carnevali, Nikolaos Lempesis

The electron transport layer (ETL) is a crucial component of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) as it greatly influences their photovoltaic performance. Among various currently used ETL materials, SnO₂ stands out due to its unique advantages, including low‐temp ...

Wiley2025

Conformationally Stable and Sterically Hindered Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1,3-diammonium Modification of FAPbI3 Enhances the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Lukas Pfeifer

Solution-processed α-FAPbI3 perovskite films frequently exhibit structural defects and impurities that impede the durable operation of solar cells. In this study, we introduced a conformationally stable, sterically bulky molecular passivator, bicyclo[1.1.1 ...

2025

Strain-induced rubidium incorporation into wide-bandgap perovskites reduces photovoltage loss

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, David Lyndon Emsley, Ursula Röthlisberger, Mounir Driss Mensi, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Pascal Alexander Schouwink, Lukas Pfeifer, Jing Gao, Virginia Carnevali

A-site cation mixing can enhance the photovoltaic performance of a wide-bandgap (WBG) perovskite, but rubidium (Rb) cation mixing generally forms a nonperovskite phase. We report that lattice strain locks Rb ions into the α-phase of the lattice of a triple ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)2025

Single junction CsPbBr3 solar cell coupled with electrolyzer for solar water splitting

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Jaeki Jeong

Artificial photosynthesis system to realize Solar overall water splitting has been regarded as sustainable and renewable solution for energy and environmental issues. While artificial photosynthesis system (efficiency of 12.4%) greatly exceeds efficiency o ...

2025

Methylammonium Nitrate-Mediated Crystal Growth and Defect Passivation in Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Kevin Sivula, Jun Ho Yum, Yeonju Kim

Additive engineering has been a crucial strategy to improve photovoltaic properties by reducing carrier trap centers or increasing carrier diffusion lengths in the lead halide perovskite active layer. We introduced a small amount of CH3NH3 +NO3 - (methylam ...

Amer Chemical Soc2024

Tailored Supramolecular Interactions in Host–Guest Complexation for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Likai Zheng, Mingyang Wei

Host-guest complexation offers a promising approach for mitigating surface defects in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Crown ethers are the most widely used macrocyclic hosts for complexing perovskite surfaces, yet their supramolecular interactions and funct ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2024