Publications by Ludmilla Steier

2022 roadmap on low temperature electrochemical CO2 reduction

Sophia Haussener, Raffaella Buonsanti, Etienne Boutin, Ludmilla Steier, Xiaoyan Wang, Ming Ma, Xuan Liu

Electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2R) is an attractive option for storing renewable electricity and for the sustainable production of valuable chemicals and fuels. In this roadmap, we review recent progress in fundamental understanding, catalyst development ...

IOP Publishing Ltd2022

Impact of the Synthesis Route on the Water Oxidation Kinetics of Hematite Photoanodes

Michael Graetzel, Ludmilla Steier

Operando spectroelectrochemical analysis is used to determine the water oxidation reaction kinetics for hematite photoanodes prepared using four different synthetic procedures. While these photoanodes exhibit very different current/voltage performance, the ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2020

In situ observation of picosecond polaron self-localisation in alpha-Fe2O3 photoelectrochemical cells

Michael Graetzel, Ludmilla Steier

Hematite (alpha-Fe2O3) is the most studied artificial oxygen-evolving photo-anode and yet its efficiency limitations and their origin remain unknown. A sub-picosecond reorganisation of the hematite structure has been proposed as the mechanism which dictate ...

Springer2019

Low-Temperature Nb-Doped SnO2 Electron-Selective Contact Yields over 20% Efficiency in Planar Perovskite Solar Cells

Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Wolfgang Richard Tress, Jingshan Luo, Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena, Matthew Thomas Mayer, Jiyoun Seo, Silver Hamill Turren Cruz, Ludmilla Steier, Elham Halvani Anaraki

2018

Analysis of Optical Losses in a Photoelectrochemical Cell: A Tool for Precise Absorptance Estimation

Michael Graetzel, Ludmilla Steier

Optical losses in a photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell account for a substantial part of solar-to-hydrogen conversion losses, but limited attention is paid to the detailed investigation of optical losses in PEC cells. In this work, an optical model of combine ...

Wiley-Blackwell2018

A copper nickel mixed oxide hole selective layer for Au-free transparent cuprous oxide photocathodes

Michael Graetzel, Jingshan Luo, Matthew Thomas Mayer, Marcel Roland Schreier, Ludmilla Steier, Minkyu Son

State-of-the-art cuprous oxide (Cu2O) photocathodes for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting have a long tradition of using gold (Au)-coated F-doped SnO2 (FTO) substrates for the improvement of Cu2O electrodeposition and overall PEC performance. Au i ...

Royal Soc Chemistry2017

Ultrathin Buffer Layers of SnO2 by Atomic Layer Deposition: Perfect Blocking Function and Thermal Stability

Michael Graetzel, Ladislav Kavan, Ludmilla Steier

This study pinpoints the advantages of ultrathin electron 15 selective layers (ESL) of SnO2 fabricated by atomic layer deposition (ALD). These layers recently caught attention in planar perovskite solar cells and appear as powerful alternatives to other ox ...

American Chemical Society2017

Solar conversion of CO2 to CO using Earth-abundant electrocatalysts prepared by atomic layer modification of CuO

Jeremy Luterbacher, Jingshan Luo, Matthew Thomas Mayer, Florent Emmanuel Héroguel, Marcel Roland Schreier, Ludmilla Steier

The solar-driven electrochemical reduction of CO2 to fuels and chemicals provides a promising way for closing the anthropogenic carbon cycle. However, the lack of selective and Earth-abundant catalysts able to achieve the desired transformation reactions i ...

Nature Publishing Group2017

The effect of illumination on the formation of metal halide perovskite films

Michael Graetzel, Wolfgang Richard Tress, Antonio Abate, Jiyoun Seo, Amita Ummadisingu, Ludmilla Steier, Taisuke Matsui

Optimizing the morphology of metal halide perovskite films is an important way to improve the performance of solar cells(1) when these materials are used as light harvesters(2), because film homogeneity is correlated with photovoltaic performance(3). Many ...

Nature Publishing Group2017

Monolithic perovskite/silicon-heterojunction tandem solar cells processed at low temperature

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Antonio Abate, Michael Saliba, Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena, Ludmilla Steier

Tandem solar cells combining silicon and perovskite absorbers have the potential to outperform state-of-the-art high efficiency silicon single junction devices. However, the practical fabrication of monolithic silicon/perovskite tandem solar cells is chall ...

Royal Soc Chemistry2016