Publications by Essa Awadh R Alharbi

High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells with Zwitterion-Capped-ZnO Quantum Dots as Electron Transport Layer and NH4X (X = F, Cl, Br) Assisted Interfacial Engineering

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Mounir Driss Mensi, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Thomas Paul Baumeler, Essa Awadh R Alharbi, Anurag Krishna, Rashmi Runjhun, Georgios Kakavelakis, Viktor Skorjanc

The systematic advances in the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been driven by the developments of perovskite materials, electron transport layer (ETL) materials, and interfacial passivation between the ...

Wiley2024

A critical perspective for emerging ultra-thin solar cells with ultra-high power-per-weight outputs

Michael Graetzel, Essa Awadh R Alharbi, Georgios Kakavelakis, Apostolos Panagiotopoulos

Ultrathin, solution-processed emerging solar cells with high power-per-weight (PPW) outputs demonstrate unique potential for applications where low weight, high power output, and flexibility are indispensable. The following perspective explores the literat ...

Aip Publishing2023

Surface Passivation of FAPbI3-Rich Perovskite with Cesium Iodide Outperforms Bulk Incorporation

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Jacques-Edouard Moser, Kevin Sivula, Jun Ho Yum, Mounir Driss Mensi, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Lukas Pfeifer, Jing Gao, Thomas Paul Baumeler

Metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have shown an incredible increase in efficiency, reaching as high as 25.7%, which now competes with traditional photovoltaic technologies. Herein, we excluded CsX and RbX (X = I–, Br–, Cl–), the most commonly used cations to ...

2023

Cooperative passivation of perovskite solar cells by alkyldimethylammonium halide amphiphiles

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, David Lyndon Emsley, Ursula Röthlisberger, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Lukas Pfeifer, Thomas Paul Baumeler, Mathias Dankl, Nikolaos Lempesis, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt

2023

Optoelectronic or photovoltaic device with metal halide perovskite film treated by passivating agent

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Lukas Pfeifer, Essa Awadh R Alharbi, Anurag Krishna

This invention relates to an optoelectronic or photovoltaic device comprising a perovskite or metal halide perovskite film treated by one or more compounds of formula (I): ((R1-NH(R2)-R3)+)nW (I), wherein n is an integer selected from 1, 2, or 3; R1, R2, R ...

2023

Mitigating the Heterointerface Driven Instability in Perovskite Photovoltaics

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ursula Röthlisberger, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Mathias Dankl, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Hong Zhang, Essa Awadh R Alharbi, Anurag Krishna

Metal halide perovskites have thepotential to revolutionizethefield of photovoltaics, though limited stability has impeded commercialexploitation. The soft heterointerface between the perovskite andcharge-transporting layer is one of the major bottlenecks ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2023

Compositional and interfacial optimization for enhancement of perovskite solar cells performance

Essa Awadh R Alharbi

Non-renewable sources are responsible for most of the overall greenhouse gas emissions, the development of sustainable energy sources is of prime importance to mitigate the negative effects of climate change. Among renewable sources, solar energy is one of ...

EPFL2022

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

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ursula Röthlisberger, Jacques-Edouard Moser, Mounir Driss Mensi, Pascal Alexander Schouwink, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Mathias Dankl, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, 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

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, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Thomas Paul Baumeler, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Zaiwei Wang, Bowen Yang, Linfeng Pan, Essa Awadh R Alharbi

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

A combined molecular dynamics and experimental study of two-step process enabling low-temperature formation of phase-pure α-FAPbI3

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ursula Röthlisberger, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Paramvir Ahlawat, Essa Awadh R Alharbi, Haizhou Lu

It is well established that the lack of understanding the crystallization process in a two-step sequential deposition has a direct impact on efficiency, stability, and reproducibility of perovskite solar cells. Here, we try to understand the solid-solid ph ...

2021