Publications by Georgios Kakavelakis

Infrared-reflective ultrathin-metal-film-based transparent electrode with ultralow optical loss for high efficiency in solar cells

In this work we study in-depth the antireflection and filtering properties of ultrathin-metal-film-based transparent electrodes (MTEs) integrated in thin-film solar cells. Based on numerical optimization of the MTE design and the experimental characterizat ...

Nature Portfolio2024

Graphene-Templated Achiral Hybrid Perovskite for Circularly Polarized Light Sensing

Michael Graetzel, Anurag Krishna, Georgios Kakavelakis

This study points out the importance of the templating effect in hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite semiconductors grown on graphene. By combining two achiral materials, we report the formation of a chiral composite heterostructure with electronic band sp ...

2024

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

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

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