Study level

  • PhD

Faculty/School

Faculty of Engineering

School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering

Topic status

We're looking for students to study this topic.

Research centre

Supervisors

Professor Sara Couperthwaite
Position
Professor
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Dr Erandi Prangige
Position
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Engineering

External supervisors

  • Lava Blue

Overview

Australia has the potential to lead globally in supplying precursor materials for next-generation metal halide perovskite solar cells, leveraging its abundant critical minerals and strong mineral processing capabilities with an innovative "mineral to precursor to final product" strategy.

This project will demonstrate the performance of next-generation metal halide perovskite solar cells using Australian sourced materials, complimented with computational modelling to understand the elemental interactions of any impurities.

Research activities

Explore the effect of precursor purity on the properties of inorganic metal halide perovskite solar cells.

Key responsibilities include perovskite synthesis, fabrication of devices, perovskite efficiency, stability testing and characterisation, along with DFT modelling.

Skills and experience

The research group is seeking a highly motivated and talented PhD student to join the research team in the field of physics, materials science and/or materials engineering with some experience in computational modelling.

Scholarships

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Contact

Sara Couperthwaite: sara.couperthwaite@qut.edu.au