Hard x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: a snapshot of the state-of-the-art in 2020

C Kalha, NK Fernando, P Bhatt… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Hard x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES) is establishing itself as an essential
technique for the characterisation of materials. The number of specialised photoelectron …

Designing catalysts for water splitting based on electronic structure considerations

SA Razek, MR Popeil, L Wangoh, J Rana… - Electronic …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The disproportionation of H 2 O into solar fuels H 2 and O 2, or water splitting, is a promising
strategy for clean energy harvesting and storage but requires the concerted action of …

Unreacted PbI2 as a Double-Edged Sword for Enhancing the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells

TJ Jacobsson, JP Correa-Baena… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Lead halide perovskites have over the past few years attracted considerable interest as
photo absorbers in PV applications with record efficiencies now reaching 22%. It has …

Improved performance of the silicon anode for Li-ion batteries: understanding the surface modification mechanism of fluoroethylene carbonate as an effective …

C Xu, F Lindgren, B Philippe, M Gorgoi… - Chemistry of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Silicon as a negative electrode material for lithium-ion batteries has attracted tremendous
attention due to its high theoretical capacity, and fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) was used …

Chemical and Electronic Structure Characterization of Lead Halide Perovskites and Stability Behavior under Different Exposures A Photoelectron Spectroscopy …

B Philippe, BW Park, R Lindblad… - Chemistry of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The past few years, two perovskite materials have attracted much attention in the solar cell
community: CH3NH3PbI3 and CH3NH3PbI3–x Cl x. While these materials are usually …

Fluoride chemistry in tin halide perovskites

J Pascual, M Flatken, R Félix, G Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tin is the frontrunner for substituting toxic lead in perovskite solar cells. However, tin suffers
the detrimental oxidation of SnII to SnIV. Most of reported strategies employ SnF2 in the …

Electronic properties of meso-superstructured and planar organometal halide perovskite films: charge trapping, photodoping, and carrier mobility

T Leijtens, SD Stranks, GE Eperon, R Lindblad… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Solution-processed organometal trihalide perovskite solar cells are attracting increasing
interest, leading to high performances over 15% in thin film architectures. Here, we probe …

Electronic Structure of TiO2/CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cell Interfaces

R Lindblad, D Bi, B Park, J Oscarsson… - The journal of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The electronic structure and chemical composition of efficient CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar
cell materials deposited onto mesoporous TiO2 were studied using photoelectron …

The doping mechanism of halide perovskite unveiled by alkaline earth metals

N Phung, R Félix, D Meggiolaro… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Halide perovskites are a strong candidate for the next generation of photovoltaics. Chemical
doping of halide perovskites is an established strategy to prepare the highest efficiency and …

Nanosilicon electrodes for lithium-ion batteries: interfacial mechanisms studied by hard and soft X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

B Philippe, R Dedryvère, J Allouche… - Chemistry of …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Largely based on its very high rechargeable capacity, silicon appears as an ideal candidate
for the next generation of negative electrodes for Li-ion batteries. However, a crucial …