Metal halide perovskite solar cell performance based on impurity profiles from Australian sourced precursor materials

Round 5
Written By zoe fieldhouse

Campus Plus is pleased to announce the start of a new PhD Project in the National Industry PhD Program.

This partnership brings together the world-class critical mineral processing and advanced material manufacturing capabilities of Lava Blue Limited and the cutting-edge chemical engineering and renewable energy expertise of QUT (Queensland University of Technology) to explore local manufacturing of inputs to more efficient solar cells.

The project, “Metal halide perovskite solar cell performance based on impurity profiles from Australian sourced precursor materials”, will combine computational modelling and experimental validation to understand impurity effects and define tolerance limits for scalable, cost-effective perovskite solar cell manufacturing. The goal is to accelerate Australia’s leadership in next-generation solar technologies by leveraging local resources and driving renewable energy innovation.

The research will be conducted by PhD candidate Lauren Roper (pictured) with academic support from Professor Sara Couperthwaite from QUT, and the industry mentorship of Michael McCann from Lava Blue Limited. Congratulations to all involved!

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