Research
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Thin film solar cells and materials. Transparent conducting oxides and thin film semiconductors, especially solar absorber layers. Bulk crystal and thin film growth processes. Photovoltaic devices and their processing. Advanced device characterisation of both materials and devices using optical, electrical and structural methods.
Research groups
Research grants
Bandgap manipulation for improved antimony chalcogenide solar cells
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
November 2022 - October 2025
Overcoming the grain size limit to Voc in sustainable photovoltaics
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
July 2015 - January 2019
SUPERSOLAR Solar Energy Hub
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
May 2017 - October 2018
Innovative Nanowire DEvicE Design: indeed
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
February 2017 - July 2021
University of Liverpool - Equipment Account (CDT)
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
August 2014 - August 2024
SUPERSOLAR Solar Energy Hub
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
May 2012 - October 2017
SUPERGEN Extension - Improved Understanding, Development and Optimisation of Perovskite-based Solar Cells
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
January 2015 - October 2017
NanoEmbrace - Embracing One Dimensional Semiconductor Nanostructures
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
January 2013 - December 2016
SuperSolar Flexible Funding - Planar heterojunctions for perovskite-based PV: optical design, heterostructure screening and junction properties
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
May 2014 - October 2017
Finding universal design laws for efficiency enhancing layers in thin film PV
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
April 2013 - December 2015
Research collaborations
Dr Jon Major
Fabrication and evaluation of solar photovoltaic materials and devices
Thin film growth and characterisation including device fabrication and development
Prof Tim Veal
Physics of solar energy materials
Detailed investigations of the physics of new and emerging materials for solar photovoltaics
Dr Richard Potter
Growth and chacterisation of advanced materials for electonic and energy applications
Dr Vin Dhanak
Suface science investigations of thin film PV materials
Prof Paul Chalker
Thin film deposition and characterisation for electronic materials and solar cells
Prof Paul Warren
Pilkington
Thin film solar cells and transparent conductors