Publications 2026
Abdel, D.; Relle, J.; Kirchartz, T.; Jaap, P.; Fuhrmann, J.; Burger, S.; Becker, C.; Jäger, K.; Farrell, P.:
How nanotextured interfaces influence the electronics in perovskite solar cells. EES Solar 2 (2026), p. 436-447
https://github.com/NUMSEMIC/TexturedPerovskiteSolarCells.jl
doi: 10.1039/D5EL00208G
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Amann, M.; Drosou, M.; Al Said, T.; Allgaier, A.; Kutin, Y.; Antoni, P.W.; Holstein, J.J.; Kasanmascheff, M.; van Slageren, J.; Schnegg, A.; Pantazis, D.A.; Hansmann, M.M.:
Triplet Metallovinylidenes of Palladium and Platinum Based on a Chelating P/Diazoalkene Ligand. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 65 (2026), p. e16032/1-10
doi: 10.1002/anie.202516032
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Amousa, N.; Poll, M.; Godeffroy, L.; Berastegui, P.; Nickel, N.H.; Sharma, N.; Donzel-Gargand, O.; Dittrich, T.; Fengler, S.; Wintz, S.; Petit, T.; Jansson, U.; Gonzalez-Julian, J.:
Chemical exfoliation of layered Al5C3N for the synthesis of AlN nanosheets. Communications Materials 7 (2026), p. 2/1-9
doi: 10.1038/s43246-025-01019-3
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Artuk, K.; Turkay, D.; Kuba, A.; Riemelmoser, S.; Steele, J. A.; Hurni, J.; Spitznagel, J.; Quest, H.; De Bastiani, M.; Zhao, J.; Diekmann, J.; Ongaro, C.; Othman, M.; Heydarian, M.; Fischer, O.; Lai, H.; Austin, J. S.; Zeiske, S.; López-Arteaga, R.; Liu, C.; Mensi, M. D.; Castro-Méndez, A.-F.; Li, M.; Gries, T. W.; Hill, S.; Saenz, F.; Champault, L.; Can, H. A.; Golobostanfard, M. R.; Desai, U.; Remondeau, P.; Solano, E.; Portale, G.; Faes, A.; Lang, F.; Musiienko, A.; Rolston, N.; Fu, F.; Schubert, M. C.; Schindler, F.; Chen, B.; Pasquarello, A.; Sargent, E. H.; Hessler-Wyser, A.; Jeangros, Q.; Ballif, C.; Wolff, C. M.:
Triple-Junction Solar Cells with Improved Carrier and Photon Management. Nature 653 (2026), p. 90–97
doi: 10.1038/s41586-026-10385-y
Bonomo, P.; Battaglia, G.; Frontini, F.; Thorsteinsson, S.; Chivelet, N.M.; Yang, R.; Tabakovic, M.; Schneider, A.; Rau, B.; Lobaccaro, G.; Akbarinejad, T.; Matai, K.; JunTae, K.; Klinga, C.; Mulcué-Nieto, L.F.:
BIPV: Education and Training Activities for Solar Architecture : 2026. IEA PVPS Task 15 : Enabling Framework for the Development of BIPV. T15-25:20 , 2026
https://iea-pvps.org/key-topics/t15-bipv-education-training-2026/
doi: 10.69766/QIFD7298
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Dharmaraj, K.; Alencar Emerenciano, A.; Kaplan, C.; Schultz, T.; Handke, M.; Koch, N.; Schlatmann, R.; Lauermann, I.; Browne, M. P.:
Low loading thin film vs. industrially relevant powder electrodes as catalysts for anion exchange membrane water electrolysis. Journal of Materials Chemistry A early view (2026)
doi: 10.1039/D6TA03228A
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Ding, Y.; Aldamasy, M.H.; Abate, A.; Mi, Q.:
What Limits the Performance of Tin Perovskite Solar Cells? A Perspective from Energy Levels and Interfacial Alignment. ACS Energy Letters 11 (2026), p. 4213-4219
doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.6c00520
Dittmer, D.; Abdur-Rahman, A.; Nezhadfard, M.; Bartie, N.; Diaz, F.; Blömeke, S.; Schröder, D.; Herrmann, C.; Friedrich, B.:
Experimental and environmental impact of early-stage lithium recovery in lithium-ion battery recycling. Waste Management 211 (2026), p. 115283/1-13
doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115283
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Feeney, T.; Miaskiewicz, A.; Petry, J.; Laufer, F.; Singh, R.; Severin, S.; Skorjanc, V.; Diercks, A.; Maniyarasu, S.; Korte, L.; Albrecht, S.; Paetzold, U.W.; Roß, M.; Fassl, P.:
High-Rate FA-Based Co-Evaporated Perovskites: Understanding Rate Limitations and Practical Considerations to Overcome Their Impact. Advanced Functional Materials 36 (2026), p. e17873/1-14
doi: 10.1002/adfm.202517873
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Fengler, S.; Ponomarev, I.; Dittrich, T.:
Effective Absorption Cross Sections of Defects in High Pressure High Temperature Diamond Studied by Modulated Surface Photovoltage Spectroscopy. Physica Status Solidi A 223 (2026), p. e202500531/1-10
doi: 10.1002/pssa.202500531
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Giliberti, G.; Farias-Basulto, G.; Jäger, K.; Mehlhop, T.; Kaufmann, C. A.; Di Carlo, A.:
Assessment and Optimization of 2T Perovskite/ CIGS Tandems via Data-Driven and Optoelectronic Modelling. Nano-Micro Letters 18 (2026), p. 312/1-14
doi: 10.1007/s40820-026-02141-8
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Görüyilmaz, M. T.; Dharmaraj, K.; Dorbandt, I.; Kemppainen, E.; Schultz, T.; Koch, N.; Guo, X.; Nicolosi, V.; Schlatmann, R.; Browne, M. P.; Calnan, S.:
Electrodeposited MnCo and MnNiCo Spinels for Anion Exchange Membrane Direct Ammonia Fuel Cell Cathodes: An Alternative to Platinum. ChemSusChem 19 (2026), p. e70795/1-10
doi: 10.1002/cssc.70795
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Guo, S.; Liu, G.; Wu, H.; Wang, L.; Zhang, Z.; Tang, Y.; Zhao, J.; Li, Z.; Su, Z.; Li, G.; Abate, A.; Fan, J.; Li, M.:
Vertically Oriented Bisphosphonate Self-Assembled Monolayers for Efficient and Thermocycling-Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Energy Materials 16 (2026), p. e70814/1-10
doi: 10.1002/aenm.70814
Guo, Y.; Zhang, C.; Wu, H.; Li, J.; Zhao, J.; Zhang, Z.; Li, Z.; Zuo, S.; Yang, F.; He, B.; Su, Z.; Zuo, W.; Li, Z.; Abate, A.; Segawa, H.; Li, M.:
Dynamic Redox-Active Self-Assembled Monolayers Enable Robust Inverted Tin-Lead Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Materials 38 (2026), p. e73258/1-10
doi: 10.1002/adma.73258
Hadadian, M.; Gries, T.W.; Grandhi, G. K.; Rosqvist, E.; Nizamov, R.; Granroth, S.; Vivo, P.; Österbacka, R.; Smått, J.-H.; Abate, A.; Miettunen, K.:
The role of terminal functional groups in molecular passivation of the perovskite/hole-selective layer interface. EES Solar 1 (2026), p. 149-160
doi: 10.1039/D5EL00156K
Data-doi: 10.5281/zenodo.15799811
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Harnmanasvate, C.; Meitzner, R.; Liu, Y.; Rujisamphan, N.; Unger, E.; Cheacharoen, R.:
Carbohydrate-powered solar cells: how starches give perovskite extra energy. Materials Chemistry Frontiers 10 (2026), p. 80-89
doi: 10.1039/d5qm00493d
Jiang, X.; Zeng, J.; Sun, K.; Wegener, S.A.; Li, Z.; Pan, G.; Koyiloth Vayalil, S.; Schwartzkopf, M.; Xu, B.; Müller-Buschbaum, P.:
Degradation Mechanisms Associated with Electron-Blocking Layers in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Science early view (2026)
doi: 10.1002/advs.75170
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Jin, Z.; Jiang, X.; Li, Z.; Ci, X.; Pan, G.; Li, L.; Zhang, J.; Jiang, X.; Koyiloth Vayalil, S.; Sun, K.; Roth, S.V.; Müller-Buschbaum, P.:
Gas Quenching under Ambient Conditions for Efficient and Stable Wide-Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells with Surface Passivation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 18 (2026), p. 1702-1713
doi: 10.1021/acsami.5c21175
Data-doi: 10.14459/2025mp1839308
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Kafedjiska, I.; Le Corre, V. M.; Köbler, H.; Levine, I.; Schlatmann, R.; Lauermann, I.:
Investigation of interfacial charge-carrier dynamics, degradation, and recombination mechanisms in single-junction perovskite solar cells with NiOx and SAM hole-transporting layers via steady-state drift-diffusion model simulations. Sustainable Energy & Fuels 10 (2026), p. 1174-1191
doi: 10.1039/D5SE00474H
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Kleesiek, J. N.; Günther, M.; Steigert, A.; Erfurt, D.; Janke, S.; Härtel, M.; Schlatmann, R.; Stannowski, B.; Harter, A.:
Role of Hydrogen on the ITO/Ag Contact Resistance for Low-Temperature Screen-Printing Metallization of Pero/Si Tandems. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 16 (2026), p. 369-374
doi: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2026.3675739
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Lenaers, S.; Lammar, S.; Krishna, A.; Stacchini, V.; Cardeynaels, T.; Penxten, H.; Weijtens, C.; Verhage, M.; Ruttens, B.; Maes, W.; D'Haen, J.; Musiienko, A.; Aernouts, T.; Lutsen, L.; Vanderzande, D.; Poortmans, J.; Van Gompel, W.:
Pyrene-Based Self-Assembled Monolayer with Improved Surface Coverage and Energy Level Alignment for Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials 36 (2026), p. 2411922/1-12
doi: 10.1002/adfm.202411922
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Li, G.; Zhang, Z.; Agyei-Tuffour, B.; Wu, L.; Gries, T.W.; Prashanthan, K.; Frohloff, L.; Musiienko, A.; Li, J.; Zhu, R.; Hart, L.J.F.; Wang, L.; Li, Z.; Hou, B.; Koch, N.; Saba, M.; Barnes, P.R.F.; Nelson, J.; Dyson, P.J.; Nazeeruddin, M.K.; Li, M.; Abate, A.:
Correction: Stabilizing high-efficiency perovskite solar cells via strategic interfacial contact engineering. Nature Photonics 20 (2026), p. 241/1
doi: 10.1038/s41566-026-01852-z
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Öztuna, E.; Götsch, T.; Cruz, D.; Zeller, P.; Vinogradova, O.V.; Li, Z.; Rohner, C.; Schmidt, F.P.; Gheisari, Z.; Steigert, A.; Muske, M.; Hävecker, M.; Stotz, E.; Antonyshyn, I.; Girgsdies, F.; Timpe, O.; Lunkenbein, T.; Bukas, V.J.; Reuter, K.; Schlögl, R.; Skorupska, K.; Knop-Gericke, A.; Cuenya, B.R.:
Operando X-ray Spectroscopy Study of Pd and Pd-Au Laterally Condensed Catalysts during Selective Acetylene Hydrogenation: The Role of Carbon. Advanced Materials 38 (2026), p. e17227/1-17
doi: 10.1002/adma.202517227
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Panagiotopoulos, A.; Almpanidis, K.; Hung, E.Y.H.; Lempesis, N.; Xu, W.; Perrakis, G.; Jenatsch, S.; Abelian, L.; Dimitrov, S.; Kutsarov, D.; Rezaee, E.; Gallant, B.M.; Stolojan, V.; Petridis, K.; Stranks, S.D.; Snaith, H.J.; Kakavelakis, G.; Silva, S.R.P.:
Fullerene derivative integration controls morphological behaviour and recombination losses in non-fullerene acceptor-based organic solar cells. Materials Horizons 13 (2026), p. 2418-2437
doi: 10.1039/d5mh02065d
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Raza, M. H.; Crispi, S.; Jozwiak, E.; Frisch, M.; Kraehnert, R.; Schlatmann, R.; Amkreutz, D.; Neri, G.; Pinna, N.:
Chemoresistive properties of NiO surface-modified Nb-doped TiO2 mesoporous thin films. RSC Applied Interfaces 3 (2026), p. 95-103
doi: 10.1039/D5LF00279F
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Roß, M.; Severin, S.; Hildebrandt, J.; Erdmann, K.; Miaskiewicz, A.; Skorjanc, V.; Bernardes de Araujo, W.M.; Leyden, M.; Korte, L.; Seeger, S.; Dallmann, A.; Albrecht, S.:
Compositional Analysis of Metal Halide Perovskites: Insight into the Coevaporation Process via Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy. ACS Energy Letters 11 (2026), p. 1935-1943
doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c03689
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Rusu, M.; Márquez, J. A.; Hempel, H.; Gurieva, G.; Choubrac, L.; Simsek, I.; Schwiddessen, R.; Reyes-Figueroa, P.; Molpeceres, D.; Wenisch, R.; Schleuning, M.; Hoffmann, J.-E.; Habicht, K.; Kaufmann, C. A.; Lauermann, I.; Schorr, S.; Unold, T.:
Combinatorial Synthesis of BaCu2Se2 Thin Films: Effect of Composition on Crystal Structure and Optoelectronic Properties. Small 22 (2026), p. e73267/1-14
doi: 10.1002/smll.73267
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Sarisozen, S.; Lehnen, A.-C.; Hu, F.; Ofkeli, G.; von Reppert, A.; Rössle, M.; Ozen, S.; Kaya, S.; Holte, L.; Maslyanchuk, O.; Groszewicz, P. B.; Hartlieb, M.; Neher, D.; Lang, F.:
Highly sensitive X-ray detectors with polymer-perovskite-embedded flexible teflon membranes. Materials Horizons 13 (2026), p. 7128–7142
doi: 10.1039/d5mh02084k
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Shen, X.; Hui, W.T.; Hu, S.; Yang, F.; Wang, J.; Yao, J.; Louwen, A.; Tam, B.S.T.; Rong, L.; McMeekin, D.P.; Lohmann, K.; Yuan, Q.; Naylor, M.C.; Kober-Czerny, M.; Seo, S.; Holzhey, P.; Zaininger, K.A.; Christoforo, M.G.; Carroy, P.; Barth, V.; Yeung, F.S.Y.; Noel, N.K.; Johnston, M.; Lin, Y.H.; Snaith, H.J.:
Crystal-facet-directed all-vacuum-deposited perovskite solar cells. Nature Materials 25 (2026), p. 999-1010
doi: 10.1038/s41563-026-02494-w
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Tang, Y.; Lin, C.; Nian, Z.; Gries, T. W.; Kim, J. H.; Pedersen, K. R.; Yang, Y.-T.; Hill, S.; Sathyaseelan, V.; Wang, Y.; Yang, H.; Zhao, H.; Xu, W.; Liu, Z.-F.; Luo, X.; Li, Y.; Yuan, C.; Huang, L.; Zhu, C.; Graham, K. R.; Musiienko, A.; Savoie, B. M.; Dou, L.:
Selective Bidentate Coordination Reconstructs Residual PbI2 to Homogenize Interfacial Energetics in Perovskite Solar Cells. Journal of the American Chemical Society 148 (2026)
doi: 10.1021/jacs.6c05316
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Tian, S.; Nagy, O.; Zhou, B.; Yavuz, I.; Turnell-Ritson, R.C.; Liu, Y.; Zuo, S.; Unger, E.; Abate, A.; Li, G.; Gao, X.X.; Jepsen, P.U.; Nazeeruddin, M.K.; Dyson, P.J.:
Crystallization Modulation and Defect Passivation of Tin-Based Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes Avoiding DMSO. Advanced Optical Materials 14 (2026), p. e03684/1-9
doi: 10.1002/adom.202503684
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Tsunaki, L.; Singh, A.; Trofimov, S.; Naydenov, B.:
Digital Twin Simulations Toolbox of the Nitrogen-Vacancy Center in Diamond. Advanced Quantum Technologies 9 (2026), p. e00691/1-20
doi: 10.1002/qute.202500691
Data-doi: 10.5281/zenodo.19596973
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Wang, A.; Huang, C.; Du, K.; Zhang, L.; Li, L.; Dong, X.; Musiienko, A.; Li, M.; Abate, A.; Wen, X.; Li, G.; Ding, J.:
Understanding and mitigating interfacial defects in tin-lead perovskites for robust photovoltaics. Coordination Chemistry Reviews 548 (2026), p. 217177/1-18
doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2025.217177
Wei, Y.; Thum, L.; Kunene, A.; Amkreutz, D.; Schlatmann, R.; Calnan, S.:
A Review on Microreactor Design for Effective Fischer-Tropsch Process Intensification. Advanced Materials Technologies 11 (2026), p. e01557/1-27
doi: 10.1002/admt.202501557
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Wieland, C.; Hermerschmidt, F.; Schröder, V.R.F.; Rühl, D.S.; List-Kratochvil, E.J.W.:
Inkjet-Printed Metal Halide Perovskite Thin-Film Field-Effect Transistors. Advanced Electronic Materials 12 (2026), p. e00517/1-7
doi: 10.1002/aelm.202500517
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Xu, Q.; Qian, Y.; Zhao, Q.; Ren, Z.; Li, J.; Qiu, Y.; Yin, S.; Cao, H.:
Regulation of Vapor-Deposited Perovskite by Rubidium Chloride for Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells. Progress in Photovoltaics early view (2026)
doi: 10.1002/pip.70055
Yamaguchi, M.; Schygulla, P.; Kafedjiska, I.; Dimroth, F.; Schlatmann, R.:
Overview and future perspective of Si tandem solar cells. Applied Physics Express 19 (2026), p. 040105/1-18
doi: 10.35848/1882-0786/ae5b1d
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Zhang, X.; Cao, Q.; Wang, L.; Zhang, T.; Fu, K.X.; Li, Z.; Abate, A.; Li, M.; Li, G.:
Defect-Healing in Perovskite Photovoltaics Driving Long-Term Reliability and Performance. Advanced Functional Materials 36 (2026), p. e23417/1-23
doi: 10.1002/adfm.202523417
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Zhang, Z.; Zhu, R.; Li, G.; Tang, Y.; Wu, H.; Zhao, J.; Wu, J.; Gries, T. W.; Musiienko, A.; Zuo, S.; Li, Z.; He, B.; Su, Z.; Gao, X.; Zuo, W.; Hou, B.; Pascual, J.; Sapienza, L.; Wang, L.; Deng, L.-L.; Jia, Y.; Li, G.; Dyson, P. J.; Nazeeruddin, M. K.; Saliba, M.; Abate, A.; Li, M.:
Photoswitchable Isomers to Improve Grain Boundary Resilience and Perovskite Solar Cells Stability under Light Cycling. Nature Energy 11 (2026), p. 623–632
doi: 10.1038/s41560-026-01993-z
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Zhang, Z.; Zhu, R.; Li, G.; Tang, Y.; Wu, H.; Zhao, J.; Wu, J.; Gries, T.W.; Musiienko, A.; Zuo, S.; Li, Z.; He, B.; Su, Z.; Gao, X.; Zuo, W.; Hou, B.; Pascual, J.; Sapienza, L.; Wang, L.; Deng, L.L.; Jia, Y.; Li, G.; Dyson, P.J.; Nazeeruddin, M.K.; Saliba, M.; Abate, A.; Li, M.:
Correction: Photoswitchable isomers to improve grain boundary resilience and perovskite solar cells stability under light cycling. Nature Energy (2026)
doi: 10.1038/s41560-026-02041-6
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