Wednesday 10 May 2017

Invited lecture at Manchester University on perovskite solar cells


On May 3rd 2017, Dr Giorgio Schileo was invited to give a lecture on the state-of-the-art and industrial applications of perovskite solar cells to Renewable Energy MSc students at the University of Manchester.

The talk covered the physical chemistry aspects of perovskite solar cells, including insights on the challenges that a new technology must face to make the transition from academic novelty to useful product that generates a profit. Perovskite solar cells are a good example of this process, as they generated an enormous amount of interest in the academic community and attracted considerable investments worldwide, even though critical issues (stability, toxicity of Pb, etc.) still have to be addressed.

Dr Schileo also presented the KTP scheme to the students as a possible route to secure a job in the industry while gaining some additional skills, and also different aspects such as market shares, overall cost considerations, and scale-up issues.


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