ARC DECRA
Overview
Dr. Peng Chen is an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early-Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellow in Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland. In 2020, he got his PhD degree from School of Chemical Engineering at UQ under the supervision of Prof. Lianzhou Wang. He then moved to AIBN and worked as an Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) Research Fellow during 2020-2022, and started his ARC DECRA Fellowship in 2023.
Research Interests
- Lead-free perovskites for low-cost and efficient solar cells
- All-perovskite tandem solar cells for green hydrogen production
- Stable perovskite optoelectronics for flow batteries
Research Impacts
Dr. Peng Chen's research focuses on the development of low-cost and efficient thin-film photovoltaic technologies for renewable energy conversion and storage, including perovskite solar cells, quantum dot solar cells, and solar hydrogen production. In 2018, he pioneered the developement of bilayer 2D-3D perovskite heterostructured solar cells (Adv. Funct. Mater. 2018, 28, 1706923). In 2021, he participated in the conceptual design of ultrastable perovskite-MOF glassy composites for lighting applications (Science 2021, 374, 621). In the past 8 years, he has contributed to over 50 peer-reviewed research papers publishing in top journals including Science, Nature Energy, Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie, Advanced Energy Materials, etc, attracting more than 5000 citations with a H-index of 30 (Google Scholar). He has also attracted several research funds from ARC and ARENA, such as ACAP Fellowship (2020-2022), ARC DECRA Fellowship (2023-2025), and ARC DP (2023-2025).
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Research) of Engineering, Shanghai University (上海大学)
Publications
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Journal Article: Accelerated redox reactions enable stable tin‐lead mixed perovskite solar cells
He, Dongxu, Chen, Peng, Hao, Mengmeng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Wang, Zhiliang, Ding, Shanshan, Lin, Tongen, Zhang, Chengxi, Wu, Xin, Moore, Evan, Steele, Julian A., Namdas, Ebinazar, Bai, Yang and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Accelerated redox reactions enable stable tin‐lead mixed perovskite solar cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63 (4) e202317446, e202317446. doi: 10.1002/anie.202317446
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Journal Article: Accelerated redox reactions enable stable tin‐lead mixed perovskite solar cells
He, Dongxu, Chen, Peng, Hao, Mengmeng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Wang, Zhiliang, Ding, Shanshan, Lin, Tongen, Zhang, Chengxi, Wu, Xin, Moore, Evan, Steele, Julian A., Namdas, Ebinazar B., Bai, Yang and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Accelerated redox reactions enable stable tin‐lead mixed perovskite solar cells. Angewandte Chemie, 136 (4) e202317446, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/ange.202317446
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Journal Article: Post-synthetic interstitial metal doping for efficient and stable 3D/2D heterostructured perovskite solar cells
Zhang, Chengxi, Baktash, Ardeshir, Steele, Julian A., He, Dongxu, Ding, Shanshan, Penukula, Saivineeth, Hao, Mengmeng, Lin, Rijia, Hou, Jingwei, Rolston, Nicholas, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Chen, Peng, Wu, Wu-Qiang and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Post-synthetic interstitial metal doping for efficient and stable 3D/2D heterostructured perovskite solar cells. Advanced Functional Materials. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202315897
Grants
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Solar rechargeable Zinc-Bromine Flow Batteries
(2023–2026) ARC Discovery Projects
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All-perovskite tandem solar cells for efficient green hydrogen production
(2023–2025) ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
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(2020–2022) Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
Available Projects
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All-perovskite tandem solar cells for efficient green hydrogen production
This project aims to design functional materials for the development high-performance and durable solar energy conversion devices, which enable efficient green solar hydrogen production to reduce fossil fuel consumption and alleviate environmental burden. The expected outcomes include advanced semiconducting materials, proof-of-concept solar-driven water electrolytic system with a high solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency, and cutting-edge knowledge in material science, physical chemistry, and nanotechnology. The success of this project expects to facilitate pilot-scale green hydrogen industry and thus position Australia at the frontier of advanced materials, clean energy, and renewable hydrogen supply technologies.
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Perovskite solar cells for Zn-Br flow batteries
Australia is an energy-intensive country, in terms of both production and consumption per capita. Solar energy storage technology, which can reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and alleviate environmental and climate change, will directly benefit the Australian economy. This project aims to develop a new solar energy storage technology by integrating a solar charging process with the flow battery system for better utilization of the abundant yet intermittently available sunlight. Expected outcomes include a new solar driven rechargeable technology with high solar to electricity efficiency, which have strong commercial potential and will help to position Australia at the forefront of solar energy storage device development. The outcomes of this research will also significantly contribute new knowledge in materials science, electrochemistry, and nanotechnology, where Australia enjoys a competitive advantage.
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Lead-free perovskites for non-toxic and low-cost photovoltaics
A new family of optical materials – known as “metal halide perovskites” – have emerged within solar cell research, providing strong potential to revolutionize the photovoltaic market by satisfying several central criteria; namely, simple and scalable fabrication, low manufacturing costs and excellent power conversion efficiency. Recent progress has, however, been largely driven by the development of lead-based (Pb) perovskites solar cells as the field avoids dealing with the intractable issue of lead-toxicity, which imposes understandable adoption hesitancy and impedes commercialization. This project aims to resolve the toxicity issue by developing high-performance lead-free compounds, based on chemically similar tin (Sn), covering fundamental materials science and device development, to validating cost-effective and large-scale fabrication techniques through pilot studies informed by industry standards.
Publications
Journal Article
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Accelerated redox reactions enable stable tin‐lead mixed perovskite solar cells
He, Dongxu, Chen, Peng, Hao, Mengmeng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Wang, Zhiliang, Ding, Shanshan, Lin, Tongen, Zhang, Chengxi, Wu, Xin, Moore, Evan, Steele, Julian A., Namdas, Ebinazar, Bai, Yang and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Accelerated redox reactions enable stable tin‐lead mixed perovskite solar cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63 (4) e202317446, e202317446. doi: 10.1002/anie.202317446
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Accelerated redox reactions enable stable tin‐lead mixed perovskite solar cells
He, Dongxu, Chen, Peng, Hao, Mengmeng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Wang, Zhiliang, Ding, Shanshan, Lin, Tongen, Zhang, Chengxi, Wu, Xin, Moore, Evan, Steele, Julian A., Namdas, Ebinazar B., Bai, Yang and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Accelerated redox reactions enable stable tin‐lead mixed perovskite solar cells. Angewandte Chemie, 136 (4) e202317446, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/ange.202317446
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Zhang, Chengxi, Baktash, Ardeshir, Steele, Julian A., He, Dongxu, Ding, Shanshan, Penukula, Saivineeth, Hao, Mengmeng, Lin, Rijia, Hou, Jingwei, Rolston, Nicholas, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Chen, Peng, Wu, Wu-Qiang and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Post-synthetic interstitial metal doping for efficient and stable 3D/2D heterostructured perovskite solar cells. Advanced Functional Materials. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202315897
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Bilayer 2D-3D perovskite heterostructures for efficient and stable solar cells
Chen, Peng, He, Dongxu, Huang, Xia, Zhang, Chengxi and Wang, Lianzhou (2023). Bilayer 2D-3D perovskite heterostructures for efficient and stable solar cells. ACS Nano, 18 (1), 67-88. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.3c09176
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Ligand‐mediated homojunction structure for high‐efficiency FAPbI3 quantum dot solar cells
Ding, Shanshan, Steele, Julian A., Chen, Peng, Lin, Tongen, He, Dongxu, Zhang, Chengxi, Fan, Xiangqian, Solano, Eduardo, Whittaker, Andrew K., Hao, Mengmeng and Wang, Lianzhou (2023). Ligand‐mediated homojunction structure for high‐efficiency FAPbI3 quantum dot solar cells. Advanced Energy Materials, 13 (45) 2301817. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202301817
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Interfacial alloying between lead halide perovskite crystals and hybrid glasses
Li, Xuemei, Huang, Wengang, Krajnc, Andraž, Yang, Yuwei, Shukla, Atul, Lee, Jaeho, Ghasemi, Mehri, Martens, Isaac, Chan, Bun, Appadoo, Dominique, Chen, Peng, Wen, Xiaoming, Steele, Julian A., Hackbarth, Haira G., Sun, Qiang, Mali, Gregor, Lin, Rijia, Bedford, Nicholas M., Chen, Vicki, Cheetham, Anthony K., Tizei, Luiz H. G., Collins, Sean M., Wang, Lianzhou and Hou, Jingwei (2023). Interfacial alloying between lead halide perovskite crystals and hybrid glasses. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 7612, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43247-6
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Steele, Julian A., Solano, Eduardo, Hardy, David, Dayton, Damara, Ladd, Dylan, White, Keith, Chen, Peng, Hou, Jingwei, Huang, Haowei, Saha, Rafikul Ali, Wang, Lianzhou, Gao, Feng, Hofkens, Johan, Roeffaers, Maarten B. J., Chernyshov, Dmitry and Toney, Michael F. (2023). How to GIWAXS: Grazing Incidence Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering applied to metal halide perovskite thin films. Advanced Energy Materials, 13 (27) 2300760. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202300760
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You, Jiakang, Xiao, Mu, Liu, Siqi, Lu, Haijiao, Chen, Peng, Jiang, Zhi, Shangguan, Wenfeng, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2023). How carbon contamination on the photocatalysts interferes with the performance analysis of CO2 reduction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 (19), 10149-10154. doi: 10.1039/d3ta00834g
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Ding, Shanshan, Hao, Mengmeng, Fu, Changkui, Lin, Tongen, Baktash, Ardeshir, Chen, Peng, He, Dongxu, Zhang, Chengxi, Chen, Weijian, Whittaker, Andrew K., Bai, Yang and Wang, Lianzhou (2022). In situ bonding regulation of surface ligands for efficient and stable FAPbI3 quantum dot solar cells. Advanced Science, 9 (35) 2204476, 1-11. doi: 10.1002/advs.202204476
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Dual metal‐assisted defect engineering towards high‐performance perovskite solar cells
Zhang, Chengxi, Baktash, Ardeshir, Zhong, Jun‐Xing, Chen, Weijian, Bai, Yang, Hao, Mengmeng, Chen, Peng, He, Dongxu, Ding, Shanshan, Steele, Julian A., Lin, Tongen, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Wen, Xiaoming, Wu, Wu‐Qiang and Wang, Lianzhou (2022). Dual metal‐assisted defect engineering towards high‐performance perovskite solar cells. Advanced Functional Materials, 32 (52) 2208077, 1-11. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202208077
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Fan, Xiangqian, Wang, Zhiliang, Lin, Tongen, Du, Du, Xiao, Mu, Chen, Peng, Monny, Sabiha Akter, Huang, Hengming, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Lu, Mingyuan and Wang, Lianzhou (2022). Coordination chemistry engineered polymeric carbon nitride photoanode with ultralow onset potential for water splitting. Angewandte Chemie, 134 (32), 1-6. doi: 10.1002/ange.202204407
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Fan, Xiangqian, Lin, Tongen, Wang, Zhiliang, Du, Du, Xiao, Mu, Chen, Peng, Monny, Sabiha Akter, Huang, Hengming, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Lu, Mingyuan and Wang, Lianzhou (2022). Coordination chemistry engineered polymeric carbon nitride photoanode with ultralow onset potential for water splitting. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61 (32) e202204407, 1-7. doi: 10.1002/anie.202204407
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Metal-organic framework-tailored perovskite solar cells
Chen, Peng, Hou, Jingwei and Wang, Lianzhou (2022). Metal-organic framework-tailored perovskite solar cells. Microstructures, 2 (3) 14, 1-15. doi: 10.20517/microstructures.2022.05
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Surface chemistry engineering of perovskite quantum dots: strategies, applications, and perspectives
Bai, Yang, Hao, Mengmeng, Ding, Shanshan, Chen, Peng and Wang, Lianzhou (2022). Surface chemistry engineering of perovskite quantum dots: strategies, applications, and perspectives. Advanced Materials, 34 (4) 2105958, e2105958. doi: 10.1002/adma.202105958
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Liquid-phase sintering of lead halide perovskites and metal-organic framework glasses
Hou, Jingwei, Chen, Peng, Shukla, Atul, Krajnc, Andraž, Wang, Tiesheng, Li, Xuemei, Doasa, Rana, Tizei, Luiz H. G., Chan, Bun, Johnstone, Duncan N., Lin, Rijia, Schülli, Tobias U., Martens, Isaac, Appadoo, Dominique, Ari, Mark S’, Wang, Zhiliang, Wei, Tong, Lo, Shih-Chun, Lu, Mingyuan, Li, Shichun, Namdas, Ebinazar B., Mali, Gregor, Cheetham, Anthony K., Collins, Sean M., Chen, Vicki, Wang, Lianzhou and Bennett, Thomas D. (2021). Liquid-phase sintering of lead halide perovskites and metal-organic framework glasses. Science, 374 (6567), 621-625. doi: 10.1126/science.abf4460
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Huang, Xia, Tang, Jiayong, Qiu, Tengfei, Knibbe, Ruth, Hu, Yuxiang, Schülli, Tobias U., Lin, Tongen, Wang, Zhiliang, Chen, Peng, Luo, Bin and Wang, Lianzhou (2021). Nanoconfined topochemical conversion from MXene to ultrathin non‐layered TiN nanomesh toward superior electrocatalysts for lithium‐sulfur batteries. Small, 17 (32) 2101360, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/smll.202101360
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Lead-free metal-halide double perovskites: from optoelectronic properties to applications
Ghasemi, Mehri, Hao, Mengmeng, Xiao, Mu, Chen, Peng, He, Dongxu, Zhang, Yurou, Chen, Weijian, Fan, Jiandong, Yun, Jung H., Jia, Baohua and Wen, Xiaoming (2021). Lead-free metal-halide double perovskites: from optoelectronic properties to applications. Nanophotonics, 10 (8), 2181-2219. doi: 10.1515/nanoph-2020-0548
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Understanding the roles of carbon in carbon/g-C3N4 based photocatalysts for H2 evolution
Xiao, Mu, Jiao, Yalong, Luo, Bin, Wang, Songcan, Chen, Peng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Du, Aijun and Wang, Lianzhou (2021). Understanding the roles of carbon in carbon/g-C3N4 based photocatalysts for H2 evolution. Nano Research, 16 (4), 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s12274-021-3897-7
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J-aggregate-based FRET monitoring of drug release from polymer nanoparticles with high drug loading
Liu, Yun, Yang, Guangze, Jin, Song, Zhang, Run, Chen, Peng, Jisi, Teng, Wang, Lianzhou, Chen, Dong, Weitz, David and Zhao, Chun-Xia (2020). J-aggregate-based FRET monitoring of drug release from polymer nanoparticles with high drug loading. Angewandte Chemie, 132 (45) anie.202008018, 20240-20249. doi: 10.1002/anie.202008018
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Flexible solar-rechargeable energy system
Hu, Yuxiang, Ding, Shanshan, Chen, Peng, Seaby, Trent, Hou, Jingwei and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Flexible solar-rechargeable energy system. Energy Storage Materials, 32, 356-376. doi: 10.1016/j.ensm.2020.06.028
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Sulfur-based redox chemistry for electrochemical energy storage
Huang, Xia, Luo, Bin, Chen, Peng, Searles, Debra J., Wang, Dan and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Sulfur-based redox chemistry for electrochemical energy storage. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 422 213445, 213445. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213445
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Intermarriage of halide perovskites and metal-organic framework crystals
Hou, Jingwei, Wang, Zhiliang, Chen, Peng, Chen, Vicki, Cheetham, Anthony K. and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Intermarriage of halide perovskites and metal-organic framework crystals. Angewandte Chemie, 59 (44) ange.202006956, 19434-19449. doi: 10.1002/anie.202006956
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Minimizing voltage losses in perovskite solar cells
Chen, Peng, Bai, Yang and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Minimizing voltage losses in perovskite solar cells. Small Structures, 2 (1) 2000050, 2000050. doi: 10.1002/sstr.202000050
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Dual‐ion‐diffusion induced degradation in lead‐free Cs2AgBiBr6 double perovskite solar cells
Ghasemi, Mehri, Zhang, Lei, Yun, Jung‐Ho, Hao, Mengmeng, He, Dongxu, Chen, Peng, Bai, Yang, Lin, Tongen, Xiao, Mu, Du, Aijun, Lyu, Miaoqiang and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Dual‐ion‐diffusion induced degradation in lead‐free Cs2AgBiBr6 double perovskite solar cells. Advanced Functional Materials, 30 (42) 2002342, 2002342. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202002342
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Intermarriage of halide perovskites and metal‐organic framework crystals
Hou, Jingwei, Wang, Zhiliang, Chen, Peng, Chen, Vicki, Cheetham, Anthony K. and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Intermarriage of halide perovskites and metal‐organic framework crystals. Angewandte Chemie, 132 (44), 19602-19617. doi: 10.1002/ange.202006956
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Wang, Songcan, He, Tianwei, Chen, Peng, Du, Aijun, Ostrikov, Kostya, Huang, Wei and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). In situ formation of oxygen vacancies achieving near-complete charge separation in planar BiVO4 photoanodes. Advanced Materials, 32 (26) 2001385, 2001385. doi: 10.1002/adma.202001385
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Pham, Ngoc Duy, Shang, Jing, Yang, Yang, Hoang, Minh Tam, Tiong, Vincent Tiing, Wang, Xiaoxiang, Fan, Lijuan, Chen, Peng, Kou, Liangzhi, Wang, Lianzhou and Wang, Hongxia (2020). Alkaline-earth bis(trifluoromethanesulfonimide) additives for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells. Nano Energy, 69 104412, 104412. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104412
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Design of twin junction with solid solution interface for efficient photocatalytic H2 production
Huang, Hengming, Wang, Zhiliang, Luo, Bin, Chen, Peng, Lin, Tongen, Xiao, Mu, Wang, Songcan, Dai, Baoying, Wang, Wei, Kou, Jiahui, Lu, Chunhua, Xu, Zhongzi and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Design of twin junction with solid solution interface for efficient photocatalytic H2 production. Nano Energy, 69 104410, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104410
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Chen, Peng, Wang, Zhiliang, Wang, Songcan, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Hao, Mengmeng, Ghasemi, Mehri, Xiao, Mu, Yun, Jung-Ho, Bai, Yang and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Luminescent europium-doped titania for efficiency and UV-stability enhancement of planar perovskite solar cells. Nano Energy, 69 104392, 104392. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104392
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Yao, Disheng, Mao, Xin, Wang, Xiaoxiang, Yang, Yang, Pham, Ngoc Duy, Du, Aijun, Chen, Peng, Wang, Lianzhou, Wilson, Gregory J. and Wang, Hongxia (2020). Dimensionality-controlled surface passivation for enhancing performance and stability of perovskite solar cells via triethylenetetramine vapor. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12 (5) acsami.9b19908, 6651-6661. doi: 10.1021/acsami.9b19908
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Hao, Mengmeng, Bai, Yang, Zeiske, Stefan, Ren, Long, Liu, Junxian, Yuan, Yongbo, Zarrabi, Nasim, Cheng, Ningyan, Ghasemi, Mehri, Chen, Peng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, He, Dongxu, Yun, Jung-Ho, Du, Yi, Wang, Yun, Ding, Shanshan, Armin, Ardalan, Meredith, Paul, Liu, Gang, Cheng, Hui-Ming and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Ligand-assisted cation-exchange engineering for high-efficiency colloidal Cs1−xFAxPbI3 quantum dot solar cells with reduced phase segregation. Nature Energy, 5 (1), 79-88. doi: 10.1038/s41560-019-0535-7
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Designing efficient Bi2Fe4O9 photoanodes via bulk and surface defect engineering
Monny, Sabiha Akter, Wang, Zhiliang, Lin, Tongen, Chen, Peng, Luo, Bin and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Designing efficient Bi2Fe4O9 photoanodes via bulk and surface defect engineering. Chemical Communications, 56 (65), 9376-9379. doi: 10.1039/d0cc04455e
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Ghasemi, Mehri, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Roknuzzaman, Md, Yun, Jung-Ho, Hao, Mengmeng, He, Dongxu, Bai, Yang, Chen, Peng, Bernhardt, Paul V., Ostrikov, Kostya (Ken) and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Phenethylammonium bismuth halides: from single crystals to bulky-organic cation promoted thin-film deposition for potential optoelectronic applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7 (36), 20733-20741. doi: 10.1039/c9ta07454f
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A portable and efficient solar‐rechargeable battery with ultrafast photo‐charge/discharge rate
Hu, Yuxiang, Bai, Yang, Luo, Bin, Wang, Songcan, Hu, Han, Chen, Peng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Shapter, Joe, Rowan, Alan and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). A portable and efficient solar‐rechargeable battery with ultrafast photo‐charge/discharge rate. Advanced Energy Materials, 9 (28) 1900872, 1900872. doi: 10.1002/aenm.201900872
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Understanding the roles of oxygen vacancy in hematite based photoelectrochemical process
Wang, Zhiliang, Mao, Xin, Chen, Peng, Xiao, Mu, Monny, Sabiha Akter, Wang, Songcan, Konarova, Muxina, Du, Aijun and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Understanding the roles of oxygen vacancy in hematite based photoelectrochemical process. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58 (4), 1030-1034. doi: 10.1002/anie.201810583
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Understanding the Roles of Oxygen Vacancies in Hematite-Based Photoelectrochemical Processes
Wang, Zhiliang, Mao, Xin, Chen, Peng, Xiao, Mu, Monny, Sabiha Akter, Wang, Songcan, Konarova, Muxina, Du, Aijun and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Understanding the Roles of Oxygen Vacancies in Hematite-Based Photoelectrochemical Processes. Angewandte Chemie, 131 (4), 1042-1046. doi: 10.1002/ange.201810583
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Inorganic p-Type Semiconductors as Hole Conductor Building Blocks for Robust Perovskite Solar Cells
Cetin, Cagdas, Chen, Peng, Hao, Mengmeng, He, Dongxu, Bai, Yang, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Yun, Jung-Ho and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Inorganic p-Type Semiconductors as Hole Conductor Building Blocks for Robust Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2 (8-9) 1800032, 1800032. doi: 10.1002/adsu.201800032
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Wang, Songcan, Chen, Peng, Bai, Yang, Yun, Jung-Ho, Liu, Gang and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). New BiVO4 dual photoanodes with enriched oxygen vacancies for efficient solar-driven water splitting. Advanced Materials, 30 (20) 1800486, e1800486. doi: 10.1002/adma.201800486
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Chen, Peng, Bai, Yang, Wang, Songcan, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Yun, Jung-Ho and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Perovskite Solar Cells: In Situ Growth of 2D Perovskite Capping Layer for Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells (Adv. Funct. Mater. 17/2018). Advanced Functional Materials, 28 (17), 1870113. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201870113
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Progress and perspective in low-dimensional metal halide perovskites for optoelectronic applications
Chen, Peng, Bai, Yang, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Yun, Jung-Ho, Hao, Mengmeng and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Progress and perspective in low-dimensional metal halide perovskites for optoelectronic applications. Solar RRL, 2 (3) 1700186, 1700186. doi: 10.1002/solr.201700186
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In Situ Growth of 2D Perovskite Capping Layer for Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells
Chen, Peng, Bai, Yang, Wang, Songcan, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Yun, Jung-Ho and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). In Situ Growth of 2D Perovskite Capping Layer for Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials, 28 (17) 1706923, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201706923
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Energy loss analysis in photoelectrochemical water splitting: a case study of hematite photoanodes
Wang, Zhiliang, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Chen, Peng, Wang, Songcan and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Energy loss analysis in photoelectrochemical water splitting: a case study of hematite photoanodes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 20 (35), 22629-22635. doi: 10.1039/c8cp04021d
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Wang, Shujun, Clapper, Ashleigh, Chen, Peng, Wang, Lianzhou, Aharonovich, Igor, Jin, Dayong and Li, Qin (2017). Tuning Enhancement Efficiency of Multiple Emissive Centers in Graphene Quantum Dots by Core-Shell Plasmonic Nanoparticles. The journal of physical chemistry letters, 8 (22), 5673-5679. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b02550
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An electrochemically treated BiVO4 photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting
Wang, Songcan, Chen, Peng, Yun, Jung-Ho, Hu, Yuxiang and Wang, Lianzhou (2017). An electrochemically treated BiVO4 photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting. Angewandte Chemie , 56 (29), 8500-8504. doi: 10.1002/anie.201703491
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An Electrochemically Treated BiVO4 Photoanode for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
Wang, Songcan, Chen, Peng, Yun, Jung-Ho, Hu, Yuxiang and Wang, Lianzhou (2017). An Electrochemically Treated BiVO4 Photoanode for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. Angewandte Chemie, 129 (29), 8620-8624. doi: 10.1002/ange.201703491
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Lyu, Miaoqiang, Yun, Jung-Ho, Chen, Peng, Hao, Mengmeng and Wang, Lianzhou (2017). Addressing toxicity of lead: progress and applications of low-toxic metal halide perovskites and their derivatives. Advanced Energy Materials, 7 (15) 1602512. doi: 10.1002/aenm.201602512
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Pham, Ngoc Duy, Tiong, Vincent Tiing, Chen, Peng, Wang, Lianzhou, Wilson, Gregory J., Bell, John and Wang, Hongxia (2017). Enhanced perovskite electronic properties via a modified lead(II) chloride Lewis acid-base adduct and their effect in high-efficiency perovskite solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5 (10), 5195-5203. doi: 10.1039/c6ta11139d
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Recent advances in low-toxic lead-free metal halide perovskite materials for solar cell application
Zhang, Meng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Chen, Peng, Hao, Mengmeng, Yun, Jung-Ho and Wang, Lianzhou (2016). Recent advances in low-toxic lead-free metal halide perovskite materials for solar cell application. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 11 (3), 392-398. doi: 10.1002/apj.1998
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Four-layer tin-carbon nanotube yolk-shell materials for high-performance lithium-ion batteries
Chen, Peng, Wu, Fengdan and Wang, Yong (2014). Four-layer tin-carbon nanotube yolk-shell materials for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. ChemSusChem, 7 (5), 1407-1414. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201301198
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Liu, Hong, Su, Yun, Chen, Peng and Wang, Yong (2013). Microwave-assisted solvothermal synthesis of 3D carnation-like SnS2 nanostructures with high visible light photocatalytic activity. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 378, 285-292. doi: 10.1016/j.molcata.2013.06.021
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Chen, Peng, Su, Yun, Liu, Hong and Wang, Yong (2013). Interconnected tin disulfide nanosheets grown on graphene for li-ion storage and photocatalytic applications. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5 (22), 12073-12082. doi: 10.1021/am403905x
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Graphene wrapped SnCo nanoparticles for high-capacity lithium ion storage
Chen, Peng, Guo, Lei and Wang, Yong (2013). Graphene wrapped SnCo nanoparticles for high-capacity lithium ion storage. Journal of Power Sources, 222, 526-532. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.09.026
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Carbon nanotubes grown in situ on graphene nanosheets as superior anodes for Li-ion batteries
Chen, Shuangqiang, Chen, Peng and Wang, Yong (2011). Carbon nanotubes grown in situ on graphene nanosheets as superior anodes for Li-ion batteries. Nanoscale, 3 (10). doi: 10.1039/c1nr10642b
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Graphene supported Sn–Sb@carbon core-shell particles as a superior anode for lithium ion batteries
Chen, Shuangqiang, Chen, Peng, Wu, Minghong, Pan, Dengyu and Wang, Yong (2010). Graphene supported Sn–Sb@carbon core-shell particles as a superior anode for lithium ion batteries. Electrochemistry Communications, 12 (10), 1302-1306. doi: 10.1016/j.elecom.2010.07.005
Other Outputs
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Development of efficient and stable perovskite solar cells
Chen, Peng (2020). Development of efficient and stable perovskite solar cells. PhD Thesis, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.192
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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Solar rechargeable Zinc-Bromine Flow Batteries
(2023–2026) ARC Discovery Projects
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All-perovskite tandem solar cells for efficient green hydrogen production
(2023–2025) ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
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(2020–2022) Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
Possible Research Projects
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
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All-perovskite tandem solar cells for efficient green hydrogen production
This project aims to design functional materials for the development high-performance and durable solar energy conversion devices, which enable efficient green solar hydrogen production to reduce fossil fuel consumption and alleviate environmental burden. The expected outcomes include advanced semiconducting materials, proof-of-concept solar-driven water electrolytic system with a high solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency, and cutting-edge knowledge in material science, physical chemistry, and nanotechnology. The success of this project expects to facilitate pilot-scale green hydrogen industry and thus position Australia at the frontier of advanced materials, clean energy, and renewable hydrogen supply technologies.
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Perovskite solar cells for Zn-Br flow batteries
Australia is an energy-intensive country, in terms of both production and consumption per capita. Solar energy storage technology, which can reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and alleviate environmental and climate change, will directly benefit the Australian economy. This project aims to develop a new solar energy storage technology by integrating a solar charging process with the flow battery system for better utilization of the abundant yet intermittently available sunlight. Expected outcomes include a new solar driven rechargeable technology with high solar to electricity efficiency, which have strong commercial potential and will help to position Australia at the forefront of solar energy storage device development. The outcomes of this research will also significantly contribute new knowledge in materials science, electrochemistry, and nanotechnology, where Australia enjoys a competitive advantage.
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Lead-free perovskites for non-toxic and low-cost photovoltaics
A new family of optical materials – known as “metal halide perovskites” – have emerged within solar cell research, providing strong potential to revolutionize the photovoltaic market by satisfying several central criteria; namely, simple and scalable fabrication, low manufacturing costs and excellent power conversion efficiency. Recent progress has, however, been largely driven by the development of lead-based (Pb) perovskites solar cells as the field avoids dealing with the intractable issue of lead-toxicity, which imposes understandable adoption hesitancy and impedes commercialization. This project aims to resolve the toxicity issue by developing high-performance lead-free compounds, based on chemically similar tin (Sn), covering fundamental materials science and device development, to validating cost-effective and large-scale fabrication techniques through pilot studies informed by industry standards.
