Next generation solar cells and new materials for space photovoltaics.
Selected Publications:
“FACsPb triple halide perovskite solar cells with thermal operation over 200 °C,” H. Afshari, S. Sourabh, S. A. Chacon, V. R. Whiteside, R. C. Penner, B. Rout, A. R. Kirmani, J. M. Luther, G. E. Eperon, and I. R. Sellers, ACS Energy Letters 8, 2408 (2023)
“Hot carrier relaxation and inhibited thermalization in superlattice heterostructures: potential for phonon management,” H. Esmaielpour, B. K. Durant, K. R. Dorman, V. R. Whiteside, J. Garg, T. D. Mishima, M. B. Santos, I. R. Sellers, J-F. Guillemoles, and D. Suchet, Applied Physics Letters 118, 213902 (2021)
“Hot carrier redistribution and dynamics, electron-phonon interaction, and their role in thermal carrier relaxation in thin film halide perovskites,” S. Sourabh, V. R. Whiteside, Y. Zhai, M. C. Beard, B. K. Durant, and I. R. Sellers, Physical Review Materials 5, 095402 (2021)
“Tolerance of Perovskite Solar Cells to Targeted Proton Irradiation and Electronic Ionization Induced Heating,” B. K. Durant, H. Afshari, S. Singh, B. Rout, G. E. Eperon, and I. R. Sellers, ACS Energy Letters 6, 2362 (2021)
“Exploiting Intervalley Scattering to Harness Hot Carriers in III-V Solar Cells,” H. Esmaielpour, K. R. Dorman, D. K. Ferry, T. D. Mishima, M. B. Santos, V. R. Whiteside, and I. R. Sellers, Nature Energy, 5, 336 (2020)