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Correction to the Published Paper: “Zinc Grid‐Based Transparent Electrodes for Organic Photovoltaics” Open

Philip Bellchambers, Louis Ammon, Arielle Fitkin, Matthew Dingley, Marc Walker , et al. · 2025

Zinc Grid Based Transparent Electrodes for Organic Photovoltaics Open

Philip Bellchambers, Louis Ammon, Arielle Fitkin, Matthew Dingley, Marc Walker , et al. · 2025

Zinc is the fifth most electrically conductive metal and is available at a fraction of the cost of the most widely used transparent electrode materials; silver, indium‐tin oxide, and poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate, …

Condensation Coefficient Modulation: An Unconventional Approach to the Fabrication of Transparent and Patterned Silver Electrodes for Photovoltaics and Beyond Open

Silvia Varagnolo, Ross A. Hatton · 2024

Silver is the metal of choice for the fabrication of highly transparent grid electrodes for photovoltaics because it has the highest electrical conductivity among metals together with high stability toward oxidation in air. Conventional me…

Passivating Polycrystalline Copper with an Ultrathin Samarium Layer Open

Szymon Abrahamczyk, Marc Walker, Yisong Han, Steven Huband, David Walker , et al. · 2023

Herein, it is reported that how a layer of samarium (Sm) with a thickness equivalent to ≈2 atoms (0.8 nm) deposited by thermal evaporation is remarkably effective at passivating polycrystalline copper (Cu) toward oxidation in ambient air. …

Highly Air Stable Tin Halide Perovskite Photovoltaics using a Bismuth Capped Copper Top Electrode Open

Anjana Wijesekara, Yisong Han, David Walker, Steven Huband, Ross A. Hatton · 2023

An effective approach is reported to enhance the stability of inverted organo‐tin halide perovskite photovoltaics based on capping the cathode with a thin layer of bismuth. Using this simple approach, unencapsulated devices retain up to 70…

High Performance Transparent Silver Grid Electrodes for Organic Photovoltaics Fabricated by Selective Metal Condensation Open

Philip Bellchambers, Charlie Henderson, Szymon Abrahamczyk, Seungsoo Choi, Jin‐Kyun Lee , et al. · 2023

Silver grid electrodes on glass and flexible plastic substrates with performance that exceeds that of commercial indium‐tin oxide (ITO) coated glass are reported and show their suitability as a drop‐in replacement for ITO glass in solution…

Transparent Fused Nanowire Electrodes by Condensation Coefficient Modulation Open

Jaemin Lee, Silvia Varagnolo, Marc Walker, Ross A. Hatton · 2020

Silver nanowire networks can offer exceptionally high performance as transparent electrodes for stretchable sensors, flexible optoelectronics, and energy harvesting devices. However, this type of electrode suffers from the triple drawbacks…

Editorial: Window Electrodes for Emerging Thin Film Photovoltaics Open

Ross A. Hatton, David Muñoz‐Rojas, Seung Hwan Ko, L. Jay Guo · 2020

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Embedded-grid silver transparent electrodes fabricated by selective metal condensation Open

Silvia Varagnolo, Keun-Woo Park, Jin‐Kyun Lee, Ross A. Hatton · 2020

We report a new materials system for the fabrication of embedded silver grid electrodes with micron-sized linewidth >10 times narrower than can be achieved using the conventional printing techniques of screen, inject and flexographic print…

High Figure-of-Merit Transparent Copper–Zinc Oxide Window Electrodes for Organic Photovoltaics Open

H. Jessica Pereira, Ross A. Hatton · 2019

We report a copper–zinc oxide bilayer electrode supported on flexible polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with a sheet resistance of 11. 3 Ω sq−1 and average transparency of 84.6% in the wavelength range of 400–800 nm. The copper film is perf…

Selective deposition of silver and copper films by condensation coefficient modulation Open

Silvia Varagnolo, Jaemin Lee, Houari Amari, Ross A. Hatton · 2019

Patterning evaporated silver and copper films without metal removal using extremely thin printed organofluorine films to modulate metal vapour condensation.

Enhanced Oxidation Stability of Transparent Copper Films Using a Hybrid Organic‐Inorganic Nucleation Layer Open

Philip Bellchambers, Marc Walker, Steven Huband, Aivaras Dirvanauskas, Ross A. Hatton · 2019

A novel seed layer for the formation of slab‐like transparent copper films on glass and plastic substrates is reported, based on a mixed molecular monolayer and an ultra‐thin (0.8 nm) aluminium layer both deposited from the vapour phase, w…

Elucidating the Exceptional Passivation Effect of 0.8 nm Evaporated Aluminium on Transparent Copper Films Open

Philip Bellchambers, Jaemin Lee, Silvia Varagnolo, Houari Amari, Marc Walker , et al. · 2018

Slab-like copper films with a thickness of 9 nm (~70 atoms) and sheet resistance of ≤ 9 Ω sq−1 are shown to exhibit remarkable long-term stability toward air-oxidation when passivated with an 0. 8 nm aluminium layer deposited by simple the…

Assessing the suitability of copper thiocyanate as a hole-transport layer in inverted CsSnI3 perovskite photovoltaics Open

Anjana Wijesekara, Silvia Varagnolo, G. Dinesha M. R. Dabera, Kenneth P. Marshall, H. Jessica Pereira , et al. · 2018

We report the findings of a study into the suitability of copper (I) thiocyanate (CuSCN) as a hole-transport layer in inverted photovoltaic (PV) devices based on the black gamma phase (B-γ) of CsSnI 3 perovskite. Remarkably, when B-γ-CsSnI…

Fabrication of Copper Window Electrodes with ≈108 Apertures cm−2 for Organic Photovoltaics Open

H. Jessica Pereira, Joseph Reed, Jaemin Lee, Silvia Varagnolo, G. DineshaM. R. Dabera , et al. · 2018

A powerful approach to increasing the far‐field transparency of copper film window electrodes which simultaneously reduces intraband absorption losses for wavelengths 550 nm is reported. The approach is based on incorporation of a random a…

Stabilizing Lead-Free All-Inorganic Tin Halide Perovskites by Ion Exchange Open

Junke Jiang, Chidozie Onwudinanti, Ross A. Hatton, P. A. Bobbert, Shuxia Tao · 2018

Because of its thermal stability, lead-free composition, and nearly ideal optical and electronic properties, the orthorhombic CsSnI₃ perovskite is considered promising as a light absorber for lead-free all-inorganic perovskite s…

Cs1−xRbxSnI3light harvesting semiconductors for perovskite photovoltaics Open

Kenneth P. Marshall, Shuxia Tao, Marc Walker, Daniel S. Cook, James Lloyd‐Hughes , et al. · 2018

Partial substitution of Cs with Rb in CsSnI₃perovskite imparts useful increases in ionisation potential for photovoltaic applications.

Retarding oxidation of copper nanoparticles without electrical isolation and the size dependence of work function Open

G. Dinesha M. R. Dabera, Marc Walker, Ana M. Sánchez, H. Jessica Pereira, Richard Beanland , et al. · 2017

Copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) are attractive as a low-cost alternative to their gold and silver analogues for numerous applications, although their potential has hardly been explored due to their higher susceptibility to oxidation in air. H…

Copper light-catching electrodes for organic photovoltaics Open

H. Jessica Pereira, Oliver S. Hutter, G. Dinesha M. R. Dabera, Luke A. Rochford, Ross A. Hatton · 2017

Plasmon-active optically thin copper films catch red light and transfer the energy to the photoactive layer in organic photovoltaic devices.

Elucidating the role of the hole-extracting electrode on the stability and efficiency of inverted CsSnI3/C60perovskite photovoltaics Open

Kenneth P. Marshall, Marc Walker, Richard I. Walton, Ross A. Hatton · 2017

Unencapsulated inverted CsSnI₃perovskite photovoltaics are shown to exhibit the highest air-stability under continuous illumination without a hole-transport layer.

High-Performance Silver Window Electrodes for Top-Illuminated Organic Photovoltaics Using an Organo-molybdenum Oxide Bronze Interlayer Open

Martin S. Tyler, Marc Walker, Ross A. Hatton · 2016

We report an organo-molybdenumn oxide bronze that enables the fabrication of high-performance silver window electrodes for top-illuminated solution processed organic photovoltaics without complicating the process of device fabrication. Thi…

An electrode design rule for high performance top-illuminated organic photovoltaics Open

Martin S. Tyler, Immad M. Nadeem, Ross A. Hatton · 2016

We show that for organic photovoltaics supported on a low workfunction reflective electron-extracting electrode, a hole-blocking layer is not required.

Tin perovskite/fullerene planar layer photovoltaics: improving the efficiency and stability of lead-free devices Open

Kenneth P. Marshall, Richard I. Walton, Ross A. Hatton · 2015

The preparation of CsSnI₃ films at room temperature with defect densities low enough for light harvesting in photovoltaic devices is reported, along with a new strategy for improving device stability and evidence that the energe…

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