I am a final-year PhD student in Henry Snaith’s group at Oxford, completing my PhD in early 2025. My research focuses on stability engineering in p-i-n perovskite solar cells, focusing on electrode materials, diffusion barriers, and light/thermal ageing. I am finalizing two publications one on blade-coated carbon electrodes for p-i-n devices and one on metal electrode stabilisation.
I hold an MSc in Energy Science and Engineering from TU Darmstadt and have worked at Merck KGaA in quality control. During my PhD I was a visiting researcher at Fraunhofer ISE in Germany, working on alternative carbon electrode deposition techniques.
Throughout my PhD, I have gained in-depth knowledge on designing and fabrication of perovskite solar cells including using deposition techniques like blade coating and atomic layer deposition. My expertise further includes device and material characterization techniques like XRD, SEM, PLQY, TRPL, and EQE. I have presented at four international conferences, secured successful grant applications, and obtained equipment time at a national TEM facility.