Overview
Background
Biography: Dr. Peng Chen is an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early-Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellow in the 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, before moving to AIBN for two consecutive fellowships: Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) Research Fellow (2020-2022) and ARC DECRA Fellowship (2023-2025).
Research: Dr. 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 development of bilayer 2D-3D heterostructures for stable perovskite solar cells (Adv. Funct. Mater. 2018, 28, 1706923; citation: >750 times). In 2021, he participated in the design of ultrastable perovskite-MOF glassy composites for lighting applications (Science 2021, 374, 621). In late 2023, he led the team to achieve a certified world-record efficiency of 16.65% for lead-free perovskite solar cells (Nature Nanotechnology 2025). In the past 9 years at UQ, he has contributed to 59 peer-reviewed publications in top journals, including Science (×1), Nature Nanotechnology (×1), Nature Energy (×1), Nature Communications (×3), Advanced Materials (×3), Angewandte Chemie International Edition (×6), Journal of the American Chemistry Society (×1), Advanced Energy Materials (×4), ACS Nano (×3), Advanced Functional Materials (×4), Nano Energy (×3), etc. His publications have attracted >6300 citations with a H-index of 32 (Google Scholar). He has attracted over $3.6 million competitive research funds from ARC, ARENA, Federal Government, etc.
Teaching activities: Dr Chen is currently a lecturer of ENGY4000 Energy Systems and MATE7016 Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage in the faculty of EAIT.
Availability
- Dr Peng Chen is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Research) of Engineering, Shanghai University (上海大学)
- Doctor of Philosophy of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Lead-free perovskites for low-cost and efficient solar cells
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All-perovskite tandem solar cells for green hydrogen production
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Stable perovskite optoelectronics for flow batteries
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Stabilizing Tin–Lead Mixed Perovskite Solar Cells: A Spotlight on Antioxidation Strategies
Hang, Jiangyu, He, Dongxu, Chen, Peng, Luo, Bin and Wang, Lianzhou (2025). Stabilizing Tin–Lead Mixed Perovskite Solar Cells: A Spotlight on Antioxidation Strategies. ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 7 (3), 933-945. doi: 10.1021/acsaelm.4c01944
2025
Journal Article
p-block metal based single-atom catalysts surpass transition-metal counterparts in photocatalytic H2O2 production
Lu, Haijiao, Yin, Hanqing, Harmer, Jeffrey, Xiao, Mu, You, Jiakang, Chen, Peng, Lin, Tongen, Du, Aijun, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2025). p-block metal based single-atom catalysts surpass transition-metal counterparts in photocatalytic H2O2 production. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 64 (1) e202413769, e202413769. doi: 10.1002/anie.202413769
2024
Journal Article
Intermarrying MOF Glass and Lead Halide Perovskites for Artificial Photosynthesis
Huang, Wengang, Chan, Bun, Yang, Yuwei, Chen, Peng, Wang, Jingjing, Casey, Lachlan, Atzori, Cesare, Schulli, Tobias, Mathon, Olivier, Hackbarth, Haira G., Bedford, Nicholas M., Appadoo, Dominique, Li, Xuemei, Lin, Tongen, Lin, Rijia, Lee, Jaeho, Wang, Zhiliang, Chen, Vicki, Cheetham, Anthony K., Wang, Lianzhou and Hou, Jingwei (2024). Intermarrying MOF Glass and Lead Halide Perovskites for Artificial Photosynthesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147 (4), 3195-3205. doi: 10.1021/jacs.4c12619
2024
Journal Article
Efficient bifacial semi-transparent perovskite solar cells via a dimethylformamide-free solvent and bandgap engineering strategy
Han, EQ, Yun, Jung-Ho, Maeng, Inhee, Qiu, Tengfei, Zhang, Yurou, Choi, Eunyoung, Lee, Su-Min, Chen, Peng, Hao, Mengmeng, Yang, Yang, Wang, Hongxia, Zhang, Bo Wei, Yun, Jae Sung, Seidel, Jan, Lyu, Miaoqiang and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Efficient bifacial semi-transparent perovskite solar cells via a dimethylformamide-free solvent and bandgap engineering strategy. Nano Energy, 131 (Part A) 110136, 110136. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.110136
2024
Journal Article
Single‐atom catalysts with p‐block metals surpass transition‐metal counterparts in the photocatalytic H2O2 production
Lu, Haijiao, Yin, Hanqing, Harmer, Jeffrey, Xiao, Mu, You, Jiakang, Chen, Peng, Lin, Tongen, Du, Aijun, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Single‐atom catalysts with p‐block metals surpass transition‐metal counterparts in the photocatalytic H2O2 production. Angewandte Chemie, 137 (1). doi: 10.1002/ange.202413769
2024
Journal Article
Organometallic compound stabilizes all‐inorganic tin‐based perovskite nanocrystals against antisolvent post‐treatment
Cheng, Huiyuan, Hao, Mengmeng, Ding, Shanshan, He, Dongxu, Zhang, Bowei, Wang, Kai, Yang, Qishuo, Chen, Peng, Wang, Zitong, Xu, Hongzhe, Zhang, Chengxi, Wang, Lianzhou and Steele, Julian A. (2024). Organometallic compound stabilizes all‐inorganic tin‐based perovskite nanocrystals against antisolvent post‐treatment. Small, 20 (52) 2405327, e2405327. doi: 10.1002/smll.202405327
2024
Journal Article
Oxygen vacancy induced defect dipoles in BiVO4 for photoelectrocatalytic partial oxidation of methane
Li, Xianlong, Wang, Zhiliang, Sasani, Alireza, Baktash, Ardeshir, Wang, Kai, Lu, Haijiao, You, Jiakang, Chen, Peng, Chen, Ping, Bao, Yifan, Zhang, Shujun, Liu, Gang and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Oxygen vacancy induced defect dipoles in BiVO4 for photoelectrocatalytic partial oxidation of methane. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 9127, 9127. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-53426-8
2024
Journal Article
Oxygen-mediated (0D) Cs4PbX6 formation during open-air thermal processing improves inorganic perovskite solar cell performance
Saha, Rafikul Ali, Chiu, Wei-Hsun, Degutis, Giedrius, Chen, Peng, Filez, Matthias, Solano, Eduardo, Orlov, Nikolai, De Angelis, Francesco, Ariza, Rocío, Meneghini, Carlo, Detavernier, Christophe, Mali, Sawanta S., Hoang, Minh Tam, Yang, Yang, Garnett, Erik C., Wang, Lianzhou, Wang, Hongxia, Roeffaers, Maarten B. J. and Steele, Julian A. (2024). Oxygen-mediated (0D) Cs4PbX6 formation during open-air thermal processing improves inorganic perovskite solar cell performance. ACS Nano, 18 (26), 16994-17006. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.4c03222
2024
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, 34 (24) 2315897, 1-11. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202315897
2024
Journal Article
Enhancing performance and longevity of solid-state zinc-iodine batteries with fluorine-rich solid electrolyte interphase
Huang, Yongxin, Wang, Yiqing, Peng, Xiyue, Lin, Tongen, Huang, Xia, Alghamdi, Norah S., Rana, Masud, Chen, Peng, Zhang, Cheng, Whittaker, Andrew K., Wang, Lianzhou and Luo, Bin (2024). Enhancing performance and longevity of solid-state zinc-iodine batteries with fluorine-rich solid electrolyte interphase. Materials Futures, 3 (3) 035102. doi: 10.1088/2752-5724/ad50f1
2024
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
2024
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, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/anie.202317446
2024
Journal Article
Toward durable all-inorganic perovskite solar cells: from lead-based to lead-free
Xu, Hongzhe, Guo, Zhaochen, Chen, Peng and Wang, Songcan (2024). Toward durable all-inorganic perovskite solar cells: from lead-based to lead-free. Chemical Communications, 60 (85), 12287-12301. doi: 10.1039/d4cc04000g
2023
Journal Article
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
2023
Journal Article
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, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202301817
2023
Journal Article
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
2023
Journal Article
How to GIWAXS: Grazing Incidence Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering applied to metal halide perovskite thin films
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
2023
Journal Article
How carbon contamination on the photocatalysts interferes with the performance analysis of CO<sub>2</sub> reduction
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
2022
Journal Article
In situ bonding regulation of surface ligands for efficient and stable FAPbI3 quantum dot solar cells
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
2022
Journal Article
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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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.
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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.
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