Overview
Background
Biography: Dr. Peng Chen is currently a Senior Lecturer at the School of Chemical Engineering and a Group Leader at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland (UQ). Dr Chen received his PhD degree from the School of Chemical Engineering at UQ in 2020 under the supervision of Prof. Lianzhou Wang. He then moved to AIBN for Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) Research Fellow (2020-2022) and ARC DECRA Fellow (2023-2025). 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 lead-free perovskite optoelectronics.
Research highlights: In 2018, he pioneered the concept of bilayer 2D/3D heterostructures for stable perovskite solar cells (Advanced Functional Materials 2018, 28, 1706923; citation: >850 times; ESI Highly Cited Paper). In 2021, he participated in the design of ultrastable perovskite-MOF glassy composites for lighting applications (Science 2021, 374, 621; ESI Highly Cited Paper). In 2024, he led the team to achieve a certified world-record efficiency of 16.65% for lead-free perovskite solar cells (Nature Nanotechnology 2025, 20, 779; ESI Hot Paper). In 2026, his team has achieved the best reported efficiency of 15.27% for inorganic tin halide perovskite solar cells (Advanced Materials 2026, e19143). Over the past decade at UQ, Dr Chen has contributed to 70 peer-reviewed publications in top journals, including Science (×1), Nature Nanotechnology (×1), Nature Energy (×1), Nature Communications (×2), Advanced Materials (×5), Angewandte Chemie International Edition (×7), Journal of the American Chemistry Society (×2), Advanced Energy Materials (×4), ACS Nano (×3), Advanced Functional Materials (×4), Nano Energy (×3), etc. His publications have attracted >8400 citations with a H-index of 38 (Google Scholar). He has attracted over $5 million competitive research funds from ARC, ARENA, Australian Government, etc.
Course coordinator: CHEE4006/4007 Research Project, and CHEE4026/4027 Research Thesis; Course Lecturer: ENGG1500 Thermodynamics: Energy and Enivronment; Guest Lecturer: MATE7016 Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage.
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
-
Lead-free perovskites for low-cost, eco-friendly, efficient thin-film solar cells
-
Lead-free perovskites for self-powered wearable medical devices
-
Perovskite tandem solar cells for green hydrogen production
Works
Search Professor Peng Chen’s works on UQ eSpace
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
2022
Journal Article
Coordination chemistry engineered polymeric carbon nitride photoanode with ultralow onset potential for water splitting
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
2022
Journal Article
Coordination chemistry engineered polymeric carbon nitride photoanode with ultralow onset potential for water splitting
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
2022
Journal Article
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
2022
Journal Article
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) e2105958, 1-35. doi: 10.1002/adma.202105958
2021
Journal Article
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
2021
Journal Article
Nanoconfined topochemical conversion from MXene to ultrathin non‐layered TiN nanomesh toward superior electrocatalysts for lithium‐sulfur batteries
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
2021
Journal Article
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
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Peng Chen is:
- Available for supervision
Looking for a supervisor? Read our advice on how to choose a supervisor.
Available projects
-
Lead-free perovskites for eco-friendly 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.
-
Lead-free perovskites and their composite materials for light-emitting diodes
Lead-free perovskites have attracted increasing attention as environmentally benign alternatives to conventional lead-based materials for light-emitting diodes (LEDs). However, their practical application in LEDs is limited by challenges such as poor charge transport, high defect densities, and insufficient operational stability. To overcome these limitations, the development of lead-free perovskite-based composite materials has emerged as an effective strategy. By integrating perovskites with functional matrices such as polymers, metal-organic frameworks, or low-dimensional nanostructures, these composites can improve crystallization, passivate defects, and enhance carrier confinement. Such synergistic effects contribute to improved emission efficiency, colour purity, and environmental stability. This project aims to design and develop advanced lead-free perovskite composite materials for high-performance LEDs. By optimising material composition, microstructure, and interfaces, the study seeks to enhance device efficiency and durability, providing a pathway towards sustainable and scalable display technologies.
Supervision history
Current supervision
-
Doctor Philosophy
The development of efficient and stable all-inorganic tin halide perovskite solar cells
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jingwei Hou
-
Doctor Philosophy
Design of efficient and stable perovskite photoelectrode for flow batteries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Bin Luo
-
Doctor Philosophy
Engineering High-Performance and Stable Tin-Based Perovskite Solar Cells
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang, Dr Zhiliang Wang
-
Doctor Philosophy
Defect and interfacial engineering for efficient and stable perovskite optoelectronics
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
-
Doctor Philosophy
Solar rechargeable Zinc-Bromine Flow Batteries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Bin Luo
-
Doctor Philosophy
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) photocatalytic glasses
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Chen, Professor Xiwang Zhang, Associate Professor Jingwei Hou
Completed supervision
-
2026
Doctor Philosophy
High Performance Tin-based Perovskite Solar Cells and Electrolysers for Green Hydrogen Production
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
-
2025
Doctor Philosophy
Design of Photo-Assisted Rechargeable Zinc Iodine Batteries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang, Associate Professor Bin Luo
-
2024
Doctor Philosophy
Designing Efficient and Stable Tin-containing Perovskite Solar Cells
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
-
2024
Doctor Philosophy
Metal-Doping Strategy for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
-
2023
Doctor Philosophy
Phase Stabilization of Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskite Solar cells at Ambient Conditions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
Media
Enquiries
For media enquiries about Dr Peng Chen's areas of expertise, story ideas and help finding experts, contact our Media team: