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 Fellow (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, 20, 779). In the past 9 years at UQ, he has contributed to 60 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 (×7), 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 >6500 citations with a H-index of 33 (Google Scholar). He has attracted over $3.6 million competitive research funds from ARC, ARENA, Australian Government, etc.
Teaching activities: Dr Chen is currently a lecturer of ENGY4000 Energy Systems (Solar Cells and Electrochemical Storage) and MATE7016 Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage (Solar Cell Fabrication and Recycling) 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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Tin halide perovskite optoelectronics
Works
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2020
Other Outputs
Development of efficient and stable perovskite solar cells
Chen, Peng (2020). Development of efficient and stable perovskite solar cells. PhD Thesis, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.192
2020
Journal Article
Dimensionality-controlled surface passivation for enhancing performance and stability of perovskite solar cells via triethylenetetramine vapor
Yao, Disheng, Mao, Xin, Wang, Xiaoxiang, Yang, Yang, Pham, Ngoc Duy, Du, Aijun, Chen, Peng, Wang, Lianzhou, Wilson, Gregory J. and Wang, Hongxia (2020). Dimensionality-controlled surface passivation for enhancing performance and stability of perovskite solar cells via triethylenetetramine vapor. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12 (5) acsami.9b19908, 6651-6661. doi: 10.1021/acsami.9b19908
2020
Journal Article
Ligand-assisted cation-exchange engineering for high-efficiency colloidal Cs1−xFAxPbI3 quantum dot solar cells with reduced phase segregation
Hao, Mengmeng, Bai, Yang, Zeiske, Stefan, Ren, Long, Liu, Junxian, Yuan, Yongbo, Zarrabi, Nasim, Cheng, Ningyan, Ghasemi, Mehri, Chen, Peng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, He, Dongxu, Yun, Jung-Ho, Du, Yi, Wang, Yun, Ding, Shanshan, Armin, Ardalan, Meredith, Paul, Liu, Gang, Cheng, Hui-Ming and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Ligand-assisted cation-exchange engineering for high-efficiency colloidal Cs1−xFAxPbI3 quantum dot solar cells with reduced phase segregation. Nature Energy, 5 (1), 79-88. doi: 10.1038/s41560-019-0535-7
2020
Journal Article
Designing efficient Bi2Fe4O9 photoanodes via bulk and surface defect engineering
Monny, Sabiha Akter, Wang, Zhiliang, Lin, Tongen, Chen, Peng, Luo, Bin and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Designing efficient Bi2Fe4O9 photoanodes via bulk and surface defect engineering. Chemical Communications, 56 (65), 9376-9379. doi: 10.1039/d0cc04455e
2019
Journal Article
Phenethylammonium bismuth halides: from single crystals to bulky-organic cation promoted thin-film deposition for potential optoelectronic applications
Ghasemi, Mehri, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Roknuzzaman, Md, Yun, Jung-Ho, Hao, Mengmeng, He, Dongxu, Bai, Yang, Chen, Peng, Bernhardt, Paul V., Ostrikov, Kostya (Ken) and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Phenethylammonium bismuth halides: from single crystals to bulky-organic cation promoted thin-film deposition for potential optoelectronic applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7 (36), 20733-20741. doi: 10.1039/c9ta07454f
2019
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A portable and efficient solar‐rechargeable battery with ultrafast photo‐charge/discharge rate
Hu, Yuxiang, Bai, Yang, Luo, Bin, Wang, Songcan, Hu, Han, Chen, Peng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Shapter, Joe, Rowan, Alan and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). A portable and efficient solar‐rechargeable battery with ultrafast photo‐charge/discharge rate. Advanced Energy Materials, 9 (28) 1900872, 1900872. doi: 10.1002/aenm.201900872
2019
Journal Article
Understanding the roles of oxygen vacancy in hematite based photoelectrochemical process
Wang, Zhiliang, Mao, Xin, Chen, Peng, Xiao, Mu, Monny, Sabiha Akter, Wang, Songcan, Konarova, Muxina, Du, Aijun and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Understanding the roles of oxygen vacancy in hematite based photoelectrochemical process. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58 (4), 1030-1034. doi: 10.1002/anie.201810583
2018
Journal Article
Understanding the Roles of Oxygen Vacancies in Hematite-Based Photoelectrochemical Processes
Wang, Zhiliang, Mao, Xin, Chen, Peng, Xiao, Mu, Monny, Sabiha Akter, Wang, Songcan, Konarova, Muxina, Du, Aijun and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Understanding the Roles of Oxygen Vacancies in Hematite-Based Photoelectrochemical Processes. Angewandte Chemie, 131 (4), 1042-1046. doi: 10.1002/ange.201810583
2018
Journal Article
Inorganic p-Type Semiconductors as Hole Conductor Building Blocks for Robust Perovskite Solar Cells
Cetin, Cagdas, Chen, Peng, Hao, Mengmeng, He, Dongxu, Bai, Yang, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Yun, Jung-Ho and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Inorganic p-Type Semiconductors as Hole Conductor Building Blocks for Robust Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2 (8-9) 1800032, 1800032. doi: 10.1002/adsu.201800032
2018
Journal Article
New BiVO4 dual photoanodes with enriched oxygen vacancies for efficient solar-driven water splitting
Wang, Songcan, Chen, Peng, Bai, Yang, Yun, Jung-Ho, Liu, Gang and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). New BiVO4 dual photoanodes with enriched oxygen vacancies for efficient solar-driven water splitting. Advanced Materials, 30 (20) 1800486, e1800486. doi: 10.1002/adma.201800486
2018
Journal Article
Perovskite Solar Cells: In Situ Growth of 2D Perovskite Capping Layer for Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells (Adv. Funct. Mater. 17/2018)
Chen, Peng, Bai, Yang, Wang, Songcan, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Yun, Jung-Ho and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Perovskite Solar Cells: In Situ Growth of 2D Perovskite Capping Layer for Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells (Adv. Funct. Mater. 17/2018). Advanced Functional Materials, 28 (17), 1870113. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201870113
2018
Journal Article
Progress and perspective in low-dimensional metal halide perovskites for optoelectronic applications
Chen, Peng, Bai, Yang, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Yun, Jung-Ho, Hao, Mengmeng and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Progress and perspective in low-dimensional metal halide perovskites for optoelectronic applications. Solar RRL, 2 (3) 1700186, 1700186. doi: 10.1002/solr.201700186
2018
Journal Article
In Situ Growth of 2D Perovskite Capping Layer for Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells
Chen, Peng, Bai, Yang, Wang, Songcan, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Yun, Jung-Ho and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). In Situ Growth of 2D Perovskite Capping Layer for Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials, 28 (17) 1706923, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201706923
2018
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Energy loss analysis in photoelectrochemical water splitting: a case study of hematite photoanodes
Wang, Zhiliang, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Chen, Peng, Wang, Songcan and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Energy loss analysis in photoelectrochemical water splitting: a case study of hematite photoanodes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 20 (35), 22629-22635. doi: 10.1039/c8cp04021d
2017
Journal Article
Tuning Enhancement Efficiency of Multiple Emissive Centers in Graphene Quantum Dots by Core-Shell Plasmonic Nanoparticles
Wang, Shujun, Clapper, Ashleigh, Chen, Peng, Wang, Lianzhou, Aharonovich, Igor, Jin, Dayong and Li, Qin (2017). Tuning Enhancement Efficiency of Multiple Emissive Centers in Graphene Quantum Dots by Core-Shell Plasmonic Nanoparticles. The journal of physical chemistry letters, 8 (22), 5673-5679. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b02550
2017
Journal Article
An electrochemically treated BiVO4 photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting
Wang, Songcan, Chen, Peng, Yun, Jung-Ho, Hu, Yuxiang and Wang, Lianzhou (2017). An electrochemically treated BiVO4 photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting. Angewandte Chemie , 56 (29), 8500-8504. doi: 10.1002/anie.201703491
2017
Journal Article
An Electrochemically Treated BiVO4 Photoanode for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
Wang, Songcan, Chen, Peng, Yun, Jung-Ho, Hu, Yuxiang and Wang, Lianzhou (2017). An Electrochemically Treated BiVO4 Photoanode for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. Angewandte Chemie, 129 (29), 8620-8624. doi: 10.1002/ange.201703491
2017
Journal Article
Addressing toxicity of lead: progress and applications of low-toxic metal halide perovskites and their derivatives
Lyu, Miaoqiang, Yun, Jung-Ho, Chen, Peng, Hao, Mengmeng and Wang, Lianzhou (2017). Addressing toxicity of lead: progress and applications of low-toxic metal halide perovskites and their derivatives. Advanced Energy Materials, 7 (15) 1602512. doi: 10.1002/aenm.201602512
2017
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Enhanced perovskite electronic properties via a modified lead(II) chloride Lewis acid-base adduct and their effect in high-efficiency perovskite solar cells
Pham, Ngoc Duy, Tiong, Vincent Tiing, Chen, Peng, Wang, Lianzhou, Wilson, Gregory J., Bell, John and Wang, Hongxia (2017). Enhanced perovskite electronic properties via a modified lead(II) chloride Lewis acid-base adduct and their effect in high-efficiency perovskite solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5 (10), 5195-5203. doi: 10.1039/c6ta11139d
2016
Journal Article
Recent advances in low-toxic lead-free metal halide perovskite materials for solar cell application
Zhang, Meng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Chen, Peng, Hao, Mengmeng, Yun, Jung-Ho and Wang, Lianzhou (2016). Recent advances in low-toxic lead-free metal halide perovskite materials for solar cell application. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 11 (3), 392-398. doi: 10.1002/apj.1998
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Available projects
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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.
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