Dr Peng Chen
Dr

Peng Chen

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Background

Biography: Dr. Peng Chen is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Chemical Engineering and an ARC Early Career Industry Fellow at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland (UQ). In 2020, he got his PhD degree from the School of Chemical Engineering at UQ under supervision of Prof. Lianzhou Wang, before moving to AIBN for two consecutive research 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 concept of bilayer 2D-3D heterostructures for stable perovskite solar cells (Adv. Funct. Mater. 2018, 28, 1706923; citation: >800 times). In 2021, he participated in the design of ultrastable perovskite-MOF glassy composites for lighting applications (Science 2021, 374, 621). 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). Over the past decade at UQ, Dr Chen has contributed to over 65 peer-reviewed publications in top journals, including Science (×1), Nature Nanotechnology (×1), Nature Energy (×1), Nature Communications (×2), Advanced Materials (×3), 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 >7400 citations with a H-index of 36 (Google Scholar). He has attracted over $4 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, and MATE7016 Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage (Solar Cell Fabrication and Recycling).

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 and efficient solar cells

  • All-perovskite tandem solar cells for green hydrogen production

  • Tin halide perovskite optoelectronics

Search Professor Peng Chen’s works on UQ eSpace

72 works between 2010 and 2025
All (72) Journal Article (71) Other Outputs (1)

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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

Tuning Enhancement Efficiency of Multiple Emissive Centers in Graphene Quantum Dots by Core-Shell Plasmonic Nanoparticles

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

An electrochemically treated BiVO4 photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

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

An Electrochemically Treated BiVO4 Photoanode for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

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

Addressing toxicity of lead: progress and applications of low-toxic metal halide perovskites and their derivatives

2017

Journal Article

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

Enhanced perovskite electronic properties via a modified lead(II) chloride Lewis acid-base adduct and their effect in high-efficiency perovskite solar cells

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

Recent advances in low-toxic lead-free metal halide perovskite materials for solar cell application

2014

Journal Article

Four-layer tin-carbon nanotube yolk-shell materials for high-performance lithium-ion batteries

Chen, Peng, Wu, Fengdan and Wang, Yong (2014). Four-layer tin-carbon nanotube yolk-shell materials for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. ChemSusChem, 7 (5), 1407-1414. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201301198

Four-layer tin-carbon nanotube yolk-shell materials for high-performance lithium-ion batteries

2013

Journal Article

Microwave-assisted solvothermal synthesis of 3D carnation-like SnS2 nanostructures with high visible light photocatalytic activity

Liu, Hong, Su, Yun, Chen, Peng and Wang, Yong (2013). Microwave-assisted solvothermal synthesis of 3D carnation-like SnS2 nanostructures with high visible light photocatalytic activity. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 378, 285-292. doi: 10.1016/j.molcata.2013.06.021

Microwave-assisted solvothermal synthesis of 3D carnation-like SnS2 nanostructures with high visible light photocatalytic activity

2013

Journal Article

Interconnected tin disulfide nanosheets grown on graphene for li-ion storage and photocatalytic applications

Chen, Peng, Su, Yun, Liu, Hong and Wang, Yong (2013). Interconnected tin disulfide nanosheets grown on graphene for li-ion storage and photocatalytic applications. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5 (22), 12073-12082. doi: 10.1021/am403905x

Interconnected tin disulfide nanosheets grown on graphene for li-ion storage and photocatalytic applications

2013

Journal Article

Graphene wrapped SnCo nanoparticles for high-capacity lithium ion storage

Chen, Peng, Guo, Lei and Wang, Yong (2013). Graphene wrapped SnCo nanoparticles for high-capacity lithium ion storage. Journal of Power Sources, 222, 526-532. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.09.026

Graphene wrapped SnCo nanoparticles for high-capacity lithium ion storage

2011

Journal Article

Carbon nanotubes grown in situ on graphene nanosheets as superior anodes for Li-ion batteries

Chen, Shuangqiang, Chen, Peng and Wang, Yong (2011). Carbon nanotubes grown in situ on graphene nanosheets as superior anodes for Li-ion batteries. Nanoscale, 3 (10), 4323. doi: 10.1039/c1nr10642b

Carbon nanotubes grown in situ on graphene nanosheets as superior anodes for Li-ion batteries

2010

Journal Article

Graphene supported Sn–Sb@carbon core-shell particles as a superior anode for lithium ion batteries

Chen, Shuangqiang, Chen, Peng, Wu, Minghong, Pan, Dengyu and Wang, Yong (2010). Graphene supported Sn–Sb@carbon core-shell particles as a superior anode for lithium ion batteries. Electrochemistry Communications, 12 (10), 1302-1306. doi: 10.1016/j.elecom.2010.07.005

Graphene supported Sn–Sb@carbon core-shell particles as a superior anode for lithium ion batteries

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2028
    Eco-friendly lead-free perovskites for flexible indoor photovoltaics
    ARC Early Career Industry Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2026
    Developing lead-free perovskites for low-cost and environmentally friendly solar panels
    Australia's Economic Accelerator Ignite Grants
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2027
    Global Hub of Advanced Materials and Integrated Optoelectronics (GH-AMIO)
    Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Solar rechargeable Zinc-Bromine Flow Batteries
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Indoor Photovoltaics Enabled by Wide-Bandgap Perovskite Quantum Dots (ARC Linkage Project administered by Macquarie University)
    Macquarie University
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    All-perovskite tandem solar cells for efficient green hydrogen production
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    The development of high-efficiency quantum dot-organic tandem solar cells for new-generation wearable and lightweight photovoltaics
    Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Peng Chen is:
Available for supervision

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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.

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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