Overview
Background
Julian A. Steele received his Ph.D. in physics from The Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), University of Wollongong, before undertaking postdoctoral work at KU Leuven (Belgium) and UC Berkeley (USA). From 2023, he began a DECRA Fellowship at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, working on a range of condensed matter topics, within which phase transition phenomena in metal halide perovskite semiconductors feature heavily.
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Works
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2024
Journal Article
Platinum Single-Atom Nests Boost Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Non-Oxidative Coupling of Methane to Ethane
Zhang, Pu, Li, Junwei, Huang, Haowei, Sui, Xiaoyu, Zeng, Haihua, Lu, Haijiao, Wang, Ying, Jia, Yanyan, Steele, Julian A., Ao, Yanhui, Roeffaers, Maarten B. J., Dai, Sheng, Zhang, Zizhong, Wang, Lianzhou, Fu, Xianzhi and Long, Jinlin (2024). Platinum Single-Atom Nests Boost Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Non-Oxidative Coupling of Methane to Ethane. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146 (34), 1-8. doi: 10.1021/jacs.4c08901
2024
Journal Article
Perovskite quantum dots: What’s next?
Cheng, Huiyuan, Ding, Shanshan, Hao, Mengmeng, Wang, Lianzhou and Steele, Julian A. (2024). Perovskite quantum dots: What’s next?. Next Energy, 4 100152, 100152. doi: 10.1016/j.nxener.2024.100152
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
3D‐cavity‐confined CsPbBr<sub>3</sub> quantum dots for visible‐light‐driven photocatalytic C(sp<sup>3</sup>)–H bond activation
Gao, Yu‐Jie, Jin, Handong, Esteban, Daniel A., Weng, Bo, Saha, Rafikul A., Yang, Min‐Quan, Bals, Sara, Steele, Julian A., Huang, Haowei and Roeffaers, Maarten B. J. (2024). 3D‐cavity‐confined CsPbBr3 quantum dots for visible‐light‐driven photocatalytic C(sp3)–H bond activation. Carbon Energy e559. doi: 10.1002/cey2.559
2024
Journal Article
Phase stabilization of cesium lead iodide perovskites for use in efficient optoelectronic devices
Jin, Handong, Zeng, Yu-Jia, Steele, Julian A., Roeffaers, Maarten B. J., Hofkens, Johan and Debroye, Elke (2024). Phase stabilization of cesium lead iodide perovskites for use in efficient optoelectronic devices. NPG Asia Materials, 16 (1) 24. doi: 10.1038/s41427-024-00540-0
2024
Journal Article
Noble-metal-free high-entropy alloy nanoparticles for efficient solar-driven photocatalytic CO2 reduction
Huang, Haowei, Zhao, Jiwu, Guo, Hele, Weng, Bo, Zhang, Hongwen, Saha, Rafikul Ali, Zhang, Menglong, Lai, Feili, Zhou, Yufan, Juan, Rubio-Zuazo, Chen, Peng-Cheng, Wang, Sibo, Steele, Julian A., Zhong, Fulan, Liu, Tianxi, Hofkens, Johan, Zheng, Yu-Ming, Long, Jinlin and Roeffaers, Maarten B. J. (2024). Noble-metal-free high-entropy alloy nanoparticles for efficient solar-driven photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Advanced Materials, 36 (26) 2313209. doi: 10.1002/adma.202313209
2024
Journal Article
All-inorganic halide perovskites for air-processed “n–i–p” monolithic perovskite/organic hybrid tandem solar cells exceeding 23% efficiency
Mali, Sawanta S., Patil, Jyoti V., Steele, Julian A., Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja, Kim, Jin Hyeok and Hong, Chang Kook (2024). All-inorganic halide perovskites for air-processed “n–i–p” monolithic perovskite/organic hybrid tandem solar cells exceeding 23% efficiency. Energy and Environmental Science, 17 (3), 1046-1060. doi: 10.1039/d3ee02763e
2024
Journal Article
A universal perovskite/C60 interface modification via atomic layer deposited aluminum oxide for perovskite solar cells and perovskite‐silicon tandems
Artuk, Kerem, Turkay, Deniz, Mensi, Mounir D., Steele, Julian A., Jacobs, Daniel A., Othman, Mostafa, Yu Chin, Xin, Moon, Soo‐Jin, Tiwari, Ayodhya N., Hessler‐Wyser, Aïcha, Jeangros, Quentin, Ballif, Christophe and Wolff, Christian M. (2024). A universal perovskite/C60 interface modification via atomic layer deposited aluminum oxide for perovskite solar cells and perovskite‐silicon tandems. Advanced Materials, 36 (21) e2311745. doi: 10.1002/adma.202311745
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, e202317446. doi: 10.1002/anie.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 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
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. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202315897
2024
Journal Article
Understanding and Mitigating Atomic Oxygen-Induced Degradation of Perovskite Solar Cells for Near-Earth Space Applications
Seid, Biruk Alebachew, Sarisozen, Sema, Peña-Camargo, Francisco, Ozen, Sercan, Gutierrez-Partida, Emilio, Solano, Eduardo, Steele, Julian A., Stolterfoht, Martin, Neher, Dieter and Lang, Felix (2024). Understanding and Mitigating Atomic Oxygen-Induced Degradation of Perovskite Solar Cells for Near-Earth Space Applications. Small, 20 (30) 2311097. doi: 10.1002/smll.202311097
2023
Conference Publication
Identifying and Understanding Critical Degradation Mechanisms of Perovskite based Space Solar Cells: From Radiation to Temperature and Atomic Oxygen
Lang, Felix, Alebachew, Biruk, Sarisözen, Sema, Pena-Camargo, Francisco, Ozen, Sercan, Guaterrez-Partida, Emilio, Solano, Eduardo, Steele, Julian, Stolerterfoht, Martin and Neher, Dieter (2023). Identifying and Understanding Critical Degradation Mechanisms of Perovskite based Space Solar Cells: From Radiation to Temperature and Atomic Oxygen. MATSUS Spring 2024 Conference (MATSUS24), Barcelona, Spain, 4-8 March 2024. València, Spain: Fundació de la comunitat valenciana SCITO. doi: 10.29363/nanoge.matsus.2024.223
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. 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
Controlled crystallization and surface engineering of mixed-halide γ-CsPbI2Br inorganic perovskites via guanidinium iodide additive in air-processed perovskite solar cells
Mali, Sawanta S., Patil, Jyoti V., Steele, Julian A., Jung, Young Hee, Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja and Hong, Chang Kook (2023). Controlled crystallization and surface engineering of mixed-halide γ-CsPbI2Br inorganic perovskites via guanidinium iodide additive in air-processed perovskite solar cells. Materials Today, 67, 33-45. doi: 10.1016/j.mattod.2023.05.006
2023
Journal Article
Interface passivation for 31.25%-efficient perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells
Chin, Xin Yu, Turkay, Deniz, Steele, Julian A., Tabean, Saba, Eswara, Santhana, Mensi, Mounir, Fiala, Peter, Wolff, Christian M., Paracchino, Adriana, Artuk, Kerem, Jacobs, Daniel, Guesnay, Quentin, Sahli, Florent, Andreatta, Gaëlle, Boccard, Mathieu, Jeangros, Quentin and Ballif, Christophe (2023). Interface passivation for 31.25%-efficient perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. Science, 381 (6653), 59-63. doi: 10.1126/science.adg0091
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
Near-field localization of the boson peak on tantalum films for superconducting quantum devices
Guo, Xiao, Degnan, Zachary, Steele, Julian A., Solano, Eduardo, Donose, Bogdan C., Bertling, Karl, Fedorov, Arkady, Rakić, Aleksandar D. and Jacobson, Peter (2023). Near-field localization of the boson peak on tantalum films for superconducting quantum devices. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 14 (20), 4892-4900. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00850
2023
Journal Article
Understanding the phase transition mechanism in the lead halide perovskite CsPbBr3 via theoretical and experimental GIWAXS and Raman spectroscopy
Hoffman, Alexander E. J., Saha, Rafikul Ali, Borgmans, Sander, Puech, Pascal, Braeckevelt, Tom, Roeffaers, Maarten B. J., Steele, Julian A., Hofkens, Johan and Van Speybroeck, Veronique (2023). Understanding the phase transition mechanism in the lead halide perovskite CsPbBr3 via theoretical and experimental GIWAXS and Raman spectroscopy. APL Materials, 11 (4) 041124. doi: 10.1063/5.0144344
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of efficient and stable quantum dot solar cells
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lianzhou Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
Structual and optical characterisation of disordered optoelectronic materials and devices
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Shih-Chun Lo, Associate Professor Ebinazar Namdas
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