Dr Julian Andrew Steele
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Julian Andrew Steele

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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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131 works between 2011 and 2026
All (131) Journal Article (122) Conference Publication (9)

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2026

Journal Article

Intermediate-Phase Engineering of Thermally-Evaporated Lead-Free Halide Perovskites for Indoor Photovoltaics

Wang, Zitong, Xu, Hongzhe, Zhang, Chengxi, Steele, Julian A., Zhang, Bowei, Ding, Shanshan, Cheng, Huiyuan, He, Dongxu, Lyu, Miaoqiang and Wang, Lianzhou (2026). Intermediate-Phase Engineering of Thermally-Evaporated Lead-Free Halide Perovskites for Indoor Photovoltaics. ACS Energy Letters, 11 (4) acsenergylett.5c04174, 3290-3299. doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c04174

Intermediate-Phase Engineering of Thermally-Evaporated Lead-Free Halide Perovskites for Indoor Photovoltaics

2026

Journal Article

Triple-junction solar cells with improved carrier and photon management

Artuk, Kerem, Turkay, Deniz, Kuba, Austin, Riemelmoser, Stefan, Steele, Julian A., Hurni, Julien, Spitznagel, Joël, Quest, Hugo, De Bastiani, Michele, Zhao, Jun, Diekmann, Jonas, Ongaro, Chiara, Othman, Mostafa, Heydarian, Maryamsadat, Fischer, Oliver, Lai, Huagui, Austin, Jonathan S., Zeiske, Stefan, López-Arteaga, Rafael, Liu, Cheng, Mensi, Mounir D., Castro-Méndez, Andrés-Felipe, Li, Muzhi, Gries, Thomas W., Hill, Siddha, Saenz, Felipe, Champault, Lisa, Can, Hilal Aybike, Golobostanfard, Mohammad Reza ... Wolff, Christian M. (2026). Triple-junction solar cells with improved carrier and photon management. Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41586-026-10385-y

Triple-junction solar cells with improved carrier and photon management

2026

Journal Article

Laser writing of inorganic perovskite films for anticounterfeiting applications

Jin, Handong, Debroye, Elke, Steele, Julian A., Roeffaers, Maarten B. J. and Hao, Xiao-Tao (2026). Laser writing of inorganic perovskite films for anticounterfeiting applications. Chinese Journal of Chemistry, 44 (5) cjoc.70406, 656-662. doi: 10.1002/cjoc.70406

Laser writing of inorganic perovskite films for anticounterfeiting applications

2026

Journal Article

Thermal crosslinking dual-anchor self-assembled monolayers for improved interfacial hole transport and perovskite photovoltaic stability

Yu, Yongyue, Gao, Liang, Qiu, Chen, Liu, Junxian, Hua, Guoxin, Ma, Ke, Hoang, Minh Tam, Yang, Yang, Lai, Yiliang, Xu, Min, Yang, Tong, Sugai, Yoshiki, Cheng, Huiyuan, Steele, Julian A., Kou, Lianzhi, Tang, Weihua and Wang, Hongxia (2026). Thermal crosslinking dual-anchor self-assembled monolayers for improved interfacial hole transport and perovskite photovoltaic stability. Small, 22 (8) e11350. doi: 10.1002/smll.202511350

Thermal crosslinking dual-anchor self-assembled monolayers for improved interfacial hole transport and perovskite photovoltaic stability

2026

Journal Article

Interfacial Pt-Ov-In2+ Lewis pairs enable highly selective photocatalytic CO2 methanation

Yang, Sichun, Lu, Haijiao, Lin, Rijia, Wang, Zhiliang, Yan, Penghui, Zhao, Guangyu, You, Jiakang, Steele, Julian A., Wang, Kai, Zhang, Yanzhao, Zou, Yalong, Jin, Yonggang and Wang, Lianzhou (2026). Interfacial Pt-Ov-In2+ Lewis pairs enable highly selective photocatalytic CO2 methanation. ACS Catalysis, 16 (4) acscatal.5c08933, 3954-3964. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.5c08933

Interfacial Pt-Ov-In2+ Lewis pairs enable highly selective photocatalytic CO2 methanation

2026

Journal Article

Localized electrostatic interaction stabilize perovskite solar cells

Li, Kailin, Huang, Zijian, Zai, Huachao, Zhang, Zhongyang, Wang, Feng, Zhu, Xiao, Wu, Yuetong, Zhang, Yu, Pei, Fengtao, Fan, Rundong, Niu, Xiuxiu, Chen, Yanrun, Liu, Huifen, Yin, Ruiyang, Zhuang, Xinmeng, Steele, Julian A., Zhu, Cheng, Chen, Yihua, Song, Tinglu, Chen, Qi and Zhou, Huanping (2026). Localized electrostatic interaction stabilize perovskite solar cells. Advanced Materials, 38 (7) e17685, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/adma.202517685

Localized electrostatic interaction stabilize perovskite solar cells

2026

Journal Article

Atomistic origins of anharmonic lattice dynamics and thermal expansion in perovskite photovoltaics

Steele, Julian A. (2026). Atomistic origins of anharmonic lattice dynamics and thermal expansion in perovskite photovoltaics. Nature Energy, 11 (3), 1-15. doi: 10.1038/s41560-025-01938-y

Atomistic origins of anharmonic lattice dynamics and thermal expansion in perovskite photovoltaics

2026

Journal Article

Frank–van der Merwe-mediated sequential thermal evaporation for stable FASnI3 perovskite solar cells

Wang, Zitong, He, Dongxu, Steele, Julian A., Xu, Hongzhe, Zhang, Bowei, Cheng, Huiyuan, Han, EQ, Ding, Shanshan, Zhang, Chengxi, Lyu, Miaoqiang and Wang, Lianzhou (2026). Frank–van der Merwe-mediated sequential thermal evaporation for stable FASnI3 perovskite solar cells. ACS Nano, 20 (1), 1159-1169. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.5c16992

Frank–van der Merwe-mediated sequential thermal evaporation for stable FASnI3 perovskite solar cells

2026

Journal Article

Stable perovskite–organic tandem solar cells enabled by chloride-doped evaporated wide-bandgap perovskites

Guo, Xiao, Jia, Zhenrong, Dong, Zijing, Kalasariya, Nikhil, Hu, Jingcong, Shi, Zhuojie, Steele, Julian A., Chen, Yi-Hsun, Ochsner, Gordon, Chen, Jinxi, Jia, Xiangkun, Wang, Yu-Duan, Luo, Ran, Lee, Ling Kai, Wang, Tao, Liu, Shunchang, Luo, Chao, Li, Jia, Stolterfoht, Martin and Hou, Yi (2026). Stable perovskite–organic tandem solar cells enabled by chloride-doped evaporated wide-bandgap perovskites. Energy & Environmental Science, 19 (8), 2679-2689. doi: 10.1039/d5ee04477d

Stable perovskite–organic tandem solar cells enabled by chloride-doped evaporated wide-bandgap perovskites

2026

Journal Article

Intermediate phase evolution for stable and oriented evaporated wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells

Dong, Zijing, Hu, Jingcong, Guo, Xiao, Shi, Zhuojie, Chen, Haijie, Wang, Yunluo, Luo, Ran, Steele, Julian A., Degnan, Zachary, Solano, Eduardo, Zhou, Qilin, Kalasariya, Nikhil, Li, Nengxu, Wang, Tao, Chen, Jinxi, Lee, Ling Kai, Wang, Yuduan, Li, Jia, Stolterfoht, Martin, Sui, Manling, Lu, Yue and Hou, Yi (2026). Intermediate phase evolution for stable and oriented evaporated wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells. Nature Materials, 25 (4), 635-642. doi: 10.1038/s41563-025-02375-8

Intermediate phase evolution for stable and oriented evaporated wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells

2026

Journal Article

Buried Interface Engineering via Homogenized Two-Dimensional Phase Enables High-Mobility Tin Perovskite Photosynaptic Transistor

Zhang, Bo Wei, He, Dongxu, Steele, Julian A., Mei, Tingting, Feng, Zijian, Wang, Zitong, Zhang, Cheng, Ding, Shanshan, Yang, Sichun, Xu, Hongzhe, Lin, Chun-Ho and Lyu, Miaoqiang (2026). Buried Interface Engineering via Homogenized Two-Dimensional Phase Enables High-Mobility Tin Perovskite Photosynaptic Transistor. Nano Letters, 26 (1), 433-440. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c05338

Buried Interface Engineering via Homogenized Two-Dimensional Phase Enables High-Mobility Tin Perovskite Photosynaptic Transistor

2025

Journal Article

Revealing the interface degradation of monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem photovoltaics

Chen, Jinxi, Zhou, Qilin, Hu, Jingcong, Li, Nengxu, Steele, Julian A., Liu, Shunchang, Luo, Chao, Yao, Yuxin, Jia, Zhenrong, Lee, Ling Kai, Wang, Yu-Duan, Wang, Tao, Dong, Zijing, Cheng, Huiyuan, Sugai, Yoshiki, Solano, Eduardo, Wang, Xi, Luo, Ran, Zhang, Xinyu, Zhu, Zihao, Ungur, Elisaveta, Choi, Kwan Bum, Zhang, Mingsheng, Xing, Zhenxiang, Wu, Mengfei and Hou, Yi (2025). Revealing the interface degradation of monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem photovoltaics. Acs Energy Letters, 11 (1), 755-763. doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c03423

Revealing the interface degradation of monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem photovoltaics

2025

Journal Article

Tuning reaction pathway with surface metal cocatalyst for ethylene production via photocatalytic methane conversion

You, Jiakang, Zhang, Yanzhao, Wang, Zhiliang, Yin, Hanqing, Zhao, Guangyu, Steele, Julian A., Vongsvivut, Jitraporn, Riches, James D., Wang, Kai, Yao, Dazhi, Lu, Haijiao, Bao, Yifan, Peng, Xiyue, Chen, Peng, Chen, Ping, Du, Aijun, Jin, Yonggang and Wang, Lianzhou (2025). Tuning reaction pathway with surface metal cocatalyst for ethylene production via photocatalytic methane conversion. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147 (47) jacs.5c17427, 44011-44020. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c17427

Tuning reaction pathway with surface metal cocatalyst for ethylene production via photocatalytic methane conversion

2025

Journal Article

Superconductivity in substitutional Ga-hyperdoped Ge epitaxial thin films

Steele, Julian A., Strohbeen, Patrick J., Verdi, Carla, Baktash, Ardeshir, Danilenko, Alisa, Chen, Yi-Hsun, van Dijk, Jechiel, Knudsen, Frederik H., Leblanc, Axel, Perconte, David, Wang, Lianzhou, Demler, Eugene, Salmani-Rezaie, Salva, Jacobson, Peter and Shabani, Javad (2025). Superconductivity in substitutional Ga-hyperdoped Ge epitaxial thin films. Nature Nanotechnology, 20 (12), 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41565-025-02042-8

Superconductivity in substitutional Ga-hyperdoped Ge epitaxial thin films

2025

Journal Article

Strain analysis of black-to-yellow phase transitions in CsPbI3

Jin, Bangwei, Yang, Dexin, Gong, Ruihao, Sugai, Yoshiki, Lan, Dongchen, Steele, Julian A. and Zhang, Xuefeng (2025). Strain analysis of black-to-yellow phase transitions in CsPbI3. Infomat, 8 (2) e70084. doi: 10.1002/inf2.70084

Strain analysis of black-to-yellow phase transitions in CsPbI3

2025

Journal Article

A chemically bonded monolayer interface enables enhanced thermal stability and efficiency in Pb-Sn perovskite solar cells

Bati, Abdulaziz S.R., Liu, Cheng, Gilley, Isaiah W., Musgrave, Charles B., Maxwell, Aidan, Steele, Julian A., Yang, Yi, Chen, Hao, Wan, Haoyue, Xu, Jian, Solano, Eduardo, Zhang, Rui, Huang, Chuying, Rehl, Benjamin, Lempesis, Nikolaos, Carnevali, Virginia, Vezzosi, Andrea, Zeng, Lewei, Grater, Luke, Li, Muzhi, Rolston, Nicholas, Choi, Deokjae, Sláma, Vladislav, Rothlisberger, Ursula, Wang, Lianzhou, Goddard, William A., Kanatzidis, Mercouri G., Chen, Bin, Bakr, Osman M. and Sargent, Edward H. (2025). A chemically bonded monolayer interface enables enhanced thermal stability and efficiency in Pb-Sn perovskite solar cells. Joule, 9 (9) 102047, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.102047

A chemically bonded monolayer interface enables enhanced thermal stability and efficiency in Pb-Sn perovskite solar cells

2025

Journal Article

Discerning performance bottlenecks of state‐of‐the‐art narrow bandgap organic solar cells

Shukla, Atul, Pranav, Manasi, He, Guorui, Blaskovits, J. Terence, Mascione, Davide, Cao, Yonglin, Gong, Yufei, Riley, Drew B., Steele, Julian A., Solano, Eduardo, Ehm, Alexander, Shadabroo, Mohammad Saeed, Armin, Ardalan, Shoaee, Safa, Zahn, Dietrich R. T., Li, Yongfang, Meng, Lei, Lang, Felix, Andrienko, Denis and Neher, Dieter (2025). Discerning performance bottlenecks of state‐of‐the‐art narrow bandgap organic solar cells. Advanced Energy Materials, 15 (32) 2502398, 1-16. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202502398

Discerning performance bottlenecks of state‐of‐the‐art narrow bandgap organic solar cells

2025

Conference Publication

Near-field optical microscopy for spatially confined nanostructures

Guo, Xiao, Bertling, Karl, Belonohy, Daniella, Zhang, Xueqin, Wang, Zhiyao, Virdis, Bernardino, Mathel, Vincent, Aziz, Shazed, Heitzman, Michael, Vandi, Luigi-Jules, Degnan, Zachary, Steele, Julian A., Jacobson, Peter, Chanda, Puspita, Torniainen, Jari, Donose, Bogdan C., Brünig, Michael and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2025). Near-field optical microscopy for spatially confined nanostructures. 50th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), Helsinki, Finland, 17-22 August 2025. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/irmmw-thz61557.2025.11319789

Near-field optical microscopy for spatially confined nanostructures

2025

Journal Article

Sustainable production of C6 phenols from lignin via sequential C[sbnd]O and C[sbnd]C bond cleavage over Ni-MgO/hydroxyapatite catalyst

Yu, Shitong, Ge, Zhitong, Huang, Haowei, Steele, Julian A., Kemausuor, Francis, Hafez, Emad M., Tursunov, Obid and Luo, Zhicheng (2025). Sustainable production of C6 phenols from lignin via sequential C[sbnd]O and C[sbnd]C bond cleavage over Ni-MgO/hydroxyapatite catalyst. Chemical Engineering Journal, 518 164669, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.164669

Sustainable production of C6 phenols from lignin via sequential C[sbnd]O and C[sbnd]C bond cleavage over Ni-MgO/hydroxyapatite catalyst

2025

Journal Article

Generating a stable higher-symmetry CsPbI3 perovskite phase in ambient conditions: unveiling the stabilization mechanism

Saha, Rafikul Ali, Papadopoulou, Athina, Ariza, Rocío, Degutis, Giedrius, Skvortsova, Irina, Braeckevelt, Tom, De Angelis, Francesco, Solano, Eduardo, de Sousa Gouveia dos Anjos, João Pedro, Pintor Monroy, Maria Isabel, Mongilyov, Ilya, Goderis, Bart, Rubio-Zuazo, Juan, Genoe, Jan, Meneghini, Carlo, Steele, Julian A., Bals, Sara, Van Speybroeck, Veronique, Hofkens, Johan and Roeffaers, Maarten B. J. (2025). Generating a stable higher-symmetry CsPbI3 perovskite phase in ambient conditions: unveiling the stabilization mechanism. ACS Nano, 19 (31), 28540-28553. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.5c07700

Generating a stable higher-symmetry CsPbI3 perovskite phase in ambient conditions: unveiling the stabilization mechanism

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2027
    Global Hub of Advanced Materials and Integrated Optoelectronics (GH-AMIO)
    Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Strain-stabilised perovskite optoelectronics: from fundamentals to devices
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Film formation dynamics of spin-coated organic photovoltaics with processing additives
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Long-range self-assembled perovskite nanocrystals for luminescent solar concentrating superlattices
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Evolution of active nanoparticulate species from metal-organic framework thermal decomposition
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Revealing the function of perovskite's nano-crystallization behaviour in a heterogeneous photocatalyst
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Elucidating the coordination geometry of metals within multimetallic metal-organic framework glasses via X-ray adsorption techniques Part 2
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Elucidating the coordination geometry of metals within multimetallic metal-organic framework glasses via X-ray adsorption techniques Part 1
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Soft X-ray absorption measurement of highly-reduced TiO2 photocatalysts for high-selectivity (>99.5%) oxidative coupling of methane to ethane
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Revealing functional structure-property relationships in novel metal-modified graphitic carbon nitride photocatalyst: Part 1 for Mode 3 (Sb K-edge)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Revealing functional structure-property relationships in novel metal-modified graphitic carbon nitride photocatalyst: Part 1 for Mode 3 (Sb K-edge)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant

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