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Aug 1, 2019

2019 Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium

Congratulations to the undergraduate summer researchers for a successful symposium. The Amassian research group hosted a total of 6 students this summer, one High School student through Project Seed and 5 undergraduate researchers. Students worked on independent projects throughout the summer under the guidance of graduate student and postdoctoral mentors. These students strengthened their laboratory… 

Jun 18, 2019

Widened Processing Window for Efficient and Reproducible Perovskite Solar Cells

Halide and cation engineering in perovskites is show to widen the processing window by manipulating the presence of the sol-gel state and therefore the formation of desired perovskite phases. The lifetime and formation of the sol-gel state and present phases were analyzed using time-resolved GIWAXS and optical absorbance measurements. Learn more about specific cation and… 

Jun 12, 2019

2019 Publications

Dr. Aram Amassian has recently published multiple successful research articles in 2019. These publications include research conducted at his previous university, KAUST, and North Carolina State University. Huge congratulations to Aram and his collaborators. Visit the links to learn more! Lattice anchoring solution-processed semiconductors  Conducting and stretchable PEDOT:PSS electrodes  Bismuth-based perovskite-inspired solar-cells  Dynamical transformation of… 

Jun 12, 2019

Insight on Stability of Mixed Halide Perovskites

Researchers have explained the reasoning behind increased efficiency of mixed halide perovskites in solar cells. In-situ experimentation has shed light on the formation and evolution of crystalline compounds during the synthesis of cesium and rubidium containing perovskites. These studies were conducted by an international team with significant contributions from Hoang Dang and Masoud Ghasemi within… 

Jun 6, 2019

Discovery Sheds Light on Synthesis, Processing of High-Performance Solar Cells

Halide perovskite solar cells hold promise as the next generation of solar cell technologies, but while researchers have developed techniques for improving their material characteristics, nobody understood why these techniques worked. New research sheds light on the science behind these engineering solutions. 

Mar 13, 2019

Ambient Manufacturing Continues at NC State

Dr. Amassian has published multiple papers regarding ambient manufacturing of semiconducting materials, including Colloidal Quantum Dot Photovoltaics. This work will continue at North Carolina State University as Aram Amassian and the Organic Electronics Cluster finish the construction of the Ambient Manufacturing of Electronics (AME) Lab located in Partners 3. Learn more about this work here.