Publications by Albertus Adrian Sutanto

Isomeric imidazole functionalized bithiophene-based hole transporting materials for stable perovskite solar cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Jianxing Xia, Min Chen

2,2,7,7-tetrakis(N,N-dip-methoxyphenylamine)-9,9-spirobifluorene (spiro-OMeTAD) is a popular hole-transporting material (HTM) in perovskite solar cells (PSCs), However, it suffers from high-cost and stability issues, which need to be overcome for PSC comme ...

ELSEVIER2023

Revealing Weak Dimensional Confinement Effects in Excitonic Silver/Bismuth Double Perovskites

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Valentin Ianis Emmanuel Queloz, Giulia Grancini, Pascal Alexander Schouwink, Inés Garcia Benito, Albertus Adrian Sutanto

Lead-free perovskites are attracting increasing interest as nontoxic materials for advanced optoelectronic applications. Here, we report on a family of silver/bismuth bromide double perovskites with lower dimensionality obtained by incorporating phenethyla ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2022

C-60 Thin Films in Perovskite Solar Cells: Efficient or Limiting Charge Transport Layer?

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Cristina Roldán Carmona, Hiroyuki Kanda, Cansu Igci, Nadja Isabelle Desiree Klipfel, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón

In this work, we identify the importance of C-60 and compact-TiO2 (cTiO(2)) as electron transport layers on the device performance of coevaporated n-i-p perovskite solar cells. We found (1) a synergetic effect between both layers when extracting the charge ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2022

Triarylamine-Functionalized Imidazolyl-Capped Bithiophene Hole Transporting Material for Cost-Effective Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón, Bin Ding, Jianxing Xia

Triarylamine end-capped-functionalized arylene-imidazole derivatives were synthesized from readily accessible, inexpensive precursors and employed as hole transporting materials (HTMs) in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). All the HTMs displayed high thermal d ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2022

Molecular Engineering of Fluorene-Based Hole-Transporting Materials for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

Keith Gregory Brooks, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Hiroyuki Kanda, Nadja Isabelle Desiree Klipfel, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón

New Spiro-OMeTAD analogues and the simpler "half" structures with the terminated methoxyphenyl and/or carbazolyl chromophores are successfully synthesized under Hartwig-Buchwald amination conditions using commercially available starting materials. New fluo ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2022

Structural and photophysical investigation of single-source evaporation of CsFAPbI(3) and FAPbI(3) perovskite thin films

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Hiroyuki Kanda, Nadja Isabelle Desiree Klipfel, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón

Thermal vacuum deposition is a stimulating technique for upscaling perovskite solar cells. However, the operational complexity of multisource vapor deposition (MSVD) and achieving stoichiometric perovskite layers may impede its implementation. The single-s ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2022

Phosphine Oxide Derivative as a Passivating Agent to Enhance the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Mounir Driss Mensi, Valentin Ianis Emmanuel Queloz, Tom Theodorus Antonius Lummen, Aditya Gilra, Aron Joel Huckaba, Hiroyuki Kanda, Cansu Igci, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Hobeom Kim

Defects of metal-halide perovskites detrimentally influence the optoelectronic properties of the thin film and, ultimately, the photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Especially, defect-mediated nonradiative recombination that occurs at ...

2021

Interfacial Engineering: The Key to Boost Perovskite Solar Cells Performance and Stability

Albertus Adrian Sutanto

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) based on metal halide materials have become the rising star in the photovoltaic (PV) field since the first discovery in 2009. A remarkable advance in this technology has been demonstrated by reaching a certified power conversi ...

EPFL2021

Isomeric Carbazole-Based Hole-Transporting Materials: Role of the Linkage Position on the Photovoltaic Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Valentin Ianis Emmanuel Queloz, Cansu Igci, Albertus Adrian Sutanto

Two structural isomers of carbazole decorated with triarylamine have been designed and synthesized with a facile synthetic procedure. The impact of triarylamine substitution on the isomeric structural linkage of carbazole on the optical, thermal, electroch ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2021

Two-Step Thermal Annealing: An Effective Route for 15 % Efficient Quasi-2D Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Valentin Ianis Emmanuel Queloz, Giulia Grancini, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Giorgio Schileo, Valentino Romano

Low-dimensional perovskites (LDP) are nowadays recognized as promising materials for the realization of highly performing photovoltaic cells. However, issues related to film morphology, composition, crystal quality and material homogeneity limit the device ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2021

Highly Planar Benzodipyrrole-Based Hole Transporting Materials with Passivation Effect for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Mounir Driss Mensi, Hiroyuki Kanda, Cansu Igci, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Hobeom Kim

Three benzodipyrrole (BDP)-based organic small molecules with substituted 4-methoxyphenyl (CB-1), 3-fluorophenyl (CB-2), and 3-trifluoromethylphenyl (CB-3) are designed, synthesized, and used as a hole-transporting material (HTM) for perovskite solar cells ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2021

Mechanistic Insights into the Role of the Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide Ion in Coevaporated p-i-n Perovskite Solar Cells

Klaus Leifer, Keith Gregory Brooks, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Mounir Driss Mensi, Paul Joseph Dyson, Cristina Roldán Carmona, Hiroyuki Kanda, Cansu Igci, Nadja Isabelle Desiree Klipfel, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón

Hybrid lead halide perovskites have reached comparable efficiencies to state-of-the-art silicon solar cell technologies. However, a remaining key challenge toward commercialization is the resolution of the perovskite device instability. In this work, we id ...

2021

Cut from the Same Cloth: Enamine-Derived Spirobifluorenes as Hole Transporters for Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Kasparas Rakstys, Cansu Igci, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón, Bin Ding

To attain commercial viability, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have to be reasonably priced, highly efficient, and stable for a long period of time. Although a new record of a certified power conversion efficiency (PCE) value over 25% was achieved, PSC perf ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2021

Stable Perovskite Solar Cells Using Molecularly Engineered Functionalized Oligothiophenes as Low-Cost Hole-Transporting Materials

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Valentin Ianis Emmanuel Queloz, Hiroyuki Kanda, Cansu Igci, Albertus Adrian Sutanto

Triarylamine-substituted bithiophene (BT-4D), terthiophene (TT-4D), and quarterthiophene (QT-4D) small molecules are synthesized and used as low-cost hole-transporting materials (HTMs) for perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The optoelectronic, electrochemical, ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2021

Fluorene-based enamines as low-cost and dopant-free hole transporting materials for high performance and stable perovskite solar cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Kasparas Rakstys, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón

The power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells is approaching the Shockley-Queisser limit, and therefore this technology is next to the commercialization stage. Inexpensive and stable hole transporting materials are highly desirable for the succ ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2021

Bi-functional interfaces by poly(ionic liquid) treatment in efficient pin and nip perovskite solar cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Antonio Abate, Giulia Grancini, Filippo de Angelis, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Pietro Caprioglio, Christian Michael Wolff

Approaches to boost the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells often address one singular problem in a specific device configuration. In this work, we utilize a poly(ionic liquid) (PIL) to introduce a multi-functional interlayer to improve the ...

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2021

Lead Sequestration from Perovskite Solar Cells Using a Metal-Organic Framework Polymer Composite

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Mounir Driss Mensi, Tom Theodorus Antonius Lummen, Daniel Teav Sun, Wendy Lee Queen, Aron Joel Huckaba, Yi Zhang, Albertus Adrian Sutanto

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have increased in power conversion efficiency in the last 10 years, from approximate to 3% to now over 25%. While the best perovskite photovoltaics have remarkable efficiencies, the Pb-based absorber is likely problematic for ...

2020

In Situ Analysis Reveals the Role of 2D Perovskite in Preventing Thermal-Induced Degradation in 2D/3D Perovskite Interfaces

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Valentin Ianis Emmanuel Queloz, Nikita Drigo, Giulia Grancini, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Rodrigo Szostak

Engineering 2D/3D perovskite interfaces is a common route to realizing efficient and stable perovskite solar cells. Whereas 2D perovskite’s main function in trap passivation has been identified and is confirmed here, little is known about its 2D/3D interfa ...

American Chemical Society (ACS)2020

Gradient band structure: high performance perovskite solar cells using poly(bisphenol A anhydride-co-1,3-phenylenediamine)

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Sanghyun Paek, Cristina Roldán Carmona, Aron Joel Huckaba, Hiroyuki Kanda, Mousa Abdulla M E Abuhelaiqa, Nadja Isabelle Desiree Klipfel, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Hobeom Kim, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón, Ryuji Kaneko

Surface passivation is a critical factor for improving the photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells. However, more robust principle investigations are required to build effective passivation strategies enabling high-performance perovskite solar c ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2020

Doped but Stable: Spirobisacridine Hole Transporting Materials for Hysteresis-Free and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Anne-Clémence Corminboeuf, Marius Franckevicius, Sanghyun Paek, Cristina Roldán Carmona, Nikita Drigo, Kun-Han Lin, Pascal Alexander Schouwink, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Hobeom Kim, Muhammad Sohail

Four spirobisacridine (SBA) hole-transporting materials were synthesized and employed in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The molecules bear electronically inert alkyl chains of different length and bulkiness, attached to in-plane N atoms of nearly orthogona ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2020