Publications de Zhaofu Fei | EPFL Graph Search

A Facile Strategy Based on Ionic Liquids to Modulate the Antibacterial, Flame-Retardant, and Sensing Properties of Cotton Fabrics

Surface treatment of textiles causes a significant amount of environmental pollution and endowing traditional fabrics with multiple functions through facile methods remains challenging. Here a simple strategy is proposed involving the copolymerization of m ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2025

Formation Dynamics of Thermally Stable 1D/3D Perovskite Interfaces for High-Performance Photovoltaics

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei

Direct understanding of the formation and crystallization of low-dimensional (LD) perovskites with varying dimensionalities employing the same bulky cations can offer insights into LD perovskites and their heterostructures with 3D perovskites. In this stud ...

Wiley2025

Tuning the selectivity of NH3 oxidation via cooperative electronic interactions between platinum and copper sites

Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei

Selective catalytic oxidation (SCO) of NH3 to N2 is one of the most effective methods used to eliminate NH3 emissions. However, achieving high conversion over a wide operating temperature range while avoiding over-oxidation to NOx remains a significant cha ...

Nature Research2025

Dopant-additive synergism enhances perovskite solar modules

Keith Gregory Brooks, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Farzaneh Fadaei Tirani, Hiroyuki Kanda, Bin Ding, Yong Ding

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are among the most promising photovoltaic technologies owing to their exceptional optoelectronic properties 1,2 . However, the lower efficiency, poor stability and reproducibility issues of large-area PSCs compared with labora ...

Nature Portfolio2024

Catalytic Oxidation of BTX (Benzene, Toluene, and Xylene) Using Metal Oxide Perovskites

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei

The high toxicity, volatility, and dispersion of the light aromatics, benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX) pose a serious threat to the environment and human health. Compared to incineration, catalytic oxidation technologies for BTX removal offer benefits su ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024

Heteroatom Engineering of a Dibenzo[g,p]Chrysene-Based Hole Transporting Material Provides High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells

Keith Gregory Brooks, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Bin Ding, Yong Ding

Hole-transporting materials (HTMs) are indispensable for realizing efficient and stable perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, a novel dibenzo[g,p]chrysene-based HTM, termed FTPE-OSMe, is synthesized with peripheral methoxy- and methylthio-groups, which co ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024

Ginkgo Leaf-Derived Carbon Supports for the Immobilization of Iron/Iron Phosphide Nanospheres for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei

Iron/iron phosphide nanospheres supported on ginkgo leaf-derived carbon (Fe&FeP@gl-C) are prepared using a post-phosphidation approach, with varying amounts of iron (Fe). The activity of the catalysts in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) outperforms ir ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024

Dopant-Free Pyrene-Based Hole Transporting Material Enables Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Keith Gregory Brooks, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Farzaneh Fadaei Tirani, Bin Ding, Yong Ding

Dopant-free hole transporting materials (HTMs) is significant to the stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Here, we developed a novel star-shape arylamine HTM, termed Py-DB, with a pyrene core and carbon-carbon double bonds as the bridge units. Compa ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2024

Controlling Tin Halide Perovskite Oxidation Dynamics in Solution for Perovskite Optoelectronic Devices

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Aurélien Bornet, Roland Christopher Turnell-Ritson, Guixiang Li

As a leading contender to replace lead halide perovskites, tin-based perovskites have demonstrated ever increasing performance in solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). They tend to be processed with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvent, which has been ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2024

Enhancing the Efficiency and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells Using Chemical Bath Deposition of SnO2 Electron Transport Layers and 3D/2D Heterojunctions

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Pascal Alexander Schouwink, Hiroyuki Kanda, Liping Zhong, David Fernando Reyes Vasquez

Chemical bath deposition (CBD) is an effective technique used to produce high-quality SnO2 electron transport layers (ETLs) employed in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). By optimizing the CBD process, high-quality SnO2 films are obtained with minimal oxygen v ...

2024

Ultra-uniform perovskite crystals formed in the presence of tetrabutylammonium bistriflimide afford efficient and stable perovskite solar cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Hiroyuki Kanda, Hobeom Kim, Yong Ding, Jianxing Xia, Alwani Imanah Rafieh, Jaekeun Lim

Compositional engineering of organic-inorganic metal halide perovskite allows for improved optoelectrical properties, however, phase segregation occurs during crystal nucleation and limits perovskite solar cell device performance. Herein, we show that by a ...

2024

3D Conjugated Hole Transporting Materials for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules

Keith Gregory Brooks, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Tom Theodorus Antonius Lummen, Bin Ding, Yong Ding

The orthogonal structure of the widely used hole transporting material (HTM) 2,2 ',7,7 '-tetrakis(N, N-di-p-methoxyphenylamino)-9,9 '-spirobifluorene (Spiro-OMeTAD) imparts isotropic conductivity and excellent film-forming capability. However, inherently w ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024

Light- and electro-driven phase change materials derived from activated porous biochar nanosheets and encapsulated polyethylene glycol

Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei

Biochar-based phase change materials (PCMs) are suitable for energy conservation to regulate the environment of greenhouses, but would benefit from higher specific surface area biochar to increase the polyethylene glycol (PEG) loading and enhanced thermal ...

Elsevier2024

Manipulation of the Electronic Structure of Ruthenium Nanoclusters by Ni-N4 Sites Enhances the Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei

Designing electrocatalysts that are both highly efficient and durable is crucial for the industrial implementation of alkaline electrocatalytic hydrogen production technologies. A limitation of the current Ru-based catalysts is that the water dissociation ...

2024

A synergistic approach for lignin biofuel production: Integrating non-catalytic solvolysis with catalytic product upgrading

Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, David Savary

Enzymatic hydrolysis lignin (EHL) is a large-scale industrial waste generated from the bio-ethanol production process. Its complex and heterogeneous nature as well as its low solubility in common solvents, has posed a persistent barrier to its effective ut ...

2024

MOF-Based Solid-State Proton Conductors Obtained by Intertwining Protic Ionic Liquid Polymers with MIL-101

Rosario Scopelliti, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Farzaneh Fadaei Tirani

Solid-state proton conductors based on the use of metal-organic framework (MOF) materials as proton exchange membranes are being investigated as alternatives to the current state of the art. This study reports a new family of proton conductors based on MIL ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2023

Carbonized wood impregnated with bimetallic nanoparticles as a monolithic continuous-flow microreactor for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol

Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei

Porous monolithic microreactors show great promise in catalytic applications, but are usually based on non-renewable materials. Herein, we demonstrate a Ni/Au nanoparticle-decorated carbonized wood (Ni/Au-CW) monolithic membrane microreactor for the effici ...

ELSEVIER2023

Catalytic valorization of lignocellulose and its derived feedstocks into fuels and chemicals

Zhaofu Fei

ELSEVIER2023

Retarding solid-state reactions enable efficient and stable all-inorganic perovskite solar cells and modules

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Rosario Scopelliti, Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Farzaneh Fadaei Tirani, Olga Syzgantseva, Hiroyuki Kanda, Yen-Cheng Liu, Bin Ding, Yong Ding, Shunlin Zhang, Cheng Liu

All-inorganic CsPbI3 perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with efficiencies exceeding 20% are ideal candidates for appli-cation in large-scale tandem solar cells. However, there are still two major obstacles hindering their scale-up: (i) the inhomogeneous solid-s ...

AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE2023

Elucidating the transition between CO2 physisorption and chemisorption in 1,2,4-triazolate ionic liquids at a molecular level

Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Xuemei Yang

Capture of CO2 is a crucial process to achieve carbon neutrality. High-performance CO2 capture involves both physi- and chemi-sorption, with a transition between them. However, the underlying mechanistic insights required to produce the methods to tune the ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA2022