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Piers Barnes is an Assistant Professor in Experimental Solid State Physics at Imperial College London. His research focuses on charge carrier behavior in semiconducting materials and devices, particularly solar cells and energy conversion systems. His group aims to understand and exploit charge transport and energy transfer phenomena to create devices using new material combinations and architectures. Areas of expertise include the measurement of energy loss mechanisms in various photovoltaic systems, including hybrid perovskite and dye-sensitized solar cells, ionic charge transport in mixed conducting materials, and the development of transient optoelectronic measurements for device analysis. He has made significant contributions to the understanding of how mobile ionic defects affect the performance and stability of solar cells. In addition to theoretical modeling, Piers has published extensively on device simulations and experimental techniques to analyze charge transport properties in hybrid systems. His academic work is characterized by its interdisciplinary nature, combining materials science, physics, and engineering, to promote advancements in solar energy technologies.
Imperial College London • London, England
Focus on charge carrier dynamics in hybrid optoelectronic devices.
Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.