PhD Position on Inkjet-Printed Perovskite for Industrial-Sized Photovoltaic Applications

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Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT), Light Technology Institute (LTI)

The rise of perovskite thin-film solar cells in recent years has opened up an exciting route to advance the power conversion efficiency of established photovoltaic technologies. For the first time, a wide bandgap thin-film PV technology is available at low cost that can be combined with established low bandgap semiconductors, such as crystalline Si and CIGS thin-films, in a multijunction tandem device with the potential of surpassing the efficiencies of 33%. However, to date several key scientific and technological challenges still need to be overcome to harvest this potential. At KIT, we engage in this worldwide endeavour and research the fundamentals, novel materials and processes for perovskite multijunction photovoltaics.

This PhD position will be part of our efforts to develop industrial-relevant and scalable processes for perovskite-based tandem photovoltaics.

The position focuses on research in the following subjects:

The position will be based in InnovationLab Heidelberg and is embedded in the perovskite PV taskforce at KIT, which combines the expertise and equipment of several research groups at KIT. For the fabrication and prototyping of perovskite solar cells, a broad fabrication and characterization platform will be accessible via the involved institutes, the InnovationLab Heidelberg, the Light Technology Institute (LTI) and the Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT). The position is within the Next Generation Photovoltaics division of T.T. Prof. Dr. Ulrich W. Paetzold.

1. November 2023

You must hold a Master's degree (M.Sc.) in physics, materials science, electrical engineering, chemistry or related subjects. In best case, the PhD candidate shall have a strong scientific background in semiconductor optoelectronics, inkjet printing, thin-film and/or multijunction photovoltaics.

Salary category 13 TV-L, depending on the fulfillment of professional and personal requirements.

limited to 3 years

October 31, 2023

For further information, please contact Dr. Johannes Sutter, email: [email protected].

For the application please provide the following documents in electronic form:

Please apply online using the button below for this vacancy number 2262/2023.

Ausschreibungsnummer: 2262/2023

We prefer to balance the number of employees (f/m/d). Therefore we kindly ask female applicants to apply for this job. Recognized severely disabled persons will be preferred if they are equally qualified.

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