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Powering the Future: U.S. Students Gain International Experience Through Photovoltaics Research in Berlin

Daniel Morton — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:43:01 +0000

Powering the Future: U.S. Students Gain International Experience Through Photovoltaics Research in Berlin Daniel Morton Tue, 08/26/2025 - 13:43

Lauren Scholz

A summer of international research concludes as U.S. students contribute to solar innovation in Berlin while gaining hands-on training and global scientific perspective through the NSF-IRES Program.

We are proud to celebrate the successful completion of our first cohort of students bound for Berlin as part of the National Science Foundation International Research Experience for Students (NSF-IRES) Program in metal-halide perovskite photovoltaics. Over the course of ten intensive weeks, nine students from universities across the United States immersed themselves in collaborative research at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin. Their work focused on advancing next-generation solar technologies—specifically, the development and optimization of metal-halide perovskite solar cells.

This timely exchange supported critical progress in the field of photovoltaics, where metal-halide perovskites offer promising pathways to higher efficiency and more versatile solar solutions beyond the limits of conventional silicon-based technologies. By engaging directly with leading German research teams, students not only deepened their technical knowledge and experimental skills but also gained valuable cross-cultural experience and a global perspective on scientific collaboration.

Selected for their academic excellence and commitment to renewable energy innovation, the participants—ranging from undergraduate to graduate level—contributed to a variety of interdisciplinary projects in chemistry, physics, materials science, and engineering. Their contributions helped strengthen the scientific partnerships between U.S. and German institutions and demonstrated the impact of international collaboration in addressing global climate and energy challenges.

Find out more about the 2025 IRES Cohort

2025 NSF IRES-Perovskites participants. Pictured (left to right): Megan Davis, Keya Amundsen, Jiselle Ye, Jack Schall, Keenan Wyatt, Kell Fremouw, Leo Beck, Gabriel Graf. Not pictured: Arial Brookhart.

August 2025

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Formation trajectories of solution-processed perovskite thin films from mixed solvents

Daniel Morton — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:06:17 +0000

Formation trajectories of solution-processed perovskite thin films from mixed solvents Daniel Morton Wed, 07/16/2025 - 14:06

CELL REPORTS PHYSICAL SCIENCE, 2025, 6, 7, 102655

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Salt isn't just good for food, it improves perovskites solar harvesting properties as well

Daniel Morton — Thu, 01 May 2025 01:44:45 +0000

Salt isn't just good for food, it improves perovskites solar harvesting properties as well Daniel Morton Wed, 04/30/2025 - 19:44

April 2025

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C60-based ionic salt electron shuttle for high-performance inverted perovskite solar modules

Daniel Morton — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:20:48 +0000

C60-based ionic salt electron shuttle for high-performance inverted perovskite solar modules Daniel Morton Thu, 04/17/2025 - 13:20

SCIENCE, 2025, eadv4701

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Field-Relevant Degradation Mechanisms in Metal Halide Perovskite Modules

Daniel Morton — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 17:46:52 +0000

Field-Relevant Degradation Mechanisms in Metal Halide Perovskite Modules Daniel Morton Sun, 03/16/2025 - 11:46

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS, 2025, 15, 23, 2404518

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Technical Routes to Achieve High Circular Polarized Luminescence in Chiral Perovskites: A Mini-Review

Daniel Morton — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:35:09 +0000

Technical Routes to Achieve High Circular Polarized Luminescence in Chiral Perovskites: A Mini-Review Daniel Morton Tue, 01/07/2025 - 11:35

ADVANCED PHYSICS RESEARCH, 2025, 2400178

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Halide perovskite solar photovoltaics

Daniel Morton — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:49:39 +0000

Halide perovskite solar photovoltaics Daniel Morton Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:49

MRS BULLETIN, 2024, 49, 1235-1239

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2024 Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher Awards

Daniel Morton — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:12:12 +0000

2024 Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher Awards Daniel Morton Tue, 11/19/2024 - 13:12

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2024 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers

Five RASEI Fellows awarded the Highly Cited Researcher designation by Clarivate.

Each year Clarivate analyzes the citations of articles from researchers from across the sciences. From this analysis Clarivate highlights the researchers who have authored multiple highly cited papers which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field(s) and publication year in the Web of Science over the past decade.

This year five RASEI Fellows featured in the 2024 Highly Cited Researcher list, which includes 6,886 researchers. This year Matt Beard, Joe Berry, Joey Luther, Mike McGehee and Mike Toney were selected. For Matt, Mike and Joey, this is the fifth year in the row, the fourth year in a row for Joe Berry and the third year in a row for Mike Toney.

Congratulation to everyone for the recognition of the impact of their research.

November 2024

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In situ formation of pseudohalide anions induced by humid air and light passivates formamidinium-based halide perovskites

Daniel Morton — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 03:16:52 +0000

In situ formation of pseudohalide anions induced by humid air and light passivates formamidinium-based halide perovskites Daniel Morton Thu, 11/14/2024 - 20:16

INFOMAT, 2024, e12643

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2024 TEAM PV Meeting

Daniel Morton — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:02:15 +0000

2024 TEAM PV Meeting Daniel Morton Mon, 11/11/2024 - 17:02

In November of 2024 RASEI hosted the 2024 TEAM PV Consortium meeting. This event brought together researchers from CU Boulder, NREL, Humboldt University and Hemholtz-Zentrum Berlin.

The goals of this workshop was to develop nascent collaborative connections, discuss the best practices for collecting, sharing, and analyzing data around the parametrization of perovskites.

RASEI Fellows Steve Barlow, Joe Berry, Seth Marder, Mike McGehee, Laura Schelhas, and Mike Toney participated in the event that included many students and researchers both from Colorado and Germany.

11/11/2024

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