Welcome to the

Solar Cell Research Laboratory (SCRL)

Department of Physics and Materials Science

Faculty of Science

Chiang Mai University

239 Huaykaew Road, Suthep, Muang, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

Tel: +66-53-943367 Fax: +66-053-943445

"SCRL aims to develop sustainable materials and green processing for solar energy harvesting and conversion"

The Solar Cell Research Laboratory (SCRL), founded in 2018, focuses on cutting-edge research in photovoltaics. Our main goal is to develop efficient and stable solar cell technologies using cost-effective methods. With three specialized faculties and a team of researchers and graduate students, we work in a well-equipped lab for film preparation and device characterization. Our research areas include exploring new carbon materials for optimized interfaces and electrodes in perovskite solar cells, creating scalable deposition techniques for large-scale manufacturing, and advancing methods and energy materials for photovoltaics and other optoelectronics devices.

We believe in the power of collaboration and actively work with other leading research institutions and industry partners. Our team consists of researchers with expertise in engineering, physics, and chemistry, enabling an interdisciplinary approach to solving complex challenges in photovoltaic technology development.

Thanks to our dedication to excellence and collaborative efforts, we have gained recognition and published impactful research papers. Our work contributes to advancing photovoltaic technologies, establishing SCRL as a leading institution in solar cell research. Our ultimate mission is to shape a sustainable energy landscape and make a positive global impact through our pioneering research.

Congratulations to Wongsathon and his co-authors for having their article selected for the journal's cover page!

The article titled "NaCl-Induced PbI₂ Passivation Enhancement on Cs_0.17FA_0.83Pb(I_0.83Br_0.17)₃ Thin Films for Perovskite Solar Cells" has been published in ACS Applied Energy Materials and has been selected for the journal's cover page of Volume 7, Issue 8. You can find more details at https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c02369

Congratulations to Aj.Pipat on Receiving the Golden Elephant Award 2023!

We are thrilled to announce that Aj.Pipat, a valued member of the SCRL group, has been honored with the prestigious Golden Elephant Award for Junior Researcher in 2023 from Chiang Mai University. The award, presented by the University President on January 24th, 2024, highlights Aj.Pipat's dedication and innovation in solar cell technology. We congratulate Aj.Pipat on this amazing achievement.

Our publications in 2023

1. A novel carbon electrode for up-scaling flexible perovskite solar cells: doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2023.101895

2.Efficient and Stable Carbon-Based Perovskite Solar Cells Enabled by Mixed CuPc:CuSCN Hole Transporting Layer for Indoor Applications: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.2c23136

3. Tailoring Defects in Electron Transporting Zn2sno4 Layers by Multilayer Engineering and Cr Doping Towards Efficient and Stable Carbon-Based Perovskite Solar Cells: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.233373

4. A new single-step technique to fabricate transparent hydrophobic surfaces utilizable in perovskite solar cells: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.155969

5. Proper annealing process for a cost effective and superhydrophobic ambient-atmosphere fabricated perovskite solar cell: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2022.107241

6. Applied Surface Science A passivation by H 2 O 2 -TiO 2 interlayer for efficient and stable Carbon-based perovskite solar cells: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.157933

7.Improvement in reproducibility of large-scale perovskite solar cells using automatic liquid injection in antisolvent method: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/2431/1/012064

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A big congratulations to our SCRL members

for winning the Golden Medal Award

with the project entitled '3Rs Low-cost Perovskite Solar Cells from Laboratory Waste Toward Sustainable Futures'

at the Thailand Research Expo 2022.

The event was held at Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre, Bangkok, during 2-5 August 2022.

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Our publicaitons in 2021

Please see the following links:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2021.106362

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.04.031

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2021.106151

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-07097-6

https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0218625X21501092