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Dr. Jarla Thiesbrummel performing measurements in the perovskite lab.

Longer lifetime – Understanding degradation in perovskite solar cells

Media Information 28-03-2024 / Nr. 019

Researchers from the University of Potsdam have shown together with colleagues from other universities that ion-induced field screening is a dominant …
Prof Neher explains to Matthias Zimmermann how the prototypes of new solar cells are manufactured.

My World – Dieter Neher – Professor for Soft Matter Physics and Optoelectronics

My daily life as a scientist currently focuses on our research into new types of semiconductors for solar cells. Some people may ask why this research …
Numerical simulation of the resulting ejecta material of two merging neutron stars. Red colors refer to ejected material with a high fraction of neutrons which will appear typically redder than blue material that contains a higher fraction of protons.

Studying neutron stars on many channels in parallel

An international team of researchers, including the University of Potsdam and the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, has developed a …
Photo of two plants

Plant Phenotypes and Nano-Metals – Two New Collaborative Research Centers for the University of Potsdam

Researchers from the Faculty of Science at the University of Potsdam submitted two successful proposals for Collaborative Research Centers to the …
Prof. Dr. Dieter Neher (left) and Prof. Dr. Bernd Müller-Röber (right)

First-Class Research Made in Potsdam – University of Potsdam Scientists among Most Cited Researchers Again

Two scientists from the University of Potsdam continue to be among the absolute top group of the most cited researchers in their field worldwide. This …
Pipeline

When a pipeline has a leak – hydrogen is to become a key element for the post-fossil age

“Water is the coal of the future. Tomorrow’s energy will be derived from water that has been broken down by an electric current. The constituent …
Left: mini module. Upper right: contact angle of the perovskite solution on the self assembled monolayer. Lower right: PL emission of a perovskite film.

Strong cells – performance upgrade with mini modules

A new molecular hole-transporter can improve the performance of inverted perovskite solar cells and mini modules to world record values, as reported …
Two hands holding a component for a solar cell

World Record Efficiency – Important progress in all-perovskite tandem solar cells

Improving solar cells to increase their energy efficiency is necessary to become independent from fossil energy sources. Prof. Dewei Zhao from Sichuan …

Potsdam Joins ELLIS, the European AI Network of Excellence

ELLIS, the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems, today announced the inclusion of Potsdam as a new region in the prestigious …
Prof. Dr. Tim Dietrich

Astrophysicist Prof. Dr. Tim Dietrich receives IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize

A good start in 2023: Astrophysicist Prof. Dr. Tim Dietrich receives IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize in General Relativity and Gravitation and a …