Dr Heping Shen
PhD in Material Science and Engineering
Senior Research Fellow
College of Engineering & Computer Science
Areas of expertise
- Photodetectors, Optical Sensors And Solar Cells 090605
- Materials Engineering 0912
- Nanotechnology 1007
Research interests
Material and technologies for high-efficiency and low cost photovoltaics: perovskite, Si/perovskite tandem solar cell
Biography
Dr. Heping Shen is a senior research fellow working in the Research School of Engineering at the Australian National University. She completed her PhD at Tsinghua University in Materials Science and Engineering in 2014. In 2012, she was a visiting Scholar in Weizmann Institute of Science. Her work on solar fuel was selected as one of the top 10 innovations by the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF) hosted by the government of Japan in 2020. She was selected in the 10% for the L'Oréal-UNESCO Australia & New Zealand for Women in Science Fellowship.
Her research interests lie in the solar cell, solar fuel and energy storage. At the ANU, she is co-leading a team focusing on Si/perovskite tandem solar cell research, involving 4 other postdoc researchers, 1 PhD and 1 Master students.
She has been awarded a total grant funding of >AUD15M. She collaborates extensively with industry and universities in Australia and overseas.
Opportunities:
I am continuously seeking for talented and highly motivated graduate students to join my team. Interested candidates with the background of science/engineering backgrounds (Chemistry Physics, Material, or related disciplines) should contact me via email (heping.shen@anu.edu.au) including a 2-page resume (pdf) and a short description (< 300 words) of research they would be interested in undertaking.
Researcher's projects
- High efficiency, low cost Si/perovskite tandem solar cell
- Stability invesitigation of peovskite technology
Current student projects
- Monolithic two-terminal perovskite/Si tandem solar cell
- Stability of perovskite solar cell
Publications
- Shen, H, Walter, D, Wu, Y et al. 2019, 'Monolithic Perovskite/Si Tandem Solar Cells: Pathways to Over 30% Efficiency', Advanced Energy Materials, vol. 10, no. 13.
- Shen, H, Omelchenko, S, Jacobs, D et al 2018, 'In situ recombination junction between p-Si and TiO2 enables high-efficiency monolithic perovskite/Si tandem cells', Science Advances, vol. 4, no. 12, pp. 1-12pp.
- Shen, H, Duong, T, Peng, J et al 2018, 'Mechanically-stacked perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells with efficiency of 23.9% and reduced oxygen sensitivity', Energy and Environmental Science, vol. 2, no. 2018, pp. 394-406pp.
- Karuturi*, S, Shen* (co-first author, co-corresponding author), H, Sharma, A et al. 2020, 'Over 17% Efficiency Stand-Alone Solar Water Splitting Enabled by Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Absorbers', Advanced Energy Materials, vol. 10, no. 28, pp. 1-9.
- Shen, H, Jacobs, D, Wu, Y et al 2017, 'Inverted Hysteresis in CH3NH3PbI3 Solar Cells: Role of Stoichiometry and Band Alignment', Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, vol. 8, no. 12, pp. 2672-2680pp.
- Shen, H, Wu, Y, Peng, J et al 2017, 'Improved Reproducibility for Perovskite Solar Cells with 1 cm2 Active Area by a Modified Two-Step Process', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 5974-5981.
- Peng, J, Walter, D, Ren, Y et al. 2021, 'Nanoscale localized contacts for high fill factors in polymer-passivated perovskite solar cells', Science, vol. 371, no. 6527, pp. 390-395.
- Duong, T, Pham, H, Kho, T et al. 2020, 'High Efficiency Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells: Effect of Surface Coating versus Bulk Incorporation of 2D Perovskite', Advanced Energy Materials, vol. 10, no. 9, pp. 1-15.
- Mozaffari, N, Shen, H, Yin, Y et al. 2020, 'Efficient Passivation and Low Resistivity for p+-Si/TiO2Contact by Atomic Layer Deposition', ACS Applied Energy Materials, vol. 3, no. 7, pp. 6291-6301.
- MAHMUD, M, Duong, T, Yin, Y et al. 2020, 'In Situ Formation of Mixed�Dimensional Surface Passivation Layers in Perovskite Solar Cells with Dual�Isomer Alkylammonium Cations', Nano Micro Small, vol. 16, no. 49, pp. 1-10.
- Shen, H, Duong, T, Wu, Y et al 2018, 'Metal halide perovskite: a game-changer for photovoltaics and solar devices via a tandem design', Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 53-75pp.
- Karuturi, S, Shen, H, Duong, T et al. 2018, 'Perovskite Photovoltaic Integrated CdS/TiO2 Photoanode for Unbiased Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 10, no. 28, pp. 23766-23773pp.
- Chen, B, Peng, J, Shen, H, Duong, T et al 2019, 'Imaging Spatial Variations of Optical Bandgaps in Perovskite Solar Cells', Advanced Energy Materials, vol. 9, no. 7, pp. -.
- Duong, T, Peng, J, Walter, D et al 2018, 'Perovskite Solar Cells Employing Copper Phthalocyanine Hole-Transport Material with an Efficiency over 20% and Excellent Thermal Stability', ACS Energy Letters, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 2441-2448pp.
- Peng, J, Khan, J, Liu, W et al 2018, 'A Universal Double-Side Passivation for High Open-Circuit Voltage in Perovskite Solar Cells: Role of Carbonyl Groups in Poly(methyl methacrylate)', Advanced Energy Materials, vol. 8, no. 30, pp. 1-9pp.
- Li, X, Wang, Y, Tai, M et al 2018, 'New insights into the origin of hysteresis behavior in perovskite solar cells', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 20, no. 23, pp. 16285-16293pp.
- Han, J, Luo, S, Yin, X et al 2018, 'Hybrid PbS Quantum-Dot-in-Perovskite for High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cell', Small, vol. 14, no. 31, pp. 8pp.
- Li, X, Zhao, X, Hao, F et al 2018, 'Bifacial Modified Charge Transport Materials for Highly Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 10, no. 21, pp. 17861-17870pp.
- Li, X, Zhao, X, Gu, Y et al 2018, 'Solution-processed Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 as Efficient Hole Extraction Layer for Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells', Chemistry Letters, vol. 47, no. 6, pp. 817-820pp.
- Jacobs, D, Shen, H, Pfeffer, F et al 2018, 'The two faces of capacitance: New interpretations for electrical impedance measurements of perovskite solar cells and their relation to hysteresis', Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 124, no. 22, pp. 1-15.
- Duong, T, Wu, Y, Shen, H et al. 2018, 'Impact of Light on the Thermal Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells and Development of Stable Semi-transparent Cells', 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018, IEEE, United States, pp. 3506-3508pp.
- Duong, T, Wu, Y, Shen, H et al 2018, 'Light and elevated temperature induced degradation (LeTID) in perovskite solar cells and development of stable semi-transparent cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 188, pp. 27-36.
- Gu, Y, Ye, C, Yin, X et al 2018, 'Realizing zinc-doping of CdS buffer layer via partial electrolyte treatment to improve the efficiency of Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells', Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 351, pp. 791-798.
- Nan, H, Shen, H, Wang, G et al 2017, 'Studies on the optical and photoelectric properties of anthocyanin and chlorophyll as natural co-sensitizers in dye sensitized solar cell', Optical Materials, vol. 73, pp. 172-178.
- Wu, Y, Shen, H, Walter, D et al 2016, 'On the Origin of Hysteresis in Perovskite Solar Cells', Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 26, no. 37, pp. 6807-6813.
- Gu, Y, Shen, H, Ye, C et al 2018, 'All-Solution-Processed Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells with Self-Depleted Na2S Back Contact Modification Layer', Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 28, no. 14, pp. 10pp.
- Duong, T, Wu, Y, Shen, H et al 2017, 'Rubidium Multication Perovskite with Optimized Bandgap for Perovskite-Silicon Tandem with over 26% Efficiency', Advanced Energy Materials, vol. Online, pp. 11pp.
- Peng, J, Wu, Y, Ye, W et al 2017, 'Interface passivation using ultrathin polymer–fullerene films for high-efficiency perovskite solar cells with negligible hysteresis', Energy and Environmental Science, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 1792-1800pp..
- Peng, J, Duong, T, Zhou, X et al 2017, 'Efficient Indium-Doped TiOx Electron Transport Layers for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells and Perovskite-Silicon Tandems', Advanced Energy Materials, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 1-10.
- Wu, Y, Yan, D, Peng, J et al 2017, 'Monolithic perovskite/silicon-homojunction tandem solar cell with over 22% efficiency', Energy and Environmental Science, vol. 10, pp. 2472-2479pp.
- Shen, H, Lin, H, Liu, Y et al 2012, 'Study of Quantum Dot/Inorganic Layer/Dye Molecule Sandwich Structure for Electrochemical Solar Cells', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 116, no. 29, pp. 15185-15191pp.
- Duong, T, Mulmudi, H, Shen, H et al 2016, 'Structural engineering using rubidium iodide as a dopant under excess lead iodide conditions for high efficiency and stable perovskites', Nano Energy, vol. 30, pp. 330-340.
- Shen, H, Jiao, X, Oron, D et al 2013, 'Efficient electron injection in non-toxic silver sulfide (Ag2S) sensitized solar cells', Journal of Power Sources, vol. 240, pp. 8-13pp.
- Shen, H, Li, J, Zhao, L et al 2014, 'Synergistic Recombination Suppression by Inorganic Layer and Organic Dye Molecules in High Photostable Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 16, pp. 6250-6256pp.
- Shen, H, Li, X, Li, J et al 2013, 'Effect of proton numbers of phosphate-based co-adsorbents on the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells', Electrochimica Acta, vol. 97, pp. 160-166pp.
- Shen, H, Lin, H, Liu, Y et al 2011, 'A Novel Diphenylphosphinic Acid Coadsorbent for Dye-sensitized Solar Cell', Electrochimica Acta, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 2092-2097pp.
- Jacobs, D, Wu, Y, Shen, H et al 2017, 'Hysteresis phenomena in perovskite solar cells: The many and varied effects of ionic accumulation', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 3094-3103.
- Zhao, X, Shen, H, Sun, R et al 2018, 'Bending Durable and Recyclable Mesostructured Perovskite Solar Cells Based on Superaligned ZnO Nanorod Electrode', RRL Solar, vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 8pp.
- Lin, H, Liu, Y, Liu, C et al 2018, 'Effects of Hydroxyl Group Numbers of Coadsorbents on Photovoltaic Performances of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells', Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, vol. 653, no. 1-2, pp. 81-85pp.
- Luo, S, He, X, Shen, H et al 2017, 'Vertically aligned ZnO/ZnTe core/shell heterostructures on an AZO substrate for improved photovoltaic performance', RSC Advances, vol. 7, pp. 14837-14845pp.
- Itzhakov, S, Shen, H, Buhbut, S et al 2013, 'Type-II Quantum-Dot-Sensitized Solar Cell Spanning the Visible and Near-Infrared Spectrum', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 117, no. 43, pp. 22203-22210pp.
- Zhao, X, Shen, H, Zhou, C et al 2016, 'Preparation of Aluminum Doped Zinc Oxide Films with Low Resistivity and Outstanding Transparency by a Sol–gel Method for Potential Applications in Perovskite Solar Cell', Thin Solid Films, vol. 605, pp. 208-214pp.
- Luo, S, Shen, H, Hu, W et al 2016, 'Improved charge separation and transport efficiency in panchromatic-sensitized solar cells with co-sensitization of PbS/CdS/ZnS quantum dots and dye molecules', RSC Advances, vol. 6, pp. 21156-21164pp.
- Li, X, Hao, F, Zhao, X et al 2017, 'Rational Design of Solution-processed Ti-Fe-O Ternary Oxides for Efficient Planar CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells with Suppressed Hysteresis', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 9, no. 40, pp. 34833-34843pp.
- Zhao, X, Shen, H, Zhang, Y et al 2016, 'Aluminum-Doped Zinc Oxide as Highly Stable Electron Collection Layer for Perovskite Solar Cells', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 8, no. 12, pp. 7826-7833pp.
- Dai, X, Zhang, Y, Shen, H et al 2016, 'Working from Both Sides: Composite Metallic Semitransparent Top Electrode for High Performance Perovskite Solar Cells', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 4523-4531pp.
- Luo, S, Shen, H, He, X et al 2016, 'Facile in situ Synthesis of Dendrite-like ZnO/ZnTe Core/shell Nanorod Heterostructures for Sensitized Solar Cells', Journal of Materials Chemistry C: materials for optical and electronic devices, vol. 4, pp. 4740-4747pp.
- Luo, S, Shen, H, Zhang, Y et al. 2016, 'Inhibition of Charge Transfer and Recombination Processes in CdS/N719 Co-sensitized Solar cell with high conversion efficiency', Electrochimica Acta, vol. 191, pp. 16-22pp.
- Hu, W, Liu, T, Guo, Y et al 2015, 'Highly Efficient Solid-State Solar Cells Based on Composite CdS-ZnS Quantum Dots', Journal of the Electrochemical Society, vol. 162, no. 10, pp. 747-752pp.
- Luo, Q, Hao, F, Wang, S et al 2014, 'Highly Efficient Metal-free Sulfur-doped, Nitrogen and Sulfur Dual-doped Graphene Counter Electrodes for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 118, no. 30, pp. 17010-17018pp.
- Duong, T, Mulmudi, H, Wu, Y et al 2017, 'Light and Electrically Induced Phase Segregation and Its Impact on the Stability of Quadruple Cation High Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 9, no. 32, pp. 26859-26866.
- Wu, N, Wu, Y, Walter, D et al 2017, 'Identifying the Cause of Voltage and Fill Factor Losses in Perovskite Solar Cells by Using Luminescence Measurements', Chemical Engineering, vol. 5, pp. 1-10pp..
- Duong, T, Lal, N, Grant, D et al 2016, 'Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cell With Sputtered Front and Rear Electrodes for a Four-Terminal Tandem', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 679-687.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- UHV Kelvin Probe with Ambient-Pressure Photoemission Spectroscopy (Secondary Investigator)
- Monolithic Si/perovskite tandem solar cell: advanced designs towards high-efficiency at low cost (Secondary Investigator)
- Development of upscaling technology for monolithic Si/perovskite tandem photovoltaics (Primary Investigator)
- Develop low-temperature (LT) processed selective contact materials for highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells (PSC) and perovskite tandem devices (Primary Investigator)
