By Dr Xu Liu

Journal articles

Wu T; Zhang M; Gao X; Shen H; Liu X; Li Z; Xu J; Hao X, 2025, 'Self-Assembled Monolayers for Perovskite Solar Cells: Molecular Design and Chemical Synthesis', ACS Nano, 19, pp. 24508 - 24535, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c05601

Zandi S; Nie S; Zhu Y; Allen TG; Aydin E; Ugur E; Zheng J; Wang G; Liu X; Hao X; Ho-Baillie A; De Wolf S; Trupke T; Hameiri Z, 2025, 'Luminescence-based implied voltage imaging of tandem solar cells using bandpass filters', Small Methods, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202401003

Wang Y; Zhang M; Zhang M; Liu X; Lee M; Feng Z; Yuan X; Liu Z; Yun JS; Xu J; Hao X, 2025, 'A Complementary Hole-Transport Layer of PTAA and SAM on FTO Substrate for p-i-n Structured Perovskite Solar Cells', Advanced Functional Materials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202508510

He M; Zhang M; Li Z; Liu X; Sun K; Liu Z; Hao X, 2025, 'Top Cells for Silicon-Based Tandem Photovoltaics', Advanced Materials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202411858

Zhou S; Liu X; Gunawan M; Shan Y; Zhang M; Lucas S; Satriyatama A; Gunawan D; Wang A; Yuan X; Sun K; Amal R; Hao X, 2025, 'Unassisted Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production Coupled with Selective Glucose Oxidation Using Metal Halide Perovskite Photoanodes', Advanced Functional Materials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202505281

Hou T; Zhang M; Sun X; Wang Y; Chen K; Fu Z; He M; Liu X; Liu Z; Huang Y; Green MA; Hao X, 2024, 'Methylammonium-Free Ink for Low-Temperature Crystallization of α-FAPbI3 Perovskite', Advanced Energy Materials, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202400932

Fu Z; Hou T; Wang X; Chen K; Jiang G; Li X; Xiang L; Sun X; Yu H; Liu X; Zhang M, 2024, 'Instant p-doping and pore elimination of the spiro-OMeTAD hole-transport layer in perovskite solar cells', Chemical Communications, 60, pp. 4250 - 4253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4cc00111g

Bailey CG; Gillan LV; Lee M; Sloane N; Liu X; Hao X; Soufiani AM; McCamey DR, 2024, 'Influence of Organic Spacer Cation on Dark Excitons in 2D Perovskites', Advanced Functional Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202308095

Wang Y; Zhou S; Liu X; Sun K; Lee M; Liu Z; Zhang M; Bai Y; Hameiri Z; Hao X, 2024, 'Cu2(Thiourea)Br2 complex as a multifunctional interfacial layer for reproducible PTAA‐based p‐i‐n perovskite solar cells', Solar RRL, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202300920

Sun X; Yang X; Wang X; Hou T; Chen H; Liu J; Fu Z; Yu W; Zhang W; Ma Z; Huang Y; Liu X; Zhang M, 2023, 'The effect of pyrrolidone-based ligands in gas-quenching fabrication of FA0.9Cs0.1PbI3 perovskite films and solar cells', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 960, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.170670

Liu X; Zheng B; Shi L; Zhou S; Xu J; Liu Z; Yun JS; Choi E; Zhang M; Lv Y; Zhang WH; Huang J; Li C; Sun K; Seidel J; He M; Peng J; Hao X; Green M, 2023, 'Perovskite solar cells based on spiro-OMeTAD stabilized with an alkylthiol additive', Nature Photonics, 17, pp. 96 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-01111-x

Wang Y; Duan L; Zhang M; Hameiri Z; Liu X; Bai Y; Hao X, 2022, 'PTAA as efficient hole transport materials in perovskite solar cells: A review', Solar RRL, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202200234

Hou T; Zhang M; Yu W; Wang X; Gu Z; Chen Q; Lan L; Sun X; Huang Y; Zheng B; Liu X; Green MA; Hao X, 2022, 'Low-pressure accessible gas-quenching for absolute methylammonium-free perovskite solar cells', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10, pp. 2105 - 2112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1ta08402j

Yu W; Sun X; Xiao M; Hou T; Liu X; Zheng B; Yu H; Zhang M; Huang Y; Hao X, 2022, 'Recent advances on interface engineering of perovskite solar cells', Nano Research, 15, pp. 85 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3488-7

Zeng Y; Sun K; Huang J; Nielsen MP; Ji F; Sha C; Yuan S; Zhang X; Yan C; Liu X; Deng H; Lai Y; Seidel J; Ekins-Daukes N; Liu F; Song H; Green M; Hao X, 2020, 'Quasi-Vertically-Orientated Antimony Sulfide Inorganic Thin-Film Solar Cells Achieved by Vapor Transport Deposition', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12, pp. 22825 - 22834, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c02697

Zhang W; Huang Y; Tian L; Wen F; Zhang H; Yu H; Lin P; Liu X; Zhou S; Zhou X; Jiang Y; Chen T; Ma Z; Zhang M, 2020, 'Rising from the Ashes: Gaseous therapy for robust and large-area perovskite solar cells', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c14746

Liu X; Shi L; Huang J; Liu Z; Zhang P; Yun JS; Soufiani AM; Seidel J; Sun K; Hameiri Z; Stride JA; Zhang Y; Green MA; Lin H; Hao X, 2019, 'Improvement of Cs-(FAPbI3)0.85(MAPbBr3)0.15 quality via DMSO-molecule-control to increase the efficiency and boost the long-term stability of 1 cm2 sized planar perovskite solar cells', Solar RRL, pp. 1800338 - 1800338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.201800338

Zhang Y; Huang J; Yan C; Sun K; Cui X; Liu F; Liu Z; Zhang X; Liu X; Stride JA; Green MA; Hao X, 2019, 'High open-circuit voltage CuSbS2 solar cells achieved through the formation of epitaxial growth of CdS/CuSbS2 hetero-interface by post-annealing treatment', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 27, pp. 37 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3061

Huang J; Yan C; Sun K; Liu F; Sun H; Pu A; Liu X; Green M; Hao X, 2018, 'Boosting the kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells performance by diode laser annealing', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 175, pp. 71 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.10.009

Liu X; Zhang Y; Shi L; Liu Z; Huang J; Yun JS; Zeng Y; Pu A; Sun K; Hameiri Z; Stride JA; Seidel J; Green MA; Hao X, 2018, 'Exploring inorganic binary alkaline halide to passivate defects in low-temperature-processed planar-structure hybrid perovskite solar cells', Advanced Energy Materials, 8, pp. 1800138 - 1800138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201800138

Sun K; Huang J; Yan C; Pu A; Liu F; Sun H; Liu X; Fang Z; Stride JA; Green M; Hao X, 2018, 'Self-assembled nanometer-scale ZnS structure at the CZTS/ZnCdS heterointerface for high-efficiency wide band gap Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 solar cells', Chemistry of Materials, 30, pp. 4008 - 4016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b00009

Liu F; Huang J; Sun K; Yan C; Shen Y; Park J; Pu A; Zhou F; Liu X; Stride JA; Green MA; Hao X, 2017, 'Beyond 8% ultrathin kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells by interface reaction route controlling and self-organized nanopattern at the back contact', NPG Asia Mater, 9, pp. e401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/am.2017.103

Liu X; Huang J; Zhou F; Liu F; Stride JA; Hao X, 2017, 'Spatial Grain Growth and Composition Evolution during Sulfurizing Metastable Wurtzite Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanocrystal-Based Coatings', Chemistry of Materials, 29, pp. 2110 - 2121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b04603

Liu X; Huang J; Zhou F; Liu F; Sun K; Yan C; Stride JA; Hao X, 2016, 'Understanding the Key Factors of Enhancing Phase and Compositional Controllability for 6% Efficient Pure-Sulfide Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells Prepared from Quaternary Wurtzite Nanocrystals', Chemistry of Materials, 28, pp. 3649 - 3658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b04620

Zhou F; Zeng F; Liu X; Liu F; Song N; Yan C; Pu A; Park J; Sun K; Hao X, 2015, 'Improvement of Jsc in a Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cell by Using a Thin Carbon Intermediate Layer at the Cu2ZnSnS4/Mo Interface', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7, pp. 22868 - 22873, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b05652

Liu X; Zhou F; Song N; Huang J; Yan C; Liu F; Sun K; Stride JA; Hao X; Green MA, 2015, 'Exploring the application of metastable wurtzite nanocrystals in pure-sulfide Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells by forming nearly micron-sized large grains', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5TA05813A

Liu X; Wang C; Xu J; Liu X; Zou R; Ouyang L; Xu X; Chen X; Xing H, 2013, 'Fabrication of ZnO/CdS/Cu2ZnSnS4 p-n heterostructure nanorod arrays via a solution-based route', CRYSTENGCOMM, 15, pp. 1139 - 1145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2ce26829a

Xu J; Wang C; Zhang Y; Liu X; Liu X; Huang S; Chen X, 2013, 'Structural, vibrational and luminescence properties of longitudinal twinning Zn2GeO4 nanowires', CRYSTENGCOMM, 15, pp. 764 - 768, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2ce26627j

Liu X; Wang C; Liu X; Ouyang L; You Z; Lu Y; Chen X, 2013, 'Understanding the Factors That Control the Formation and Morphology of Zn-5(OH)(8)(NO3)(2) center dot 2H(2)O through Hydrothermal Route', JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS, 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/938370

Wang HY; Wang CR; Xu J; Liu X; Xu XF; Xing HZ; Zhao LJ; Chen XS, 2012, 'Different temperature dependence of excitonic and defect-related photoluminescence spectra in ZnS nanobelts and nanowires', JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/45/9/095301

Zhu Y; Zuo T; Jiang L; Cai Z; Yan C; Liu X; Malcolm X; Wu Q, 2009, 'Pore structure analysis on activated carbon fibers-By cluster and watershed transform method', APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, 256, pp. 587 - 592, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.04.174

Conference Papers

Zandi S; Nie S; Zhu Y; Allen T; Aydin E; Ugur E; Zheng J; Wang G; Liu X; Ho-Baillie A; Hao X; De Wolf S; Trupke T; Hameiri Z, 2024, 'Implied voltage of sub cells in tandem devices from luminescence images – The beauty of using a narrow bandpass filter', Vienna, Austria, presented at 41st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Vienna, Austria, 23 September 2024

Preprints

Bailey CG; Gillan LV; Lee M; Sloane N; Liu X; Soufiani AM; Hao X; McCamey DR, 2023, Influence of Organic Spacer Cation on Dark Excitons in 2D Perovskites, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202308095

Other

Hou T; Zhang M; Sun X; Wang Y; Chen K; Fu Z; He M; Liu X; Liu Z; Huang Y; Green MA; Hao X, 2024, Methylammonium‐Free Ink for Low‐Temperature Crystallization of α‐FAPbI₃ Perovskite (Adv. Energy Mater. 30/2024), Wiley, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202470124

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