Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
Office EPFL SB ISIC LPI Station 6 CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerlandmichael.graetzel@epfl.ch
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Education
1976 Habilitation (Dr. habil.) Physical Chemistry, Free University of Berlin, Germany
1971 Dr.rer.nat. in Physical Chemistry, (summa cum laude), TU Berlin
1968 Diploma degree in Chemistry, (summa cum laude), Free University of Berlin
Experience
1981 - present Full Professor, Director of the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at EPFL,
1977 - 1988 Associated Professor of Physical Chemistry, EPFL
Since 2019 External Scientific Member of the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research Stuttgart, Germany.
Research Interest
Mesoscopic photosystems for the generation of electricity and fuels ls from sunlight
Dye sensitized and perovskite solar cells.
Mesoscopic cathode materials for lithium ion batteries
Journal Articles
(2023) S.You, M.Grätzel, L.Xiong et.al. Radical polymeric p-doping and grain modulation for stable, efficient perovskite solar modules, Science 2023, . DOI: 10.1126/science.add8786
(2023) Y.Ren, M.Grätzel et al. Hydroxamic acid pre-adsorption raises the efficiency of cosensitized solar cells. Nature 613, 60–65 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05460-z,
(2022) M.Grätzel et.al. Conformal quantum dot–SnO2 layers as electron transporters for efficient perovskite solar cells, Science 2022, 375, 302-306. DOI: 10.1126/science.abh1885.
(2021) M.Grätzel et.al. Pseudo-halide anion engineering for α-FAPbI3 perovskite solar cells Nature 2021, 592, 381–385 ; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03406-5.
(2020) H.Lu, M. Grätzel, et.al. Vapor-assisted deposition of highly efficient, stable black-phase FAPbI3 perovskite solar cells. Science, 2020, 370, eabb8985.
(2017) N. Arora, M.I. Dar, A.Hinderhofer, N. Pellet, F. Schreiber, S.M. Zakeeruddin and M. Grätzel, Perovskite solar cells with CuSCN hole extraction layers yield stabilized efficiencies greater than 20 %. Science 2017, 358, 768-771.
(2017) A.Ummadisingu, M.Grätzel et.al. The effect of illumination on the formation of metal-halide perovskite films, Nature 2017, 545, 208-212.
(2016) X. Li, A. Hagfeldt, M.Grätzel et.al , A vacuum flash–assisted solution process for high-efficiency large-area perovskite solar cells, Science, 2016, 353, 58-62.
(2016) M. Saliba, A. Hagfeldt M. Grätzel et.al. Incorporation of rubidium cations into perovskite solar cells improves photovoltaic performance, Science, 2016, 354, 206-209.
(2014) J. Luo, M. Grätzel, et-al. Water photolysis at 12.3% efficiency via perovskite photovoltaics and Earth abundant catalysts, Science 2014, 345, 1593-1596.
(2014) M. Grätzel, Light and shade of perovskite solar cells, Nature Materials 2014, 13, 838-842.
(2013) J. Burschka, N. Pellet, M. Grätzel et.al , Sequential deposition as a route to high-performance perovskite sensitized solar cells, Nature 2013, 499, 316-319.
(2012) H.S.Kim, M. Grätzel, N.G. Park et.al. Lead Iodide Perovskite Sensitized Mesoscopic Solar Cell with Efficiency Exceeding 9% Scientific.Reports 2012, 2, article 591.
(2012) J.H Delcamp, A. Yella, T.W. Holcombe, and M.Grätzel, The Molecular Engineering of Organic Sensitizers for Solar-Cell Applications, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 52, 376-380.
(2007) H.Snaith and M.Grätzel, Light-Enhanced Charge Mobility in a Molecular Hole Transporters, Physical Review Lett. 2007, 98, 177402 – 177402