Dr Joe Briscoe
MSci (Hons), PhD, CSci, MIMMM, MInstP

Research Overview

Nanostructured and functional materials for sustainable energy applications, including:

• Photovoltaics
• Photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis for artificial photosynthesis (solar fuels)
• Piezoelectric energy harvesting

Expertise:

• Synthesis of nanostructured functional materials, e.g. light-absorber, charge transport layers, photocatalyst (PC) and photoelectrocatalyst (PEC) materials, ferroelectrics, piezoelectrics.
• Construction and testing of inorganic and hybrid devices including:
  • Dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSCs)
  • Hybrid organic inorganic lead halide perovskites
  • Quantum dot-sensitised solar cells
  • Inorganic/organic hybrid nanostructured PVs.
  • Nanostructured piezoelectric energy harvestors on flexible substrates.
• Material characterisation including SEM, XRD, UV-Vis spectroscopy, PL, XPS, AFM/PFM.