Joel's research interests include the development of novel processing techniques for perovskite solar cells and other thin-film organic devices with the aim of improving long-term stability and enabling large scale manufacture.
Selected Publications
Humidity resistant fabrication of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cells and modules. J. Troughton, K. Hooper, T.M. Watson Nano Energy, 39, 60-68 (2017)
Photonic flash-annealing of lead halide perovskite solar cells in 1ms. J. Troughton, M.J. Carnie, M.L. Davies, C. Charbonneau, E.H. Jewell, D.A. Worsley, T.M. Watson Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4 (9), 3471-3476 (2016)
One-Step Facile Synthesis of a Simple Hole Transport Material for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells. H. Chen, D. Bryant, J. Troughton, M. Kirkus, M. Neophytou, X. Miao, J.R. Durrant, I. McCulloch Chemistry of Materials (2016)
Rapid processing of perovskite solar cells in under 2.5 seconds. J. Troughton, C. Charbonneau, M.J. Carnie, M.L. Davies, D.A. Worsley, T.M. Watson Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3 (17), 9123-9127
Highly efficient, flexible, indium-free perovskite solar cells employing metallic substrates. J. Troughton, D. Bryant, K. Wojciechowski, M.J. Carnie, D.A. Worsley, T.M. Watson Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3 (17), 9141-9145
Education
B.Eng Materials Science and Engineering, Swansea University, UK, 2011