Michael Graetzel
EPFL SB ISIC LPI
CH G1 526 (Bâtiment CH)
Station 6
CH-1015 Lausanne
Mission
Professor of Physical Chemistry at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Michael Graetzel, PhD, directs there the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces. He pioneered research on energy and electron transfer reactions in mesoscopic systems and their use to generate electricity and fuels from sunlight. He invented mesoscopic injection solar cells, one key embodiment of which is the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC). DSCs are meanwhile commercially produced at the multi-MW-scale and created a number of new applications in particular as lightweight power supplies for portable electronic devices and in building integrated photovoltaics. They engendered perovskite solar cells (PSCs) which turned into the most exciting break-through in the history of photovoltaics. He received a number of prestigious awards, of which the most recent ones include the RusNANO Prize, the Zewail Prize in Molecular Science, the Global Energy Prize, the Millennium Technology Grand Prize, the Marcel Benoist Prize, the King Faisal International Science Prize, the Einstein World Award of Science and the Balzan Prize. He is a Fellow of several learned societies and holds eleven honorary doctor’s degrees from European and Asian Universities. His over 1500 publications have received some 220’000 citations with an h-factor of 218 (SI-Web of Science) demonstrating the strong impact of his scientific work.
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A. J. McEvoy; M. Graetzel : Photovoltaic cells for sustainable energy. 2008. Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, Dubrovnik, CROATIA, Sep 23-25, 2006. p. 99-119.
T. N. Murakami; M. Graetzel : Counter electrodes for DSC: Application of functional materials as catalysts; Inorganica Chimica Acta. 2008. DOI : 10.1016/j.ica.2007.09.025.
A. Burke; S. Ito; H. Snaith; U. Bach; J. Kwiatkowski et al. : The function of a TiO2 compact layer in dye-sensitized solar cells incorporating "Planar" organic dyes; Nano Letters. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/nl071588b.
Q. Wang; Z. Zhang; S. M. Zakeeruddin; M. Graetzel : Enhancement of the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell by formation of shallow transport levels under visible light illumination; Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/jp800426y.
L. Kavan; I. Exnar; M. Graetzel : Molecular wiring of LiFePO4 (Olivine); Chemistry Of Materials. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/cm800064w.
Q. Wang; S. M. Zakeeruddin; I. Exnar; M. Graetzel : A new strategy of molecular overcharge protection shuttles for lithium ion batteries; Electrochemistry Communications. 2008. DOI : 10.1016/j.elecom.2007.11.020.
S. Ito; T. N. Murakami; P. Comte; P. Liska; C. Graetzel et al. : Fabrication of thin film dye sensitized solar cells with solar to electric power conversion efficiency over 10%. 2008. 6th International Conference on Coatings on Glass and Plasics, Dresden, GERMANY, Jun 18-22, 2006. p. 4613-4619. DOI : 10.1016/j.tsf.2007.05.090.
S. A. Cerneaux; S. M. Zakeeruddin; M. Graetzel; Y.-B. Cheng; L. Spiccia : New functional triethoxysilanes as iodide sources for dye-sensitized solar cells; Journal Of Photochemistry And Photobiology A-Chemistry. 2008. DOI : 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2008.03.008.
C. Xi; Y. Cao; Y. Cheng; M. Wang; X. Jing et al. : Tetrahydrothiophenium-based ionic liquids for high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells; Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/jp802798k.
H. J. Lee; J.-H. Yum; H. C. Leventis; S. M. Zakeeruddin; S. A. Haque et al. : CdSe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells exceeding efficiency 1% at full-sun intensity; Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/jp802572b.
F. Gao; Y. Wang; D. Shi; J. Zhang; M. Wang et al. : Enhance the optical absorptivity of nanocrystalline TiO2 film with high molar extinction coefficient ruthenium sensitizers for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells; Journal Of The American Chemical Society. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/ja801942j.
N. A. Lewcenko; M. J. Byrnes; Y.-B. Cheng; S. M. Zakeeruddin; M. Graetzel et al. : Alkylpyrrolidiniumtrialkoxysilyl iodides as organic iodide sources for dye-sensitised solar cells; Chemical Communications. 2008. DOI : 10.1039/b804631j.
Y. Cao; J. Zhang; Y. Bai; R. Li; S. M. Zakeeruddin et al. : Dye-sensitized solar cells with solvent-free ionic liquid electrolytes; Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/jp805027v.
T. Bessho; E. C. Constable; M. Graetzel; A. H. Redondo; C. E. Housecroft et al. : An element of surprise - efficient copper-functionalized dye-sensitized solar cells; Chemical Communications. 2008. DOI : 10.1039/b808491b.
N. C. Greenham; M. Graetzel : Nanostructured solar cells; Nanotechnology. 2008. DOI : 10.1088/0957-4484/19/42/420201.
K. Morii; M. Omoto; M. Ishida; M. Graetzel : Enhanced hole injection in a hybrid organic-inorganic light-emitting diode; Japanese Journal Of Applied Physics. 2008. DOI : 10.1143/JJAP.47.7366.
H. Choi; S. Kim; S. O. Kang; J. Ko; M.-S. Kang et al. : Stepwise Cosensitization of Nanocrystalline TiO2 Films Utilizing Al2O3 Layers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 2008. DOI : 10.1002/anie.200802852.
S. Ito; H. Miura; S. Uchida; M. Takata; K. Sumioka et al. : High-conversion-efficiency organic dye-sensitized solar cells with a novel indoline dye; Chemical Communications. 2008. DOI : 10.1039/b809093a.
A. Abbotto; C. Barolo; L. Bellotto; F. De Angelis; M. Graetzel et al. : Electron-rich heteroaromatic conjugated bipyridine based ruthenium sensitizer for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells; Chemical Communications. 2008. DOI : 10.1039/b811378e.
D. Shi; Y. Cao; N. Pootrakulchote; Z. Yi; M. Xu et al. : New Organic Sensitizer for Stable Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Solvent-Free Ionic Liquid Electrolytes; Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/jp807191w.
D. Shi; N. Pootrakulchote; R. Li; J. Guo; Y. Wang et al. : New Efficiency Records for Stable Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Low-Volatility and Ionic Liquid Electrolytes; Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/jp808018h.
S. Ito; S. M. Zakeeruddin; P. Comte; P. Liska; D. Kuang et al. : Bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells based on an ionic liquid electrolyte; Nature Photonics. 2008. DOI : 10.1038/nphoton.2008.224.
M. Xu; R. Li; N. Pootrakulchote; D. Shi; J. Guo et al. : Energy-Level and Molecular Engineering of Organic D-pi-A Sensitizers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/jp808275z.
M. Wang; M. Xu; D. Shi; R. Li; F. Gao et al. : High-Performance Liquid and Solid Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on a Novel Metal-Free Organic Sensitizer; Advanced Materials. 2008. DOI : 10.1002/adma.200801178.
M. Graetzel; K. Sivula : Electric power and hydrogen fuel generation from sunlight. 2008. 235th American-Chemical-Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Apr 06-10, 2008. p. 30-I&EC.
A. J. McEvoy; M. Graetzel : Photovoltaic cells for sustainable energy. 2008. Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, Dubrovnik, CROATIA, Sep 23-25, 2006. p. 99-119.
T. N. Murakami; M. Graetzel : Counter electrodes for DSC: Application of functional materials as catalysts; Inorganica Chimica Acta. 2008. DOI : 10.1016/j.ica.2007.09.025.
A. Burke; S. Ito; H. Snaith; U. Bach; J. Kwiatkowski et al. : The function of a TiO2 compact layer in dye-sensitized solar cells incorporating "Planar" organic dyes; Nano Letters. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/nl071588b.
Q. Wang; Z. Zhang; S. M. Zakeeruddin; M. Graetzel : Enhancement of the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell by formation of shallow transport levels under visible light illumination; Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/jp800426y.
L. Kavan; I. Exnar; M. Graetzel : Molecular wiring of LiFePO4 (Olivine); Chemistry Of Materials. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/cm800064w.
Q. Wang; S. M. Zakeeruddin; I. Exnar; M. Graetzel : A new strategy of molecular overcharge protection shuttles for lithium ion batteries; Electrochemistry Communications. 2008. DOI : 10.1016/j.elecom.2007.11.020.
S. Ito; T. N. Murakami; P. Comte; P. Liska; C. Graetzel et al. : Fabrication of thin film dye sensitized solar cells with solar to electric power conversion efficiency over 10%. 2008. 6th International Conference on Coatings on Glass and Plasics, Dresden, GERMANY, Jun 18-22, 2006. p. 4613-4619. DOI : 10.1016/j.tsf.2007.05.090.
S. A. Cerneaux; S. M. Zakeeruddin; M. Graetzel; Y.-B. Cheng; L. Spiccia : New functional triethoxysilanes as iodide sources for dye-sensitized solar cells; Journal Of Photochemistry And Photobiology A-Chemistry. 2008. DOI : 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2008.03.008.
C. Xi; Y. Cao; Y. Cheng; M. Wang; X. Jing et al. : Tetrahydrothiophenium-based ionic liquids for high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells; Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/jp802798k.
H. J. Lee; J.-H. Yum; H. C. Leventis; S. M. Zakeeruddin; S. A. Haque et al. : CdSe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells exceeding efficiency 1% at full-sun intensity; Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/jp802572b.
F. Gao; Y. Wang; D. Shi; J. Zhang; M. Wang et al. : Enhance the optical absorptivity of nanocrystalline TiO2 film with high molar extinction coefficient ruthenium sensitizers for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells; Journal Of The American Chemical Society. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/ja801942j.
N. A. Lewcenko; M. J. Byrnes; Y.-B. Cheng; S. M. Zakeeruddin; M. Graetzel et al. : Alkylpyrrolidiniumtrialkoxysilyl iodides as organic iodide sources for dye-sensitised solar cells; Chemical Communications. 2008. DOI : 10.1039/b804631j.
Y. Cao; J. Zhang; Y. Bai; R. Li; S. M. Zakeeruddin et al. : Dye-sensitized solar cells with solvent-free ionic liquid electrolytes; Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/jp805027v.
T. Bessho; E. C. Constable; M. Graetzel; A. H. Redondo; C. E. Housecroft et al. : An element of surprise - efficient copper-functionalized dye-sensitized solar cells; Chemical Communications. 2008. DOI : 10.1039/b808491b.
N. C. Greenham; M. Graetzel : Nanostructured solar cells; Nanotechnology. 2008. DOI : 10.1088/0957-4484/19/42/420201.
K. Morii; M. Omoto; M. Ishida; M. Graetzel : Enhanced hole injection in a hybrid organic-inorganic light-emitting diode; Japanese Journal Of Applied Physics. 2008. DOI : 10.1143/JJAP.47.7366.
H. Choi; S. Kim; S. O. Kang; J. Ko; M.-S. Kang et al. : Stepwise Cosensitization of Nanocrystalline TiO2 Films Utilizing Al2O3 Layers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 2008. DOI : 10.1002/anie.200802852.
S. Ito; H. Miura; S. Uchida; M. Takata; K. Sumioka et al. : High-conversion-efficiency organic dye-sensitized solar cells with a novel indoline dye; Chemical Communications. 2008. DOI : 10.1039/b809093a.
A. Abbotto; C. Barolo; L. Bellotto; F. De Angelis; M. Graetzel et al. : Electron-rich heteroaromatic conjugated bipyridine based ruthenium sensitizer for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells; Chemical Communications. 2008. DOI : 10.1039/b811378e.
D. Shi; Y. Cao; N. Pootrakulchote; Z. Yi; M. Xu et al. : New Organic Sensitizer for Stable Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Solvent-Free Ionic Liquid Electrolytes; Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/jp807191w.
D. Shi; N. Pootrakulchote; R. Li; J. Guo; Y. Wang et al. : New Efficiency Records for Stable Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Low-Volatility and Ionic Liquid Electrolytes; Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/jp808018h.
S. Ito; S. M. Zakeeruddin; P. Comte; P. Liska; D. Kuang et al. : Bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells based on an ionic liquid electrolyte; Nature Photonics. 2008. DOI : 10.1038/nphoton.2008.224.
M. Xu; R. Li; N. Pootrakulchote; D. Shi; J. Guo et al. : Energy-Level and Molecular Engineering of Organic D-pi-A Sensitizers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2008. DOI : 10.1021/jp808275z.
M. Wang; M. Xu; D. Shi; R. Li; F. Gao et al. : High-Performance Liquid and Solid Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on a Novel Metal-Free Organic Sensitizer; Advanced Materials. 2008. DOI : 10.1002/adma.200801178.
M. Graetzel; K. Sivula : Electric power and hydrogen fuel generation from sunlight. 2008. 235th American-Chemical-Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Apr 06-10, 2008. p. 30-I&EC.