Dr Flurin Eisner

Flurin Eisner

Lecturer in Green Energy and Sustainable Engineering

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/f.eisner/
Centre for Sustainable Engineering
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Research

Photovoltaics, Organic Semiconductors, Photoelectrochemistry, Sustainable Energy, Light conversion, Spectroscopy

Interests

My main area of research is on organic-semiconductor based solar energy conversion devices, which can be dissolved in solution to form a solar ink that can be easily painted on substrates like glass or PET; for example to make low-cost and lightweight solar panels. My work involves trying to gain an increased understanding of the underlying physics of how they work in order to find ways to improve the performance of such materials and devices. My other interests also include other renewable technologies, such as producing green hydrogen by solar-powered water splitting.

Recent research highlights include:

1. Dabozci, Eisner* et al., "Enhanced Solar Water Oxidation and Unassisted Water Splitting Using Graphite Protected Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photoactive Layers". Nature Energy, Just Accepted (2024).
2. Royakkers, Eisner* et al., "Synthesis of model heterojunction interfaces reveals molecular-configuration dependent photoinduced charge transfer". Nature Chemistry 16, 1453-1461 (2024).
3.Müller, Eisner* et al., "Charge-Transfer State Dissociation Efficiency Can Limit Free Charge Generation in Low-Offset Organic Solar Cells." ACS Energy Letters 8, 3387-3397 (2023).
4. Eisner* et al., "Emissive Charge-Transfer States at Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Heterojunctions Enable Low Non-Radiative Recombination and High-Performance Photodetectors". Advanced Materials 34, 2104654 (2022).