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Research

Our research focuses on advancing next-generation sustainable solar energy technologies through the development of innovative hybrid materials. In particular, we investigate perovskitoid and biopolymer-based hybrid systems aimed at improving the performance, stability, and environmental compatibility of emerging photovoltaic devices.
A central theme of our work is the design and understanding of functional interfaces, especially the interaction between perovskitoids, biopolymers, and multidimensional nanomaterials. We integrate advanced materials such as MXenes and other two-dimensional (2D) materials to engineer efficient charge transport pathways and enhance device durability.
To gain fundamental insight into these materials, we explore light–matter interactions and ultrafast carrier dynamics using femtosecond laser spectroscopy, enabling us to understand interfacial processes that govern device performance.
By combining materials science, semiconductor physics, and device engineering, our laboratory aims to address critical challenges in hybrid optoelectronic and photovoltaic technologies. Through cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary collaboration, we seek to develop stable, efficient, and environmentally responsible solar energy solutions while training the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Recent Publications:
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Sanjay Sahare, Mykhailo M Solovan, Andrii I Mostovyi, Hryhorii P Parkhomenko, Nora Schopp, Marcin Ziółek, Viktor V Brus, Semiconductor bandgap measurements: Overview of optical, electrical, and device‐level techniques, Advanced Optical Materials, 13 (2025) e01747.
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J. Baranowski, S. Sahare, M. Solovan, P. Florczak, M. Ziółek, Insights into the Local Heating Effects in Triple-Cation Mixed-Halide Perovskite Cells: Charge Dynamics, Coherent Phonons, Anion Segregation, Small (2025) 202408541.
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Sanjay Sahare, Mykhailo Solovan, Marina Smirnova, Błażej Scheibe, Mariusz Jancelewicz, Grzegorz Nowaczyk, Mateusz Kempiński, Marcin Ziółek, MXenes as a hole transport interfacial layer for efficient and air-stable quasi-2D perovskite solar cells, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 12 (2024), 8357
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Hryhorii P Parkhomenko, Mykhailo M Solovan, Sanjay Sahare, Andriy I Mostovyi, Damir Aidarkhanov, Nora Schopp, Taras Kovaliuk, Marat Kaikanov, Annie Ng, Viktor V Brus, "Impact of a Short‐Pulse High‐Intense Proton Irradiation on High‐Performance Perovskite Solar Cells", Advanced Functional Materials (2023) 2310404 (I.F. 19.0)