Laurie Phillips

Dr. Laurie Phillips is a Research Fellow at the Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Bangor University (2011), focusing on molecular nanoelectronics. His research centers on developing sustainable photovoltaic materials and analyzing defect formation/passivation in Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) and Sb₂Se₃ solar cells.

• 2025: Royal Society grant for "Printing Perovskite Solar Cells: Reducing Toxicity and Improving Scalability"
• 2024-2026: EPSRC grant for "Additive manufacturing of fully integrated customized photovoltaic products"

His recent publications highlight expertise in perovskite solar cells, CdTe defect engineering, and solar water splitting systems. Notable collaborations include researchers like A.J. Hughes, N.D. Browning, and K. Durose.

Key research trends include:

• Lead-free perovskite materials (2025)
• Grain-boundary structural relaxation in Sb₂Se₃ (2024)
• Doping mechanisms in CdTe:In photovoltaics (2023)
• Defect analysis in hybrid perovskites (2016-2021)