Sagar Jain

Dr. Sagar Jain is a Senior Lecturer in Photovoltaics, Optoelectronics, and Smart Materials at Cranfield University, where he leads the Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics Lab. He holds a visiting professorship at Henan University, China. His research focuses on energy device fabrication and characterization, including photovoltaics, solar-thermal systems, and optoelectronics. He has secured prestigious fellowships such as the CSIR (India), MIUR (Italy), Baden-Wurttemberg (Germany), Wallenberg (Sweden), and Marie-Curie (EU) awards. His expertise includes advanced spectroscopic techniques (HR-XPS, UPS, NEXAFS) and industrial-scale perovskite solar cell upscaling. He actively explores non-toxic photovoltaic materials, hydrogen economy applications, and smart material integration for IoT and building-integrated PV systems. Dr. Jain collaborates with industrial partners on floating photovoltaics (FPV) and agrivoltaics (APV) research.

• Education: BSc/MSc (Physical Chemistry, University of Pune), PhD (Nanomaterials, University of Turin), Postdoctoral training (Heidelberg, Uppsala, Swansea Universities)

Research Interests: Emerging photovoltaic technologies, perovskite materials, optoelectronic characterization, energy storage, and sustainable energy solutions. His work bridges fundamental material science and industrial applications, emphasizing scalability and environmental impact reduction.

Publications span over 50 peer-reviewed articles in journals like ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Advanced Energy Materials, and Communications Chemistry. He reviews for Frontiers in Chemistry and Royal Society of Chemistry journals.