Tian DU

Dr. Tian DU is a Research Scientist at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, affiliated with the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg (HI ERN). Their work focuses on photovoltaics, materials science, and electrochemistry, particularly advancing perovskite solar cells through high-throughput methods, interface engineering, and thin-film optimization.

• Research areas include perovskite solar cells, charge carrier dynamics, and sustainable energy systems
• Key projects involve HydroBot (fuel cell-powered robotics) and LOHC (Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier) process engineering
• Expertise in nanoanalysis, simulation of reactive fluids, and catalyst synthesis

Recent publications highlight machine learning applications for materials discovery, evaporation-driven crystallization techniques, and strategies to mitigate optical and recombination losses in printed solar cells. Collaborations span Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and Yale Institute for Green Energy (YIG).

• 2025 work on guanidinium-enhanced charge extraction and multidimensional optimization
• 2024 studies on blade-coating reliability, self-assembled monolayers, and α-phase nucleation control