.Apply Download PDFPh D position in the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Network (MSCA-DN)MENTORProject title:DC12: Establishing equivalent ISOS protocols for Indoor PVs employing Pb-free Perovskite Solar Cells.Place of Employment and planned mobility:NMPE - Nanostructured Materials for Photovoltaic Energy (webpage under update)Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Barcelona (Spain)As a flagship research center in nanoscience and nanotechnology, our mission is to open and explore new frontiers of knowledge at the nanoscale, and bring value to society in the form of new understanding, capabilities and innovation, while inspiring and providing broad training to the next generations of researchers.Our research lines focus on the newly-discovered physical and chemical properties that arise from the behaviour of matter at the nanoscale. ICN2 has been awarded with the Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence distinction for three consecutive periods (2014-2018 and 2018-2022 and 2023-2026). ICN2 comprises 19 Research Groups, 7 Technical Development and Support Units and Facilities, and 2 Research Platforms, covering different areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology.Secondments:- Ce NTI - Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials is a Centre for Technology and Innovation (CTI), Portugal. 4 months, from M18. Purpose: Study of different encapsulation solutions.- National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK's National Metrology Institute (NMI), U.K. 3 months, from M30. Purpose: Co-development of stress conditions to identify premature failures in IPVs.Supervisor: Prof. Monica Lira-CantuProject Tasks and Objectives:General Objective: Fabrication, characterization and stability protocols development for Pb-free Halide Perovskite Solar Cells for Indoor ApplicationsSpecific Objectives:1) To fabricate Pb-free Halide Perovskite Solar Cells.2) To develop testing protocols for indoor stability based on the IEC TS 62607-7-2 standard.3) To study spectral invariant light sources for IPV considering variable illuminance levels. We will consider spectral coincidence, temporal stability, non-uniformity at sample plane, stable spectra profile and high uniformity of the illumination levels.34) To examine the IPV performance at the maximum power point under constant illumination from hours to days, setting up accelerated indoor testing involving day-night cycles as established for lead PSK and OPV and complementing with in-situ optoelectronic characterization to unveil degradation mechanisms.5) To upgrade our patented encapsulation methodology at room temperature (employed for outdoor stability analyses) to indoor conditions and apply it to fabricated Sn-PSK IPVs for stability assessment.Tasks:Synthesis and functionalization of materials, especially Pb-free Metal Halide perovskites (MHPs), including all inorganic and 2D.Fabrication of functionalized Pb-free MHPs by solution processing methods