Dr. Zhao Dawei graduated from the University of Manchester. His research is primarily based on multi-system X-ray light sources (including high-flux soft X-ray sources, hard X-ray sources, and synchrotron radiation light sources) combined with X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) technology, focusing on the systematic study of the impact of templating strategies on perovskite stability. His research focuses on the in-depth analysis of degradation behaviors and compositional evolution mechanisms of perovskite devices' interfaces during operation under conditions ranging from high vacuum to near atmospheric pressure using in-situ interface technology. He is committed to developing interface analysis methods suitable for practical working conditions to address the key challenges faced by current perovskite photovoltaic devices in terms of environmental adaptability and long-term service life.

2025 PhD, University of Manchester

2020 Master’s Degree, Xiamen University

2017 Bachelor’s Degree, University of Jinan

2025 – Present Postdoctoral Researcher, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Interface Science

Energy Materials

Perovskite Solar Cells

1.Zhao, D.-W.; Yu, M.-Y.; Zheng, L.-L.; Li, M.; Dai, S.-J.; Chen, D.-C.; Lee, T.-C.; Yun, D.-Q. Enhanced Efficiency and Stability of Planar Perovskite Solar Cells Using a Dual Electron Transport Layer of Gold Nanoparticles Embedded in Anatase TiO2 Films.ACS applied energy materials 2020, 3 (10), 9568–9575..

2.Zhao, D.-W.; Dai, S.; Li, M.; Wu, Y.; Zheng, L.; Wang, Y.; Yun, D.-Q. Improved Efficiency and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells Using a Difluorobenzothiadiazole-Based Interfacial Material.ACS Applied Energy Materials 2021, 4 (10), 10646–10655..

3.Zhao, D.-W.; Flavell, T. A.; Aljuaid, F.; Edmondson, S.; Spencer, B. F.; Walton, A. S.; Thomas, A. G.; Flavell, W. R. Elucidating the Mechanism of Self-Healing in Hydrogel-Lead Halide Perovskite Composites for Use in Photovoltaic Devices.ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023..

4. Flavell, T. A.;Zhao, D.; Aljuaid, F.; Liu, X.; Saiani,A.; Spencer, B. F.; Walton, A. S.; Thomas, A. G.; Flavell, W. R. Towards water-resistant, tunable perovskite absorbers using peptide hydrogel additives.ACS applied energy materials 2024..

5.R. Wang, Z. Jia, B.F. Spencer, D. Zhao, A.G. Thomas, O.M. Alkhudhari, D.J. Lewis, R.J. Cernik, A. Alanazi, B.R. Saunders, Neutral Ligand Triggered Low-Dimensional Reconstruction for Improving the Efficiency and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells.ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 7 (2024) 9723–9734..