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RESEARCH GROUP
Renewable Energy and Advanced Devices
PUBLICATIONS
2022
Lyu, P., Gong, T., Rebello Sousa Dias, M., & Leite, M. S. Transient Structural Colors with Magnesium‐Based Reflective Filters. Advanced Optical Materials, 2200159.
Villegas, C. E., Leite, M. S., Marini, A., & Rocha, A. R. (2022). Efficient hot-carrier dynamics in near-infrared photocatalytic metals. Physical Review B, 105(16), 165109.
Howard, J. M., Wang, Q., Srivastava, M., Gong, T., Lee, E., Abate, A., & Leite, M. S. (2022). Quantitative Predictions of Moisture-Driven Photoemission Dynamics in Metal Halide Perovskites via Machine Learning. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 13, 2254-2263.
2021
Leite, M. S. (2021). A dataquake for solar cells. Nature Energy, 1-2.
Srivastava, M., Howard, J. M., Gong, T., Rebello Sousa Dias, M., & Leite, M. S. (2021). Machine Learning Roadmap for Perovskite Photovoltaics. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 12, 7866-7877.
Howard, J. M., Palm, K. J., Wang, Q., Lee, E., Abate, A., Munday, J. N., & Leite, M. S. Water‐Induced and Wavelength‐Dependent Light Absorption and Emission Dynamics in Triple‐Cation Halide Perovskites. Advanced Optical Materials, 2100710.
Farinha, T. G., Gong, T., Lyu, P., Deniz, E., Hoerauf, J. M., & Leite, M. S. (2021). Selective etching properties of Mg thin films and micro/nanostructures for dynamic photonics. Optical Materials Express, 11(5), 1555-1565.
2020
Metallic Alloys: Emergent Opportunities with Metallic Alloys: From Material Design to Optical Devices
Gong, T., Lyu, P., Palm, K. J., Memarzadeh, S., Munday, J. N., & Leite, M. S. (2020). (Advanced Optical Materials 23/2020). Advanced Optical Materials, 8(23), 2070091.
Consensus Statement for Stability Assessment and Reporting for Perovskite Photovoltaics based on ISOS Procedures
M. Khenkin, E. A. Katz, A. Abate, G. Bardizza, J. J. Berry, C. J. Brabec, F. Brunetti, Q. Burlingame, A. Di Carlo, R. Cheacharoen, Y.-B. Cheng, A. Colsmann, S. Cros, K. Domanski, M. Dusza, C. J. Fell, S. R. Forrest, Y. Galagan, D. Di Girolamo, M. Grätzel, A. Hagfeldt, E. von Hauff, H. Hoppe, J. Kettle, H. Köbler, M. S. Leite, S. Liu, Y.-L. Loo, J. M. Luther, M. Manceau, M. Matheron, M. McGehee, R. Meitzner, M. K. Nazeeruddin, Ç. Odabaş, M. O. Reese, F. De Rossi, M. Saliba, U. S. Schubert, H. J. Snaith, S. D. Stranks, W. Tress, P. A. Troshin, S. Veenstra, I. Visoly-Fisher, A. Walsh, T. Watson, H. Xie, R. Yıldırım, K. Zhu, M. Lira-Cantu.Nature Energy 5, 35 (2020)
Correlated Electrical and Chemical Nanoscale Properties in Potassium-Passivated, Triple-Cation Perovskite Solar Cells
E. M. Tennyson, M. Abdi-Jalebi, K. Ji, J. L. Garrett, C. Gong, A. A. Pawlicki, O. S. Ovchinnikova, J. N. Munday, S. D. Stranks, M. S. LeiteIn review (2020)
Enhanced Near-infrared Photoresponse from Nanoscale AgAu Alloyed FilmsL. Krayer, K. Palm, C. Gong, A. Torres, C. Villegas, A. R. Rocha, M. S. Leite, J. N. MundayIn review (2020)
Imaging Metal Halide Perovskites Material and Properties at the NanoscaleJ. M. Howard, R. Lahoti, and M. S. LeiteAdv. Energy Materials 1903161 (2020) DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201903161
Women Scientists at the Forefront of Energy Research: A Virtual Issue, Part 2Biegel, C. M., Kamat, P. V., & Roldan Cuenya, B. (2020). ACS Energy Letters, 5(2), 625-625.
Energy Spotlight: New Advances in Metal Halide Perovskites.Bakr, O. M., Leite, M., & Pradhan, N. (2020).
Emergent Opportunities with Metallic Alloys: From Material Design to Optical Devices. Advanced Optical MaterialsGong, T., Lyu, P., Palm, K. J., Memarzadeh, S., Munday, J. N., & Leite, M. S. (2020). 2001082.
Control of hot-carrier relaxation time in Au-Ag thin films through alloying. Memarzadeh, S., Palm, K. J., Murphy, T. E., Leite, M. S., & Munday, J. N. (2020). Optics Express, 28(22), 33528-33537.
Energy Spotlight: Advances in Tin Halide Perovskite Solar Cells, Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction and Lithium− Air Batteries.
Leite, M., Janáky, C., & Choi, N. S. (2020).
2019
Alloying: a Platform for Metallic Materials with On-Demand Optical Response – INVITED REVIEW
M. R. S. Dias and M. S. Leite, Accounts of Chemical Research 52, 2881 (2019)
Caesium-Incorporated Triple Cation Perovskites Deliver Fully Reversible and Stable Nanoscale Voltage ResponseE. M. Tennyson, B. Roose, J. L. Garrett, C. Gong, J. N. Munday, A. Abate, and M. S. LeiteACS Nano 13, 1538 (2019)
Dynamic Optical and Stress Characterization in PdxAu1-x Alloyed Thin FilmsK J. Palm, J. B. Murray, J. P. Mcclure, M. S. Leite, and J. N. MundayACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11, 45057 (2019)
Machine Learning for Perovskites’ Reap-Rest-Recovery Cycle – INVITED PERSPECTIVEJ. M. Howard, E. M. Tennyson, B. R. A. Neves, M. S. LeiteJoule 3, 325 (2019)
Magnesium for Transient PhotonicsThomas G. Farinha, Chen Gong, Zackery A. Bensom, and Marina S. LeiteACS Photonics 6, 272 (2019)
Optical Response of Nanostructures: from Pure to Alloyed MetalsZ. A. Benson, C. Gong, M. S. LeiteInvited Book Chapter in "Metal Nanostructures for Photonics". ISBN: 9780081023785 (2019)
Structural Anisotropy in Stretchable SiliconS. M. Curtis, R.P. Tompkins, B. M. Nichols, M.B. Graziano, I. Kierzewski, G. Smith, M. S. Leite, and N. LazarusAdv. Electronic Materials 5, 1900003 (2019)
Structure-Property-Performance Relationship of Pd-Au Allloys for Low Temperature Ethanol Oxidation in Alkaline Media.J. P. McClure, J. Boltersdorf, D. R. Baker, T. G. Farinha, N. Dzuckiny, C. P. Villegas, A. A. Rocha, and M. S. LeiteACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, online (2019) - Invited Article
The Effects of Incident Photon Energy on the Time-Dependent Voltage Response of Lead Halide PerovskitesE. M. Tennyson, J. M. Howard, B. Roose, J. L. Garrett, J. N Munday, A. Abate, and M. S. LeiteChemistry of Materials 31, 8969 (2019)
2018
Active Control of Photon Recycling for Tunable Optoelectronic Materials
Y. Xu, E. M. Tennyson, J. Kim, S. Barik, J. Murray, E. Waks, M. S. Leite, and J. N. Munday
Advanced Optical Materials 6, 1701323 (2018)
Band Structure Engineering by Alloying for Photonics
C. Gong, A. Kaplan, Z. A. Benson, D. R. Baker, J. P. McClure, A. A. Rocha, M. S. Leite
Advanced Optical Materials 6, 1800218 (2018)
From Microparticles to Nanowires and Back: Radical Transformations in Plated Li Metal Morphology Revealed via in situ SEM
A. Yulaev, V. Oleshko, P. Haney, A. A. Talin, M. S. Leite, and A. Kolmakov
Nano Letters 18, 1644 (2018)
Humidity-Induced Photoluminescence Hysteresis in Variable Cs/Br Ratio Hybrid Perovskites
J. M. Howard, E. M. Tennyson, S. Barik, E. Waks, M. F. Toney, A. F. Nogueira, B. R. A. Neves, M. S. Leite
J. Phys. Chem. Letters 9, 3463 (2018)
Lithography-free, Omnidirectional, CMOS-Compatible AlCu Alloys for Thin Film Superabsorbers.
M. R. Dias, C. Gong, Z. A. Benson, and M. S. Leite
Advanced Optical Materials 6, 1700830 (2018)
Multiscale Functional Imaging of Interfaces through Atomic Force Microscopy using Harmonic Mixing
J. L. Garrett, M. S. Leite, J. N. Munday
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 10, 28850 (2018)
Near-IR Imaging Based on Hot Carrier Generation in Nanometer-Scale Optical CoatingsL. J. Krayer, E. M. Tennyson, M. S. Leite, J. N. MundayACS Photonics 5, 306 (2018)
2017
Imaging Energy Harvesting and Storage Systems at the Nanoscale – INVITED REVIEW
E. M. Tennyson, C. Gong, M. S. Leite
ASC Energy Letters 2, 2761 (2017)
Mesoscale Functional Imaging of Materials for Photovoltaics – INVITED PERSPECTIVE
E. M. Tennyson*, J. M. Howard*, M. S. Leite
ACS Energy Letters 2, 1825 (2017)
Near-Field Optical Properties of Fully Alloyed Noble Metal Nanoparticles
C. Gong*, M. R. Dias*, G. Wessler*, J. Taillon, L. Salamanca-Riba, M.S. Leite
Advanced Optical Materials 5, 1600568 (2017).
Real-Time Nanoscale Open-Circuit Voltage Dynamics of Perovskite Solar CellsJ. L. Garrett, E. M. Tennyson*, M. Hu, J. Huang, J. N. Munday, and M. S. LeiteNano Letters. 17, 2554 (2017)
2016
Demonstration of Resonance Coupling in Scalable Dielectric
Microresonator Coatings for Photovoltaics
D. Ha, C. Gong*, M. S. Leite, J. N. Munday
ACS Appl. Materials and Interfaces 8, 24536 (2016)
Imaging and Analysis of Encapsulated Objects through Self-Assembled Electron and Optically Transparent Graphene Oxide Membranes
A. Yulaev*, A. Lipatov, A. X. Lu, A. Sinitskii, M. S. Leite, and A. Kolmakov
Advanced Materials Interfaces 4, 1600734 (2016).
Noble Metal Alloys for Plasmonics
C. Gong*, M. S. Leite
ACS Photonics 3, 507 (2016)
Photovoltage Tomography in Polycrystalline Solar Cells
E. M. Tennyson*, J. A. Frantz, J. M. Howard*, W. B. Gunnarsson*, J. D. Myers, R. Y. Bekele, S.-M. Na, M. S. Leite
ACS Energy Letters 1, 899 (2016)
Toward Clean Suspended CVD GrapheneA. Yulaev*, G. Cheng, A. R. H. Walker, I. V. Vlassiouk, A. Myers, M. S. Leite, and A. KolmakovRCS Advances 6, 83954 (2016)
2015
Mapping the Performance of Solar Cells with Nanoscale Resolution – INVITED
E. M. Tennyson*, M. S. Leite
SPIE Newsroom. DOI: 10.1117/2.1201509.006097 (2015)
Nanoimaging of Open-Circuit Voltage in Photovoltaic Devices
E. M. Tennyson*, J. L. Garrett, C. Gong, J. A. Frantz, J. D. Myers, R. Y. Bekele, J. S. Sanghera, J. N. Munday, M. S. Leite
Adv. Energy Materials 5, 1501142 (2015)
Surface/Interface Effects on High-Performance Thin-Film All-Solid-State Li-Ion BatteriesC. Gong*, D. Ruzmetov, A. Pearse, D. Ma, J. N. Munday, G. Rubloff, A. A. Talin, and M. S. LeiteACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 7, 26007 (2015)
2014
Insights From In-Situ Electron Microscopy into Capacity Loss Mechanisms in Li-Ion Batteries with Al AnodesM. S. Leite, D. Ruzmetov, Z. Li, L. Bendersky, A. Kolmakov, N. Bartelt, and A. Alec TalinJ. Materials Chem. A 2, 20552 (2014)
Mapping the Local Photo-Electronic Properties of Polycrystalline Solar Cells through Laser-Beam-Induced Current MicroscopyM. S. Leite, M. Abashin, H. Lezec, A. Gianfrancesco*, A. Talin, and N. ZhitenevIEEE J. of Photovoltaics 4, 311 (2014)
Nanoscale Imaging of Photocurrent and Efficiency in CdTe Solar Cells
M. S. Leite, M. Abashin, H. J. Lezec, A. Gianfrancesco*, A. A. Talin, and N. B. Zhitenev
ACS Nano 8, 11883 (2014)
Assessing local voltage in CIGS solar cells by nanoscale resolved Kelvin probe force microscopy and sub-micron photoluminescence.Tennyson, E. M., Garrett, J. L., Gong, C., Frantz, J. A., Myers, J. D., Bekele, R. Y., ... & Leite, M. S. (2014, June). In 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) (pp. 0691-0694). IEEE.
2013
Local Electrical Characterization of Cadmium Telluride Solar Cells using Low-Energy Electron Beam
H. P. Yoon, P. M. Haney, D. Ruzmetov, H. Xu, M. S. Leite, B. H. Hamadani, A. A. Talin, and N. B. Zhitenev
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 117, 499 (2013)
Towards an all Lattice-Matched Triple-Junction Solar Cell with Efficiency >50%M. S. Leite, R. L. Woo, J. N. Munday, W. D. Hong, S. Mesropian, D. C. Law, and H. A. AtwaterAppl. Phys. Lett. 102, 033901 (2013)
2012
Intermixing During Ripening in Ge-Si Incoherent Epitaxial Nanocrystals
M. S. Leite, T. I. Kamins, R. Stanley Williams, and G. Medeiros-Ribeiro
J. Phys. Chem. C. 116, 901 (2012)
Structural and electronic characteristics of Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 thin films sputtered from quaternary targets.
Frantz, J. A., Bekele, R. Y., Myers, J. D., Nguyen, V. Q., Sanghera, J. S., Maximenko, S. I., ... & Bruce, A. (2012, June). In 2012 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (pp. 003098-003101). IEEE.
High-resolution local current measurement of CdTe solar cells.
Yoon, H. P., Ruzmetov, D., Haney, P. M., Leite, M. S., Hamadani, B. H., Talin, A. A., & Zhitenev, N. B. (2012, June). In 2012 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (pp. 003217-003219). IEEE.
Device modeling of an optimized monolithic all lattice-matched 3-junction solar cell with efficiency> 50%.Leite, M. S., & Atwater, H. A. (2012, June). In 2012 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (pp. 002071-002075). IEEE.
2011
Wafer-Scale Strain Engineering of Ultrathin Semiconductor Crystalline Layers
M.S. Leite, E. C. Warmann, G. M. Kimball, Stanley P. Burgos, D. M. Callahan, and H. A. Atwater.
Adv. Materials 23, 3801 (2011)
Wide Band Gap InAlAs Solar Cell for an Alternative Multijunction Approach
M. S. Leite, R. L. Woo, W. D. Hong, D. C. Law, and H. A. Atwater
Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 093502 (2011)
InAlAs epitaxial growth for wide band gap solar cells. In 2011 37th IEEE
Leite, M. S., Woo, R. L., Hong, W. D., Law, D. C., & Atwater, H. A. (2011, June). Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (pp. 000780-000783). IEEE.
Photovoltaic efficiencies in lattice-matched III-V multijunction solar cells with unconventional lattice parameters.
Warmann, E. C., Leite, M. S., & Atwater, H. A. (2011, June). In 2011 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (pp. 000570-000574). IEEE.
First demonstration of monolithic InP-based InAlAs/InGaAsP/InGaAs triple junction solar cells.Woo, R. L., Hong, W. D., Mesropian, S., Leite, M. S., Atwater, H. A., & Law, D. C. (2011, June). In 2011 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (pp. 000295-000298). IEEE.
2009
Control of Si/Ge Intermixing During Ge Islands Growth
M. S. Leite, T. I. Kamins, and G. Medeiros-Ribeiro
Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 053118 (2009)
Revealing Quantitative 3D Chemical Arrangement on Ge-Si Nanostructures
L. A. Montoro, M. S. Leite, D. Biggemann, F.G. Peternella, K.J. Batenburg, G. Medeiros-Ribeiro, and A.J. Ramirez
J. Phys. Chem. C. 113, 9018 (2009)
Increased cell efficiency in InGaAs thin film solar cells with dielectric and metal back reflectors.Aydin, K., Leite, M. S., & Atwater, H. A. (2009, June). In 2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) (pp. 001713-001717). IEEE.
2008
Evolution of Thermodynamic Potentials in Closed and Open Nanocrystalline Systems: Ge-Si:Si(001) Islands
M. S. Leite, A. Malachias, S. W. Kycia, T. Kamins, R. Stan Williams, G. Medeiros-Ribeiro
Phys. Rev Lett. 100, 226101 (2008)
Reactive Epitaxy of Metallic Hafnium Silicide Nanocrystals
G. A. Fiorentini, M. S. Leite, V. L. Pimentel, L. A. Montoro, A. J. Ramirez, and G. Medeiros-Ribeiro
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 013107 (2008)
Formação de ligas em nanocristais epitaxiais de GeSi: Si (001).Leite, M. S. (2007).
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