Prof of Energy Materials & Optoelectronics @strankslab @cambridge_uni @cebcambridge @DeptofPhysics developing energy tech. Co-founder @swiftsolar @SustainEd_UK
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Very excited to be starting in this role working together with Ronita Bardhan and the @CambridgeZero team. It is an important time in the push towards net-zero -- and unlocking the full potential across @Cambridge_Uni in this space will play an instrumental role
📣A new climate chapter @Cambridge_Uni begins as we welcome the appointments of new Cambridge Zero co-Directors Professor Ronita Bardhan and Professor @SamStranks!
Read all about it at bit.ly/4rMSOsM
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CEB Professor Sam Stranks has been named a co-director of Cambridge Zero 🌱
He will help guide the University's flagship climate initiative into its next chapter.
Learn more on the Cambridge Zero website 👇
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#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity
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New @ScienceAdvances paper from @StranksLab PhD candidate @QichunGu on enhanced EQE & PLQE, hole mobility, and stability via HTL polymer blending for perovskite blue LEDs. Collaborative effort with @MAnayaLab and Prof. Henning Sirringhaus.
science.org/doi/epdf/10.1126…
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@KirchartzThomas and I wrote on carrier recombination in halide perovskite solar cells towards global models - historical evolution and opportunities to improve best practice and avoid pitfalls
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
@Cambridge_Uni @cebcambridge @fz_juelich @StranksLab
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🚨Hot off the press🚨
New article in @NatureSynthesis led by @jianmao90 (former @Mariecurie_alum fellow in @StranksLab & current prof @FudanUniv) on solution-processed perovskite LEDs spanning pure blue to pure green with ultranarrow photo- & electro-luminescence linewidths.
Now online and open access:
Article by Jian Mao, Samuel D. Stranks & co-workers @jianmao90 @SamStranks @StranksLab
Interface-regulated vapour crystallization for ultrapure perovskite LEDs
nature.com/articles/s44160-0…
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🚨New postdoc position🚨
@StranksLab postdoc to focus on vapour deposition of multijunction perovskite solar cells + other optoelectronic devices (e.g. for solar fuels or quantum emitters).
Apply by May 18 (sooner the better). See website for details
cam.ac.uk/jobs/research-assi…
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📣 Job opportunity
Assistant/Associate Professor in Materials Science
Join a leading research and teaching department.
🔗 cam.ac.uk/jobs/university-as…
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Interested in a PhD in energy materials at @Cambridge_Uni? Applications for 2026 cohort of the PhD in Sustainable Energy Materials Innovations (SEM PhD) course now open - deadline 7th Jan 2026. Projects offered in a wide range of topics
semphd.energy.cam.ac.uk
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Solar energy expert @SamStranks from @CEBCambridge is determined to tackle some of our biggest global challenges 🌍
He's driving change in climate, education and healthcare through co-founding two spinouts and an education charity.
Dive into the interview 👇
cam.ac.uk/stories/solar-powe…
ALT Professor Sam Stranks in a lab coat smiles while working with a microscope, surrounded by advanced laboratory equipment. Whiteboards with mathematical equations are visible in the background.
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Read more on this brilliant breakthrough.👇
cam.ac.uk/research/news/beau…
🧪⚙️🌱🔋
#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity #Research
Photo by Maxence Pira via Unsplash
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How can an 'energy sandwich' change the way we power the technology of the future? 🥪
CEB researchers have achieved control over the atomic structure of halide perovskites, opening the way for next-generation semiconductors to power the technology of the future.
ALT Close-up of a silicon wafer with colorful, reflective patterns of microchips, showcasing intricate circuit designs.
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And an excellent write up by @cebcambridge
ceb.cam.ac.uk/news/perovskit…
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🚨 @ScienceMagazine paper by @paul_yanglu 🚨
Heteroepitaxial coevaporation of CsPbBr3 on 2D PEA2PbBr4 single crystals w/ atomic thickness control, confinement, & control of electronic structure by interfacial eng —> novel optoelectronic device platform
science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Plus a fantastic write up by @Cambridge_Uni
cam.ac.uk/research/news/beau…
Cc @cebcambridge @DeptofPhysics @EnergyCambridge
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New @StranksLab paper published in @NatureNano led by @Dengyang_Guo + Tom Selby on the spectroscopy & microscopy of ultrafast quantum transients (~2 ps) in FAPbI3 perovskite thin films at low temps.
Cc
@cebcambridge @DeptofPhysics @cu_mat @muller_group
nature.com/articles/s41565-0…
Unlocking ultrafast quantum tech ⏩
A new CEB study shows halide perovskites can handle light much faster than most semiconductors on the market.
Learn more about this startling speed at the link below 👇
🧪⚙️🌱🔋
#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity
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Very humbled to be awarded the Nevill Mott Medal @PhysicsNews - a credit to my group @StranksLab & collaborators over the years. Such a pleasure to work with you!
@cebcambridge @Cambridge_Uni @ERC_Research @royalsociety @ClareCollege @DeptofPhysics @SwiftSolarPV @ClaritySensors
Lighting the way forward 🔆
Professor Sam Stranks has been awarded the 2025 Institute of Physics Nevill Mott medal for his work on next-generation solar technologies.
Read more on our website, link in bio 🔗
🧪⚙️🌱🔋
#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity
ALT Professor Sam Stranks wins Nevill Mott medal; he stands smiling in a blue sweater against a teal background. CEB logo in corner.
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Our postgraduate courses for the academic year 2026/27 are now open for applications!
Full details, including how to apply, are on our website (link in bio) ⛓️
🧪⚙️🌱🔋
#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity #Postgraduate
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Dear colleagues, we are looking for a candidate PhD student who is willing to study the photophysical mechanisms behind intriguing photocatalytic reactions! Please contact me if you are THE one!
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Less than a week left to register at the early-bird rate!
Delighted to announce that the website for the European Conference of Molecular Electronics (ECME 2025) is now live. Submit your abstract here:
ecme2025.eu/
See you @Cambridge_Uni
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New review on all things “Photoluminescence microscopy of optoelectronic materials” in @MethodsPrimers led by @StranksLab postdoc Dr. Zimu Wei.
nature.com/articles/s43586-0…
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