Dr. Ross A. Hatton

MSci, PhD (Nottingham)

Research Summary

The development of nanostructured electrodes and light harvesting organic semiconductors for utility in organic solar cells. The primary aim is to increase the efficiency with which these thin film devices convert sunlight into electricity whilst retaining the cost advantage afforded by the use of organic semiconductors.

Selected Publications

New: An Electrode Design Rule for Organic Photovoltaics Elucidated using Molecular Nanolayers, R. M. Cook, L-J. Pegg, S. L. Kinnear, O. S. Hutter, R. J. H. Morris, R. A. Hatton*, Advanced Energy Materials, (2011) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aenm.201100027/abstract

New: Ultrathin transparent Au Electrodes for Organic Photovoltaics Fabricated Using a Mixed Mono-Molecular Nucleation Layer, H. M. Stec, R. J. Williams, T. S. Jones, R. A. Hatton*, Advanced Functional Materials, (2011) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201002021

Enhancing the Open-Circuit Voltage of Molecular Photovoltaics using Oxidized Au Nanocrystals
L-J. Pegg, S. Schumann, R. A. Hatton*, ACS Nano, 4 (2010) 5671-5678.