Henry Snaith | |
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| Born | Henry James Snaith January 1978 (age 47)[5][1] |
| Education | Gresham's School[6] |
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| Thesis | Polymer based photovoltaic diodes (2005) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Friend[3][4] |
| Other academic advisors | Michael Grätzel |
| Website | www2 |
Henry James Snaith (born 1978)[5]FRS is a professor inphysics in theClarendon Laboratory at theUniversity of Oxford.[7] Research from his group has led to the creation of a new research field, based on halide perovskites for use as solar absorbers. Many individuals who were PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in Snaith's group have now established research groups, independent research portfolios and commercial enterprises. He co-foundedOxford Photovoltaics in 2010 to commercialiseperovskite basedtandem solar cells.
Snaith was educated atGresham's School, an independent school in Norfolk, from 1989 to 1996.[6] He completed his undergraduate studies at theUniversity of Bristol, followed by postgraduate research at theUniversity of Cambridge where he was awarded a PhD in 2005 for research onpolymer solar cells supervised byRichard Friend.[4][3][8]
Following his PhD, Snaith did two years ofpostdoctoral research withMichael Grätzel at theÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).[3][9] He returned to theCavendish Laboratory as a JuniorResearch Fellow atClare College, Cambridge in 2006. Following this, Snaith was appointed aResearch Councils UK (RCUK) research fellow while at the University of Oxford,[year needed] then promoted toReader and Professor.[year needed] According to a biography from theMaterials Research Society (MRS):
His research has been focused on new materials and device architectures for future generation low-cost photovoltaic. Snaith's achievements include the first demonstration of "gyroid" structured titania fordye solar cells, the first demonstration ofmesoporoussingle crystals ofanataseTiO2 and the recent discovery of high efficiency solid-state organometal trihalide perovskite-based thin film and mesosuperstructured solar cells. In 2010, he founded Oxford Photovoltaics Ltd., which is commercialisingperovskite solar cells for building integrated and utility scale photovoltaic applications.[10]
Snaith's research has been funded by theEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).[11]
Snaith was elected aFellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2015.[12] His certificate of election reads:
Professor Henry Snaith has pioneered the development of hybrid materials for energy andphotovoltaics through an interdisciplinary combination of materials synthesis, device development, advanced optoelectronic characterisations and theoretical studies. He has created new materials with advanced functionality and enhanced understanding of fundamental mechanisms. His recent discovery of extremely efficientthin-film solar cells manufactured from organic-inorganicmetal halideperovskites has reset aspirations within the photovoltaics community. His work has started a new field of research, attracting both academic and industrial following, propelled by the prospect of delivering a higher efficiency photovoltaic technology at a much lower cost than existingsilicon PV.[7]
In 2012, Snaith wasInstitute of PhysicsClifford Paterson Medal and Prize for "his important contributions to the field of excitonic solar cells".[13]
In 2014, Snaith was awarded the MRS OutstandingYoung Investigator Award.[14] He was awarded the Patterson Medal of theInstitute of Physics in 2012, and named as one ofNature'sten people who mattered in 2013.[1]
In 2015, Snaith was ranked number two on the list ofThe World's Most Influential Scientific Minds, a citation analysis identifying the scientists who have made the most significant impact within their respective field of study by theIntellectual Property (IP) and Science business ofThomson Reuters.[15] In May 2016, he was awarded the EU-40 Materials Prize from the European Material Research Society.[16]
In October 2017, he was awarded theInstitute of PhysicsJames Joule Medal and Prize for the discovery and development of organic-inorganic metal-halide perovskite solar cells.[17] In September 2020, he was awarded the Becquerel Prize in honour of his contributions to the use of perovskites as solar cells.[citation needed]
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