Bernardo De Oliveira Geissmann
Mechanical engineering
Hometown: Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Graduation date: Spring 2028
FURI | Fall 2025
From Lab to Industry: Reducing Environmental Contamination for Perovskite-based Photovoltaic Panels
The research builds on previous work showing that starch improves the stability and quality of perovskite solar films while keeping costs low throughout the process. This work studies a sustainable lead-capturing compound to address one of the main safety challenges of lead-based perovskites: environmental contamination. By incorporating this material directly into the solar ink, the study aims to retain high optoelectronic performance while reducing lead release during degradation or in the event of panel breakage. The project supports safer low-cost processing of perovskites for more sustainable solar energy technologies and next-generation semiconductor applications.
Mentor: Nick Rolston
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