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Personal profile
Biography
Udo Bach is a full professor at Monash University and the Monash Node Leader of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science. He received his PhD from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL, Switzerland) working in the research group of Prof Michael Grätzel and worked for 3 years in a technology start-up company in Dublin (Ireland). Subsequently he spent 15 months as a postdoc in the group of Prof. Paul Alivisatos in UC Berkeley (USA) before moving to Monash University in November 2005 to establish his own research group.
Prof Bach has a strong background in the area of photovoltaics and nanofabrication. He is involved in fundamental and applied research in the area of perovskite and dye-sensitized solar cells. He has additional research activities in the area of nanofabrication, DNA-directed self-assembly, nanoprinting, plasmonics for sensing and combinatorial photovoltaic materials discovery.
Monash teaching commitment
- MTE 3545, MTE4597
Research interests
- Dye-sensitized Tandem Solar Cells
- Back-Contact Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
- Novel Electrolytes for Dye-Sensitized Tandem Solar Cells
- New infrared sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells
- Size-selective separation of gold-nanoparticles
- Templated placement of individual nanoparticles onto surface nanopatterns through DNA-directed self-assembly
- Stamping of nanoparticle assemblies
- DNA-Directed Nanofabrication
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Thin Film Solar Cells
- Perovskite Solar Cells
- Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells
- Nanofabrication Self-Assembly
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Novel Coating Technology for Stealth and Shielding Applications in Defence
Kashif, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bach, U. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mulvaney, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & White, B. (Partner Investigator (PI))
16/05/24 → 16/11/25
Project: Research
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High Throughput Energy Materials Discovery Facility
Bach, U. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Jasieniak, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Macfarlane, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cheng, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Majumder, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Chen, J. (Project Manager)
CSIRO - Manufacturing and Infrastructure Technology (Victoria), CSIRO - Energy Technology (Victoria)
13/07/20 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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ACAP 1 - R4 Fellowship - Development of efficient energy materials for stable photovoltaics
Saripally, S., Bach, U. & Jasieniak, J.
1/01/24 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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ACAP 1 - R4 Fellowship - Improving the stability and efficiency of high bandgap perovskite solar cells
Mozaffari, N., Bach, U. & Jasieniak, J.
13/11/23 → 31/05/24
Project: Research
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Atmospherically-controlled PV processing and accelerated testing facility
Hao, X. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Jasieniak, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bach, U. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hameiri, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hoex, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Ekins-Daukes, N. (Chief Investigator (CI))
22/03/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Ester-functionalized polythiophene interlayers for enhanced performance and stability of perovskite solar cells
Rai, N., Reddy, S. S., Scully, A. D., Weerarathna, K. L. J., Bach, U. & Simonov, A. N., 4 Apr 2024, In: Advanced Materials Technologies. 9, 7, 12 p., 2301539.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Patterning of hybrid metal halide perovskite via printed molecular templates
Kessel, A., Moon, J., Benitez-Rodriguez, J. F., Deng, H., Mao, W., Alan, T., Bach, U. & Jasieniak, J., 5 Jun 2024, In: Advanced Materials Technologies. 9, 11, 8 p., 2302043.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Ideality factor mapping of back-contact perovskite solar cells
Rietwyk, K. J., Lin, X., Tan, B., Warnakula, T., Holzhey, P., Zhao, B., Deng, S., Surmiak, M. A., Jasieniak, J. & Bach, U., 3 Mar 2023, In: Advanced Energy Materials. 13, 9, 15 p., 2200796.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus) -
Intermediate-phase engineering via dimethylammonium cation additive for stable perovskite solar cells
McMeekin, D. P., Holzhey, P., Fürer, S. O., Harvey, S. P., Schelhas, L. T., Ball, J. M., Mahesh, S., Seo, S., Hawkins, N., Lu, J., Johnston, M. B., Berry, J. J., Bach, U. & Snaith, H. J., Jan 2023, In: Nature Materials. 22, p. 73-83 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
135 Citations (Scopus) -
Machine learning enhanced high-throughput fabrication and optimization of quasi-2D ruddlesden–popper perovskite solar cells
Meftahi, N., Surmiak, M. A., Fürer, S. O., Rietwyk, K. J., Lu, J., Raga, S. R., Evans, C., Michalska, M., Deng, H., McMeekin, D. P., Alan, T., Vak, D., Chesman, A. S. R., Christofferson, A. J., Winkler, D. A., Bach, U. & Russo, S. P., 13 Oct 2023, In: Advanced Energy Materials. 13, 38, 13 p., 2203859.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access22 Citations (Scopus)