The Mystery of the Flickering Solar Cell
“Our work focuses on the new class of metal halide perovskite solar cell materials, which has remarkably produced cells of over 22% efficiency after less than a decade of development and promise to be cheaper than silicon. We investigate device and interface physics, looking at energy loss mechanisms using contact measurements and photoluminescence spectroscopy. More simply, we perform electrical tests and study how the material responds to illumination. Our work identifies pathways to reduce energy losses, investigates new device architectures, and aims to better describe the exact origin of the extremely promising properties of perovskite materials more generally.”
Artist's Statement:
Briony Marshall is a UK-based sculptor and installation artist. With a background in Biochemistry, she is interested in the idea of art practice as research. She fuses an intellectual/conceptual approach with an intuitive, materials-inspired process to develop artworks that investigate the natural world and man’s place in it.
Her ambitious sculpture "DNA - Helix of Life" is a 2-meter-high bronze sculpture in which each of the 634 atoms in a single twist of DNA is represented by a human figure connected together in a celebratory dance of life.
In 2012, she completed the Pangolin London Sculpture Residency, which culminated in a solo show at Pangolin London in May 2013. She was awarded a Bursary from the Royal Society of Sculptors in 2008, and is currently an elected member of its Council. She is head of Professional Development at The Art Academy. In 2015, she was shortlisted as one of the five finalists for the First@108 Public Art Award. Briony was named as one of the ‘175 Faces of Chemistry’ to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
