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Kevin Sivula is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research focuses on several areas within materials science, engineering, and energy. More specifically, Sivula's work concentrates on materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist's principal research topics include:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

Their publication record includes a significant number of papers in venues such as:

  • ACS Energy Letters
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Selected recent papers by Kevin Sivula include:

  • MIL-101(Fe)/g-C3N4 for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalysis toward simultaneous reduction of Cr(VI) and oxidation of bisphenol A in aqueous media (2020) in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Mott-Schottky Analysis of Photoelectrodes: Sanity Checks Are Needed (2021) in ACS Energy Letters
  • Bifunctional hole-shuttle molecule for improved interfacial energy level alignment and defect passivation in perovskite solar cells (2023) in Nature Energy
  • Cu2O photocathodes with band-tail states assisted hole transport for standalone solar water splitting (2020) in Nature Communications
  • Crown Ether Modulation Enables over 23% Efficient Formamidinium-Based Perovskite Solar Cells (2020) in Journal of the American Chemical Society

Kevin Sivula has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Jun-Ho Yum
  • Yongpeng Liu
  • Néstor Guijarro
  • Michaël Grätzel
  • Liang Yao

Best Publications

  • Solar Water Splitting: Progress Using Hematite (α‐Fe2O3) Photoelectrodes

    Kevin Sivula;Florian Le Formal;Michael Grätzel

  • Highly active oxide photocathode for photoelectrochemical water reduction

    Adriana Paracchino;Vincent Laporte;Kevin Sivula;Michael Grätzel

  • Semiconducting materials for photoelectrochemical energy conversion

    Kevin Sivula;Roel van de Krol

  • Light-Induced Water Splitting with Hematite: Improved Nanostructure and Iridium Oxide Catalysis†

    S. David Tilley;Maurin Cornuz;Kevin Sivula;Michael Grätzel

  • Probing the photoelectrochemical properties of hematite (α-Fe2O3) electrodes using hydrogen peroxide as a hole scavenger

    Hen Dotan;Hen Dotan;Kevin Sivula;Michael Grätzel;Avner Rothschild

  • Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting with Mesoporous Hematite Prepared by a Solution-Based Colloidal Approach

    Kevin Sivula;Radek Zboril;Florian Le Formal;Rosa Robert

  • Passivating surface states on water splitting hematite photoanodes with alumina overlayers

    Florian Le Formal;Nicolas Tétreault;Maurin Cornuz;Thomas Moehl

  • Influence of Feature Size, Film Thickness, and Silicon Doping on the Performance of Nanostructured Hematite Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting

    Ilkay Cesar;Kevin Sivula;Andreas Kay;Radek Zboril

  • Photo-assisted electrodeposition of cobalt–phosphate (Co–Pi) catalyst on hematite photoanodes for solar water oxidation

    Diane K. Zhong;Maurin Cornuz;Kevin Sivula;Michael Grätzel

  • Photoelectrochemical Tandem Cells for Solar Water Splitting

    Mathieu S. Prévot;Kevin Sivula

  • Employing end-functional polythiophene to control the morphology of nanocrystal-polymer composites in hybrid solar cells.

    Jinsong Liu;Toru Tanaka;Kevin Sivula;and A. Paul Alivisatos

  • WO3-Fe2O3 Photoanodes for Water Splitting: A Host Scaffold, Guest Absorber Approach

    Kevin Sivula;Florian Le Formal;Michael Grätzel

  • Highly efficient water splitting by a dual-absorber tandem cell

    Jeremie Brillet;Jun-Ho Yum;Maurin Cornuz;Takashi Hisatomi

  • Dynamics of photogenerated holes in surface modified α-Fe2O3 photoanodes for solar water splitting

    Monica Barroso;Camilo A. Mesa;Stephanie R. Pendlebury;Alexander J. Cowan

  • Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymer Compatibilizers and Their Effect on the Morphology and Performance of Polythiophene:Fullerene Solar Cells

    Kevin Sivula;Zachary T. Ball;Nobuhiro Watanabe;Jean M. J. Frechet;Jean M. J. Frechet

  • MIL-101(Fe)/g-C3N4 for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalysis toward simultaneous reduction of Cr(VI) and oxidation of bisphenol A in aqueous media

    Feiping Zhao;Feiping Zhao;Yongpeng Liu;Samia Ben Hammouda;Bhairavi Doshi

  • Controlling Photoactivity in Ultrathin Hematite Films for Solar Water-Splitting

    Florian Le Formal;Michael Grätzel;Kevin Sivula

  • The Transient Photocurrent and Photovoltage Behavior of a Hematite Photoanode under Working Conditions and the Influence of Surface Treatments

    Florian Le Formal;Kevin Sivula;Michael Grätzel

  • Metal Oxide Photoelectrodes for Solar Fuel Production, Surface Traps, and Catalysis

    Kevin Sivula

  • Decoupling feature size and functionality in solution-processed, porous hematite electrodes for solar water splitting.

    Jeremie Brillet;Michael Grätzel;Kevin Sivula

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Grätzel
Michael Grätzel École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jun-Ho Yum
Jun-Ho Yum École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jean M. J. Fréchet
Jean M. J. Fréchet University of California, Berkeley
Takashi Hisatomi
Takashi Hisatomi Shinshu University
Andreu Cabot
Andreu Cabot Catalonia Institute for Energy Research
Jordi Arbiol
Jordi Arbiol Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Shaik M. Zakeeruddin
Shaik M. Zakeeruddin École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
James R. Durrant
James R. Durrant Imperial College London
Roel van de Krol
Roel van de Krol Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie

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