Ep15: A Million Billion Photographs - Jasmine Rivett (Bonus Episode)

Jasmine’s research aims to understand the underlying physical mechanisms of a particular type of solar cell, made from a type of material called a perovskite.

Cheap manufacturing cost and relatively high efficiencies, mean perovskites are seen as an attractive alternative to silicon solar cells (as found in current solar panels). However before that’s possible, much research is required to understand precisely how the materials work.

This bonus episode was co-produced with Hannah Stern, and recorded in partnership with Cavendish inspiring Women, a group based at the University of Cambridge who aim to raise the visibility of women working in physics. It forms part of a series of short interviews profiling scientists and the research they do.