Congratulations to Albert for Winning the SAOT Student Award 2025!
Albert has been honored by the SAOT Executive Committee with a SAOT Student Award 2025 for his contribution: Beginner’s Guide to Visual Analysis of Perovskite and Organic Solar Cell Current Density–Voltage Characteristics. Current-voltage (JV) characteristics are the most important measurement for evaluating solar cells, as they determine power conversion efficiency. Moreover, they also contain valuable information on performance-limiting loss mechanisms, if analyzed correctly. In this publication, we developed a structured method to identify the most likely loss mechanisms from JV curves. Albert and co-authors combined insights from an extensive literature review with drift-diffusion simulations to illustrate typical signatures of losses. The result is a clear, beginner-friendly flowchart that guides researchers in data interpretation and experiment planning. This work bridges scientific depth with educational value, helping researchers to better understand and improve their devices.