Perovskites could change the future of solar energy. Aleš Vlk, who studies them, has won the Otto Wichterle Award

Every year, the Czech Academy of Sciences gives out the Otto Wichterle Award. It goes to exceptional scientists under 35 who achieve top results at the very start of their careers. This year’s laureate from the Institute of Physics of the CAS is Aleš Vlk, who has been focusing on halide perovskites since 2018, materials with the potential to fundamentally improve the efficiency of harvesting energy from the sun.

This year, the Otto Wichterle Award goes to a scientist who explored various fields during his studies. He joined the Institute of Physics from the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering at the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague. 

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