Postdoctoral Fellows
Postdoctoral Researcher
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Building 5 (Sea-side), Level 3, 3254-WS16
shynggys.zhumagali@kaust.edu.sa
Dr. Zhumagali earned his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering in 2025 from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, working in the group of Prof. Stefaan De Wolf on the topic of “Interfacial Engineering for Efficient Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells”.
Before joining KAUST for his doctoral studies, he obtained a M.Sc. degree form Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology and his B.Sc. degree from Nazarbayev University.
His current focus is on scalable perovskite tandem solar cell fabrication methodsDr. Zhumagali is currently focusing on scalable perovskite solar cells fabrication techniques, such as blade coating and slot-die coating, for efficient large area perovskite single-junction and tandem solar cell applications.
S. Zhumagali, C. Li, M. Marcinskas, P. Dally, Y. Liu, E. Ugur, C. E. Petoukhoff, M. Ghadiyali, A. Prasetio, M. Marengo, A. R. Pininti, R. Azmi, U. Schwingenschlögl, F. Laquai, V. Getautis, T. Malinauskas, E. Aydin, E. H. Sargent, S. De Wolf, Efficient Narrow Bandgap Pb-Sn Perovskite Solar Cells Through Self-Assembled Hole Transport Layer with Ionic Head. Adv. Energy Mater. 2025, 15, 2404617. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202404617.
F. H. Isikgor, R. R. Pradhan, S. Zhumagali, T. Maksudov, D. Naphade, C. E. Petoukhoff, J. I. Khan, V. Hnapovskyi, G. T. Harrison, C. Combe, J. Liu, A. Marsh, E. A. Alharbi, M. Heeney, F. Laquai, U. Schwingenschlögl, T. D. Anthopoulos, S. De Wolf, Self-Assembled Monolayer Dyes for Contact-Passivated and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Adv. Energy Mater. 2024, 15, 2402630. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202402630.
R. Azmi, D. S. Utomo, B. Vishal, S. Zhumagali, P. Dally, A. M. Risqi, A. Prasetio, E. Ugur, F. Cao, I. F. Imran, A. A. Said, A. R. Pininti, A. S. Subbiah, E. Aydin, C. Xiao, S. I. Seok, S. De Wolf, Double-side 2D/3D heterojunctions for inverted perovskite solar cells. Nature 2024, 628, 93–98. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07189-3.
F. H. Isikgor, S. Zhumagali, L. V. T. Merino, M. De Bastiani, I. McCulloch, S. De Wolf, Molecular engineering of contact interfaces for high-performance perovskite solar cells. Nat. Rev. Mater. 2023, 8, 89–108. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-022-00503-3.
S. Zhumagali, F. H. Isikgor, P. Maity, J. Yin, E. Ugur, M. DeBastiani, A. S. Subbiah, A. J. Mirabelli, R. Azmi, G. T. Harrison, J. Troughton, E. Aydin, J. Liu, T. Allen, A. u. Rehman, D. Baran, O. F. Mohammed, S. DeWolf, Linked Nickel Oxide/Perovskite Interface Passivation for High-Performance Textured Monolithic Tandem Solar Cells. Adv. Energy Mater. 2021, 11, 2101662. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202101662.
2020-2025 – Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE) Division. Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
2017-2019 – M.Sc. in Chemistry from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Natural Sciences Division. Ulsan, Republic of South Korea.
2012-2016 – B.Sc. in Chemistry from Nazarbayev University, School of Science and Technology. Astana, Kazakhstan.
2024/2025 PSE Dean's Award for demonstrating exceptional scholarly achievements, dedication to his research, and a commitment to excellence in his doctoral journey.
2022/2023 PSE Dean's Award for demonstrating exceptional scholarly achievements, dedication to his research, and a commitment to excellence in his doctoral journey.
KAUST Solar Platform (KSP), Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE) division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.