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Xiamen University - PYLNEV Mikhail

PYLNEV Mikhail

Assistant Professor Dr.

Office: A4-428
Email: mikhail.pylnev@xmu.edu.my
Research Interests: Perovskite Solar Cells, Inorganic Chemistry, Functional Materials, Devices and Applications, Photocatalysis

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SDGs Focus
1 No Poverty 6 Clean Water and Sanitation 7 Affordable and Clean Energy 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities 13 Climate Action

About Me

Dr. Mikhail (Mick) Pylnev is an Assistant Professor at the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM). He received the MOST PhD Scholarship (2015- 2019) and NSTC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2019- 2020) in Taiwan. He established the UAE’s first independent perovskite solar cell (PSC) facility, achieving 20% efficiency in 2022. From 2023 to 2026, he worked as a Specially-Appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Osaka University, Japan. He has authored multiple journal articles and holds three patents. His goal is to expand solar-energy access in developing countries to combat global warming.

  • PhD in Materials Science, NDHU, Taiwan, 2019
  • Specialist Degree in Materials Science, MISIS, Russia, 2012
     

  • 2026 Energies(MDPI) “Economical and Scalable Approaches in Perovskite Solar Cell Technology”
  • 2025 Journal of Alloys and Compounds Communications(Elsevier) “Beyond Efficiency: Holistic Innovations in Perovskite Solar Cells for Real-World Applications”
  • 2022 Sustainability (MDPI) “Toward Cost-Effective and Efficient Alternatives to Si Photovoltaics”

Research Interests

  1. Semiconductor Materials, Devices and applications(perovskite/organic solar cells), Sensors, 
  2. Heterogeneous Catalysis(TiO2) 
  3. Advanced Materials(chiral materials), AI for Process(Machine learning for new materials), 
  4. Process System Engineering (process optimization, management, enhancement, evaluation etc.) (Spin-coating, magnetron sputtering, CVD, bar-coating, thermal evaporation, etc),
  5. Applied Chemistry(design of new systems including in-situ measurements).

Research Project(s)

  • Eco-friendly Manufacturing of Affordable Perovskite Solar Cells
  • Design of new systems for semiconductor testing
  • Heterogeneous Catalysis
  • Machine learning for new materials

 

Current Courses Taught

EGE 201 Corrosion and Protection of Materials

Journal

  • Mikhail Pylnev, Ryosuke Nishikubo, Fumitaka Ishiwari, Atsushi Wakamiya, Akinori Saeki*, Performance Boost by Dark Electro Treatment in MACl-Added FAPbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells, Adv. Opt. Mater., 2024 // doi.org/10.1002/adom.202401902 
  • Mikhail Pylnev, Ryosuke Nishikubo, Fumitaka Ishiwari, Atsushi Wakamiya, Akinori Saeki, Sequential Deposition of Diluted Aqueous SnO2 Dispersion for Perovskite Solar Cells., Sol. RRL 2024, 8, 15, 2400415 // doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400415
  • Mikhail Pylnev*, Ana Maria Barbisan, Tzu-Chien Wei, Effect of wettability of substrate on metal halide perovskite growth, Applied Surface Science, V. 541, 1 March 2021, 148559, doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.148559
  • Tsung Yu Hsieh, Mikhail Pylnev, Emilio Palomares, Tzu Chien Wei, Exceptional Long Electron Lifetime in Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Solar Cell Made from Aqueous Lead Nitrate Precursor, Advanced Functional Materials, Volume30, Issue10 (2020), doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201909644 
  • Mikhail Pylnev, Wei-Hao Chang, Ming-Show Wong, Shell of black titania prepared by sputtering TiO2 target in H2 + Ar plasma, Applied Surface Science, 462 (2018), 285-290, doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.08.103 

Book
Conference

  • M. Pylnev, “Perovskite Solar Cells: Green-Solvent Fabrication for Affordable Clean Energy”, Conference: Scientific Lecture at Technical Engineering College - Baghdad(Iraq)(online), 15 November 2025
  • M. Pylnev, “Harmless Manufacturing of Affordable Perovskite Solar Cells: Green, Scalable, and Globally Accessible”, Conference: Fall ’25 Seminars at Bilkent University (Türkiye) (online), 11 November 2025
  • M. Pylnev, T. Y. Hsieh & T. C. Wei, “Exceptional Long Electron Lifetime of Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Solar Cell Made from Aqueous Lead-Nitrate Precursor”, Conference: MAPPIC-2019 (Moscow, Russian Federation), 30 October 2025
  • M. Pylnev, “Deposition of Metal Halide Perovskite Layers in Elevated Humidity Conditions”, Conference: 1st Perovskite International Research Collaboration Center (PIRCC) Workshop (Japan)
  • M. Pylnev, “Titania Augmented with TiI₄ as Electron Transporting Layer for Perovskite Solar Cells”, Conference: The 67th Anniversary Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Society of Chemical Engineering and the Chemical Engineering Achievement Presentation of the Ministry of Science and Technology & Taiwan-Japan-Korea-Czech International Symposium on Sustainable Chemical Engineering (Taiwan), 30 October 2020
  • M. Pylnev, H. Chien, W. Chang & M. Wong, “Investigation of Thin Films Prepared by Magnetron Sputtering of TiO₂ Target in Hydrogen-Containing Plasma”, Conference: TACT 2017 (Taiwan), 30 October 2017
  • M. Pylnev & M. Wong, “Investigation of Thin Films Prepared by Magnetron Sputtering of TiO₂ Target in Hydrogen-Containing Plasma”, Conference: OPTIC 2016 (Taiwan), 30 December 2016
     

Patent

  1. Mikhail Pylnev, Tzu-Chien Wei, Duc-Anh Le. Method and device for analyzing multilayer semiconductor structures. U.S. Patent No. 11,313,670 (Filed: September 29, 2020; Published: April 26,2022). IPC Class: Semiconductor testing methods and apparatus.
  2. Mikhail A. Pylnev. Sound-reproducing earphone device. Russian Patent RU2260210C2 (Application filed: April 5, 2004; Published: September 10, 2005). IPC Class: Devices for producing reverberation or echo effects.

  3. Mikhail A. Pylnev. Information electronic display device. Russian Patent RU2263978C1(Application filed: May 19, 2004; Published: September 10, 2005). IPC Class: Electrographic processes using a charge pattern.

     

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