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  • 1.  Introduction

    Posted 10-04-2024 02:48 PM

    Hi everyone,

    My name is Michael Kolawole, second-year PhD student researching metal oxides to improve PV cell efficiency. I am interested in PV, solar cell, and renewable energy research, as well as attending related conferences.



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    Michael Kolawole
    PhD student
    University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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  • 2.  RE: Introduction

    Silver
    Contributor
    Posted 10-07-2024 09:33 AM

    Thanks so much for being a part of the ASES solar community! Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions. I look forward to hopefully seeing you at our SOLAR 2025 conference on August 4-6 in Boulder, CO!



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    Ella Nielsen
    Membership & Engagement Director
    American Solar Energy Society
    Boulder CO
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  • 3.  RE: Introduction

    ASES Life Member
    Posted 10-08-2024 06:25 PM
    Hi Michael
    There are several different roles that metal oxides can play in solar cells as you probably know. The biggest challenge is finding ones that match the band alignment and have very high transparency but low resistivity while being chemically compatible with the rest of the device stack.  I did a lot of research into SnO2:F, ZnO:B, ZnO:Al and especially ITO in the 80s and 90s for thin film PV cells. Now there are more exotic metal oxides for perovskite and Si heterojunctions (MoOx, IZO) but I don't know much about them. Feel free to reach out if you have questions about the legacy MO's.

    Steve 
     
    Steven Hegedus 
    Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Senior Scientist, Institute of Energy Conversion
    University of Delaware
    Newark DE 19716
    302-831-6253
    ssh@udel.edu

    Co-editor, Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, 2nd Ed 
    (Wiley and Sons 2011) 









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