The Technical Licensing Office (https://technologylicensing.utah.edu/) filed a provisional patent (63/631,197) on nuclear photovoltaic cells by Dr. Yoon and Dr. Glenn Sjoden in Nuclear Enigneering at the University of Utah.
Author: HPY
2024 03 US-MAC Hot Topic Presentation
Dr. Yoon was invited to give a talk on the CTAC project at the US-MAC Hot Topic Presentations (Virtual). She discussed our latest results about the Al2O3 back-surface reflectors on CdTe-based solar cells (“Cathodoluminescence Characterization of CdTe PERC-Like Devices”). Ashraful and Etee lead this work. Etee works on nanoscale point-contact fabrications, while Ashraful focuses on the PV performance of group-V doped CdSeTe cells.
2024 02 Ashraful – successful completion of QE.
Following the legacy of the group, Ashraful successfully passed his Qualifying Exam (QE). Ashraful finished it in less than 1.5 years. Congratulations!
2024 01 Welcome Taehoon Kim (UAC Student)
We welcome Taehoon Kim (Junior of ECE). He started working on his B.S. program at the U Asia Campus (link). This year, he continues his program at the main campus in SLC. He is going to work with us on solar energy. Welcome Taehoon!
2024 01 Congratulations, Ashif!
Ashif passed his PhD Qualifying Exam. Way to go, Ashif!
* Requirement of ECE PhD Program: here
2023 10 US-MAC Presentation
As part of our CTAC project, we participated in the US-MAC Workshop (Manufacturing of Advanced Cadmium Telluride). This is the 7th Annual Cadmium Telluride Solar Cells. We sincerely thank our collaborators, Dr. Chungho Lee and Dr. Gang Xiong at First Solar (link).
2023 08 New Student (Judy Ojewia) – Welcome!
Welcome back to school- This year, we have a freshman (Judy Ojewia) in our group via the Engineering Scholar Program. Welcome, Judy!
2023 08 Group Lunch
Anika and successfully completed their MATLAB program for a photovoltaic (PV) project. They developed a code that automatically extracts key solar cell parameters, such as short-circuit current, open-circuit voltage, fill factor, and efficiency. We express our gratitude for their exceptional work with us.
2023 06 Ashif gives a talk at the EMC.
Yoon Research Group gave two talks at the 65th EMC (Electronic Materials Conference; Santa Barbara, CA; link).
(1) “Photovoltaic Characteristics of PERC-Like CdTe Solar Cells” by E. Roy, K. Powell and H. Yoon.
(2) “Monitoring Stability of Metal-Halide Perovskites Under Combined Stressors of Ion-Beam and Heat” by A. Chowdhury, Y. Hsu, and H. Yoon.
Ashif gave an excellent presentation on his work on perovskite solar cells. He has investigated new technologies to measure the changes in the deterioration of meta-halide perovskites under environmental stressors.
2023 06 PVSC Presentation
We presented two research works at the PVSC (IEEE 50th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).
(1) “Impact of Surface Roughness in Measuring Optoelectronic Characteristics of Thin-Film Solar Cells” by D. Magginetti, S. Jeon, Y. Yoon, A. Choudhury, A. Mamun, Y. Qian, J. Gerton, and H. Yoon (IEEE link)
(2) “Design and Fabrication of PERC-Like CdTe Solar Cells Using Micropatterned Al2O3 Layer” by E. Roy, K. Powell, C. Lee, G. Xiong, and H. Yoon (IEEE link)