Yoon Research Group (ECE, University of Utah)
Dr. Yoon and her group’s stories have been shared in the College of Engineering (COE) annual report (here). This article focuses on the projects of solar cells.
We strive to utilize solar energy to meet the rapidly-growing social demands for energy. Our research builds on the fundamental understanding of photocarrier transport at the nano/microscale. We are expanding our efforts to terrestrial and space PV applications.
We are happy to have a new Ph.D. student, Ashraful Mamum. Ashraful will focus on projects related to light interaction with thin-film semiconductors. Welcome, Ashraful!
We warmly welcome Josh Miraglia, who will be working with us as an RA. Josh has studied both Physics and ECE. He has many years in IT, particularly Linux-based systems. Welcome, Josh!
We present a newly developed microcontact approach at the 49th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. This approach allows the local transport measurements across individual grains and grain boundaries.
Thank you for your efforts in this project, mainly former members (David Magginetti and Kaden Powell), Yu-Lin, and Etee. We also thank our collaborators (First Solar, NREL) and the funding agencies (NSF, DOE).
Yu-Lin (Nick) has completed his MS program. Congratulations! We wish him the best with his new job at TSMC.
Aaron Coon’s proposal has been selected for a UROP award for summer 2022. Congratulations, Aaron!
In August 2021, we had lots of rain in Salt Lake City. This flooding hit our lab and many other labs. With the tremendous efforts in the long demolition and remodeling processes, we are now back in the labs. We appreciate the work of the staff and the administrative leadership. I am thankful to the group members for their extensive support during this period.
We are excited about the newly funded project with Prof. Sjoden’s group in Nuclear Engineering (here). We will investigate the radiation effects on novel materials by simulating the LEO (low-earth orbit) environment at the TRIGA reactor. The materials are produced by PMT (Patz Materials and Technologies).
We welcome a new PhD student, Mohammad Ashif Hossain Chowdhury. Ashif has a strong research background in EM and radiation systems. We are excited to have you in the group.
Yoon’s group won a WAESO grant (The Western Alliance to Expand Student Opportunities; https://www.waeso.org/). This funding will support talented students having diverse backgrounds and cultures. Our team members endorse the 12 Principles of the Code (Code of Conduct).