RESEARCH
Synthesis and
Characterization of Semiconductor Quantum Dots: Injection and
non-injection synthesis of core and core/shell quantum dot
structures (CdSe, CdSe/ZnS, CIS, CIS/ZnS etc), optoelectronic
characterization, tuning of properties for photovoltaic and display
applications.
Nanofabrication Techniques: Top-down
and bottom-up methods for processing nanowires (ZnO, Si, SiN, etc),
charge transfer mechanisms at QD/NW interfaces, processing and
characterization of graphene nanoparticles.
Advanced Solar
Cell Technologies: Development of material-specific
fabrication processes for Si wafer-based and thin-film photovoltaic
devices, prototyping, technology scaling, device characterization.
Backplane
Electronics for Flat Panel Displays: High speed backplanes
with transistor circuits on spherical silicon, Development of hybrid
transistor technology for pixel driving.
Thin Films and
Heterojunction Devices: Thinfilm deposition by RF-sputtering,
PECVD, and LPCVD techniques (ZnO, Al-ZnO, a-Si, poly-Si, epi-Si
etc.), formation of heterojunction for photovoltaic and
photodetector applications.
Quantum Dot-enabled Color-Patterning in
Displays: Color-patterning by photon down-shifting quantum
dots for micro-LED and OLED based displays, processes for nano-particle
embedment and layer integration.
Smart Circuits Design and Implementation:
Design of smart circuits for energy management, back-end electronics
for photovoltaic systems, hybrid renewable systems.
Improved
Lamination Materials for Photovoltaic Modules: Development of
new lamination schemes with quantum dot-enhanced glass/laminate
interfaces, studies on photon down-shifting, enhancement of
performance and stability.
Safety Aspects in
Nanomaterials Processing: Studies of safety and toxicity
issues in nanomaterial processing environments, methodologies for
large-scale synthesis, and influence of materials choice. |