PVIC@UT

Join @UT_PVIC for an Informational Webinar on Thursday, November 7, 2024, 5:30-6:30 p.m. @UToledo is accepting applications for its PhD Program in Physics with specializations in Condensed Matter, Materials Sciences & Photovoltaics for Fall 2025! lnkd.in/dBdk3jRy

@UToledo's PVIC is advancing space solar tech!☀☀️🚀 Dr. Randy Ellingson and team are developing thin-film tandems with perovskite & CdTe for satellite power, with potential terrestrial applications. With $15M support from the @AFResearchLab. Read More: bit.ly/4eckXSd

Facullty in @UT_PVIC in @UToledo_NSM at @UToledo have been awarded a $15M to perform research for new space-based solar energy technology. news.utoledo.edu/index.php/09_0…

@AFResearchLab Awards @UToledo @UT_PVIC @UToledoAstro up to $15M to Develop New Materials for Space-Based Solar Energy Technologies! Full #UTNews article: bit.ly/4dM8Smp #UToledo #UToledoNSM #UToledoPVIC #UToledoRocketScience #ThePowerToDo #AFResearchLab #USAirForce

@UToledo's PVIC secures up to $15M from the @AFResearchLab to advance space-based solar tech!🚀 Led by Dr. Randall Ellingson, this project will develop innovative thin-film materials for harsh space conditions. Read more: news.utoledo.edu/index.php/09_0… #UToledo #ThePowerToDo #PVIC

Exciting News! 📢 Our paper, ranks in the top 10% of most downloaded papers in Solar RRL! Dr. Zhaoning Song shares, "8.5% efficient Sb2(Se,S)3 thin film solar cells were prepared by a method even high school and undergrad students can replicate." #TopDownloadedArticle #SolarRRL

Congrats to @UT_PVIC researchers, lead PI-Dr. Mike Heben, on a new funding award from @ENERGY on the project, “Back-Contact Interface Engineering for Higher Efficiency CdTe PV”, @UToledo @UToledoAstro. #UToledoPhysics #UToledo #UToledoRocketScience #UToledoPVIC #SolarEnergy

Exciting news! @UT_PVIC at @UToledo joins the new Northwest Ohio Glass Innovation Hub, backed by $31.3M state funding + $10.4M local investments. This initiative will boost Toledo's legacy as the Glass City and drive advances in glass & solar tech! #GlassCity #SolarEnergy

Congratulations to the five researchers at @UT_PVIC , named Scholarly and Creative Activity Award Winners by UToledo Research & Sponsored Programs! Your outstanding work from 2021-2023 has earned national and/or international recognition !!✨

Exciting News! Our latest paper, "Comprehensive Study of Carrier Recombination in High-Efficiency CdTe Solar Cells Using Transient Photovoltage," has just been published in Solar RRL! 📚 Read our full paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/so…

Green Energy Ohio's recent webinar, Solar Myths & Solar Truths, featured three speakers including PVIC's Prof. Randy Ellingson who discussed key safety issues for utility-scale solar electricity plants. Check out the webinar video for more information: youtu.be/HRKF4fvph-k

Spotlight on recent research from @UT_PVIC , @UToledo, and collaborators at @lborouniversity , UK. 📄 "The effect of remnant CdSe layers on CdSeTe/CdTe photovoltaic devices." Check out the findings: doi.org/10.1016/j.solm…

#UTNews Student Spotlight: Hana El Sayed a sophomore majoring in #medicalphysics (Dept of Physics & Astronomy, @UT_PVIC), was selected to participate in the highly competitive 10-week @NSF sponsored summer REU @UofIllinois during summer 2023! bit.ly/49cWQQp #UToledo

Dr. Yanfa Yan, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy & @UT_PVIC, is one of two @UToledo researchers listed among Clarivate’s 2023 Highly Cited Researchers! #UToledo #UToledoRocketScience #SolarCells #ResearchExcellence bit.ly/491LUVU

This week's spotlight is on PVIC's professor Adam Phillips recently published paper, "Approach to determining the limiting recombination mechanism in CdTe-based solar cells”. Read more: bit.ly/3RNZpl7 instagram.com/p/C1prarWO8J5/…

Congratulations to Prabin Dulal, graduate student at @UToledo who recently won the J.A. Woollam Foundation Best Student Talk Award 2023 on "Anisotropic Optical Properties of GdScO3" at the AVS 69th International Symposium & Exhibition held in Portland, OR in November 2023.

Dr. Randy Ellingson, PVIC-endowed chair brings 30+ years of solar energy expertise to the Environmental Protection and Climate Resilience Commission. Appointed by the Mayor of Toledo @wadekaps, he actively contributes to safeguarding Toledo's environment. bit.ly/40XEZdv

Congrats to Lei Chen, a Ph.D. candidate at The University of Toledo, on successfully defending his dissertation on Tin-Lead Perovskite Solar Cells. Check out his latest review article "On the Durability of Tin-Containing Perovskite Solar Cells": bit.ly/Lei-Chen

⁦@UToledo⁩ PVIC Alum Jonathan DeWitt (BS '12, PSM '14), is now a Senior Applications Engineer at JR Automation. His journey includes developing instrumentation at PVIC, a Lucintech LLC internship, and five years at First Solar. Read more: instagram.com/p/Cz4BHs_O0lv/…

New research by Dr. Xian Yeming and coworkers @UT_PVIC reveals insights into the spin-orbit coupling in lead halide perovskites. Discover the connection between structural dimensionality and SOC strength: bit.ly/XianYeming_res…