Publications
Optical Simulation of Ultimate Performance Enhancement in Ultrathin Si Solar Cells by Semiconductor Nanocrystal Energy Transfer Sensitization
B. Yalin, A. C. Liapis, M. D. Eisaman, D. Nykypanchuk and C. - Y. Nam. Nanoscale Advances, DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00835D (2021).
Hole Blocking, Electron Transporting and Window Layer for Optimized Culn(1- x)Ga(x)Se2 Solar Cells
N. Dissanayke, M. D. Eisaman, A. Ashraf, N. Goroff, and X. Ang, inventors; 2017 April 20. US Patent 10,333,017 (June 25, 2019).
Formation of Antireflective Surfaces
C. T. Black, A. Rahman, M. D. Eisaman, and A. Ashraf, inventors; 2013 Oct. 18. US Patent 10,290,507. (May 14, 2019)
• Innovate LI’s Innovators of the Year for “Nanotech Antireflection Surface Coatings”
• Winner of an R&D 100 Award
Mechanical Method for Producing Micro- or Nano-Scale Textures
D. E. Schwartz, M. D. Eisaman, S. Raychaudhuri, P. Schmaelzle, R. E. Street, S. Garner, B. Xu, J. Lee*, and J. R. Johnson, inventors; 2012 Aug. 7. US patent 9,539,736 (2017, Jan. 10).
Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance of Ultrathin Si Solar Cells via Semiconductor Nanocrystal Sensitization: Energy Transfer vs. Optical Coupling Effects
S. Hoang, A. Ashraf, M. D. Eisaman, D. Nykypanchuk, and C. Nam. Nanoscale, 8, 5873-5883 (2015).
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Characterization of Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ (CIGS) Films With Varying Gallium Ratios
J. Claypoole, B. Peace, N. Sun, D. Dwyer, M. D. Eisaman, P. Haldar, and H. Efstathiadis. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, DOI: 10.1016 /j.jallcom.2015.09.006 (2015).
The Effect of Confinement on the Crystalline Microstructure of Polymer: Fullerene Bulk Heterojunctions
A. Ashraf, D. M. N. M. Dissanayake, and M. D. Eisaman. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17, 23326-23331 (2015).
Measuring Charge Carrier Mobility in Photovoltaic Devices With Micron-Scale Resolution
A. Ashraf, D. M. N. M. Dissanayake, and M. D. Eisaman. Applied Physics Letters, 106, 113504 (2015).
Sub-50-nm Self-Assembled Nanotextures for Enhanced Broadband Antireflection in Silicon Solar Cells
A. Rahman, A. Ashraf, H. Xin, X. Tong, P. Sutter, M. D. Eisaman, and C. T. Black. Nature Communications, 6, 5963 (2015).
Stationary Sunlight Redirecting System For Increasing The Efficiency Of Fixed-Tilt PV Farm
P. Schmaelzle, M. D. Eisaman, and P. Y. Maeda, inventors; 2010 August 9. US patent 8,742,250 (2014, June 3).
Characterization of Plasmonic Hole Arrays as Transparent Electrical Contacts for Organic Photovoltaics Using High-Brightness Fourier Transform Methods
F. E. Camino, C. - Y. Nam, Y. T. Pang, J. Hoy, M. D. Eisaman, C. T. Black, and M. Y. Sfeir. Journal of Modern Optics, 61, 1735-1742 (2014).
Index-Matched IWKB Method for the Measurement of Spatially Varying Refractive Index Profiles Within Thin-Film Photovoltaics
Y. Pang, M. Bossart, and M. D. Eisaman. Optics Express, 22, S1, A188-A197 (2014).
Confinement-Induced Reduction in Phase Segregation and Interchain Disorder in Bulk Heterojunction Films
A. Ashraf, D. M. N. M. Dissanayake, D. S. Germack, C. R. Weiland, and M. D. Eisaman. ACS Nano, 8, 323-331 (2014).
Mapping Spatially Resolved Charge Collection Probability within Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaics
D. M. N. M. Dissanayake, A. Ashraf, Y. Pang, and M. D. Eisaman. Advanced Energy Materials, 4, 1300525 (2014).
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Guided-Mode Quantum Efficiency: A Novel Optoelectronic Characterization Technique
D. M. N. M. Dissanayake, A. Ashraf, Y. Pang, and M. D. Eisaman. Review of Scientific Instruments, 83, 114704 (2012).
Stationary Sunlight Redirecting Element and System
P. Schmaelzle, M. D. Eisaman, and P. Y. Maeda, inventors; 2010 August 9. US Patent 8,223,433 (2012, July 17).