at the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (C2N, CNRS)
The SUNLIT team (C2N), in collaboration in particular with researchers at the German Fraunhofer ISE, has succeeded to trap sunlight efficiently in a solar cell thanks to an ultrathin absorbing layer made of 205 nm-thick GaAs on a nanostructured back … Continued
III-V nanowires (NWs) have recently emerged as a promising candidate for the direct growth of perfect III-V crystals on silicon, and open new perspectives for the conception and fabrication of tandem solar cells. The results published in several articles this … Continued
Welcome to our new internship student Federico Petronio. Federico is currently a master student at ENSTA ParisTech and Politecnico di Milano and is joining the Sunlit team to work on optoelectronic simulations of nanowire based solar cells.
(CLOSED) A Ph position is open to work on thermo-plasmonics with our colleagues Marco Faustini and Mondher Besbes: Thermo-plasmonics in bi-stable nanoporous media – from theory to devices The application must include: cover letter, CV, detailed description of the master course with … Continued
Congratulations to Romaric de Lépinau, who was rewarded with the best oral presentation during the 2019 edition of the C2N doctoral days that held last week!
Welcome to our new post doc Joya Zeitouny! After a PhD thesis in the PROMES lab in France working on multijunction solar cells and CPV applications, Joya is joining the team to work on ultrathin CIGS solar cells.
Welcome to our new post doc François Chancerel. After a PhD thesis delocalised between INL (Université de Lyon, FR) and LN2 (Université de Sherbrooke, CA) working on InGaAs solar cells for CPV and epitaxial lift-off, François is joining the team to … Continued
Welcome to our new post doc Amaury Delamarre. After a PhD thesis at IRDEP working on advanced characterisation for PV with Laurent Lombez and Jean-François Guillemoles (now IPVF), Amaury spent 4 years at Sugiyama Lab. (RCAST, The University of Tokyo) working on multi-quantum well solar … Continued
Congratulations to Dr. Hung-Ling Chen on his successful thesis defense! The manuscript will be freely available from 16/04/2019 at this link: http://www.theses.fr/2018SACLS355
Save the date! After the great success of the first PV School on Physics of Solar Cells: from basics to nanoscience in Les Houches from 25-30 March 2018, we are proud to announce the second edition of the PV School … Continued
Two internship positions are available on: “III-V nanowires on Si for high-efficiency tandem solar cells” (CLOSED) “Time-resolved cathodoluminescence: multiscale characterization of photovoltaic materials” The application must include: cover letter, CV, detailed description of the master course with grades. A list of professional references … Continued
Congratulations to our student Hung-Ling for the Best Student Paper Award for Area 1 at the 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion for his work: “19.9% efficient ultrathin GaAs solar cells with nanostructured back mirror formulti-resonant absorption and enhanced … Continued
6 thesis prizes have been attributed to young researchers during the event “Journée des Jeunes Talents de la Chimie en Ile-de-France“, organised on 4th June 2018 by the Ile-de-France office of the Société Chimique de France/French Society of Chemistry (SCF), … Continued
A new postdoc position is now available on Ultrathin III-V/Si tandem solar cells (download the offer for more information). Other postdoc positions may be offered in 2018 in our team on photovoltaics (ultrathin CIGS, new concepts,…). Don’t hesitate to apply … Continued
The organization of the thematic school on Physics of Solar Cells: from basics to nanoscience is on the road. It will be held in a lovely place called Les Houches (Alps), France, from 25-30 March 2018. Applications must be received … Continued