Events in Physics
*POSTPONED* - CMP/Materials/Energy Seminar - Professor Nick Cowern
Nick Cowern is a physicist at Newcastle University with interests in understanding, modeling and developing advanced materials, processes and device concepts for nanoelectronics and photovoltaic technology.
Together with his research team he has developed some of the leading process simulation models for Technology Computer Aided Design (TCAD) of Si and SiGe based devices. Thier models, which are routinely implemented in industry-standard TCAD tools, have been shown to predict down to 32 nm CMOS device parameters with minimal calibration and are now being used by industry worldwide to explore and develop 22 nm technology and beyond. They are currently applying these models to full (process and device TCAD) evaluations of commercial c-Si photovoltaic technology aiming at cost neutral enhancements of conversion efficiency. This work is complemented by experimental and modelling studies of future generation PV, in particular new nanostructured material combinations to enhance efficiency and support cost reductions for thin film solar cells.