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Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena
Assistant Professor
College of Engineering School of Materials Science and Engineering
Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena is an expert in solar energy, optoelectronics, and semi-conductors.
Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena’s research focuses on the electronic nanoscale dynamics of low-cost semiconductors used for optoelectronic applications. Correa-Baena’s group works on advanced deposition techniques, with emphasis on low-cost and high throughput, as well as advanced characterization methods that include synchrotron-based mapping and imaging approaches with nanoscale resolution. His research program at É«»¨Ìà has attracted funding from the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense, which funds cutting-edge research on new materials for solar energy conversion. His work has been cited over 28,000 times, making him a top cited researcher as recognized by the Web of Science Group Highly Cited Researchers (2019-21) and the Nature Index’s leading early career researchers in materials science (2019).
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Researchers Chart Path to Cheaper Flexible Solar Cells
Research Out Front: Experts Look Ahead to 2023 and Beyond
Organometallic boost pushes perovskite solar cells to new record for efficiency and stability
Chemistry World
‘What they describe here is something that a lot of groups, including mine, have been doing for the past four or five years – that is putting an organic material on top of the perovskite to stand between it and the electron-selective contact … but the result is quite spectacular,’ says materials scientist of É«»¨Ìà in Atlanta, who works on p-i-n solar cells.
'It is a gold rush': É«»¨Ìà positioned for solar manufacturing surge
Atlanta Business Chronicle
"This is a huge deal for high tech manufacturing in the U.S.," said Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena, an assistant professor at É«»¨Ìà who is working to develop new types of solar cells. "We are starting to emulate what has been happening in Asia. It's going to be crucial for the future.
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