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Yakovenko, Victor
Professor, Department of Physics, Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
My specialty is condensed matter theory and materials theory. I am working on a theoretical proposal for a radically new principle and design for photovoltaic energy conversion. Unlike the conventional design that uses p-n junctions in semiconductors, the new design uses surface acoustic waves (SAW) in pure (undoped) piezoelectric semiconductors, such as GaAs. This new principle promises a very high quantum efficiency of conversion of light radiation into electricity.
I am interested in collaboration with experimentalists who work with SAW in semiconductors.