Martin Schierhorn

Graduate Research Assistant

Research

My research primarily focuses on the fabrication of energy converting materials and devices. We are trying to understand transport properties in thin film solar cells, which will ultimately allow for fabrication of inexpensive, highly efficient devices and lead the way towards “Third Generation” solar cells. One avenue to pursue this goal is the fabrication of interpenetrating heterojunctions, which will enable efficient charge separation even for cheaper materials while maintaining sufficient cell thicknesses. Currently, we are exploring the use of porous aluminum oxide (PAO) as nano-molds for materials synthesis.

Contact

mschierhorn [at] chem.ucsb.edu