Sungkyunkwan University · Engineering
Professor Duy Phong Pham's research lab specializes in advanced materials for sustainable energy and industrial protection, with a strong focus on optoelectronic materials for photovoltaics and corrosion-resistant coatings for high-voltage applications. The lab investigates transparent conducting oxides like Ga/In-codoped ZnO and carrier-selective contacts to enhance solar cell efficiency, while also developing eco-friendly, self-healing cerium-based coatings to combat industrial corrosion. Additionally, the lab explores innovative thermal management strategies for photovoltaic modules using phase change materials and water jacket designs to improve performance and reliability under real-world conditions. Their work bridges materials science, energy conversion, and industrial durability with an emphasis on practical, scalable solutions.
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Doped ZnO thin films have attracted much attention in the research community as front-contact transparent conducting electrodes in thin film silicon solar cells. The prerequisite in both low resistivity and high transmittance in visible and near-infrared region for hydrogenated microcrystalline or amorphous/microcrystalline tandem thin film silicon solar cells has promoted further improvements of this material. In this work, we propose the combination of major Ga and minor In impurities codoped
The silver embedded silica powders (Ag/SiO2) have been successfully prepared by sol-gel method. Ag nanoparticles were formed from the thermal decomposition of the silver nitrate. X-ray diffraction shows that the silver nanocrystals have appeared after a heat-treatment at 600 °C. TEM images show that the spherical silver particles with an average size around 30 nm dispersed homogeneously in silica matrix. The data of XRD, Raman and FTIR spectroscopy prove that the formation of the silver nanocrys
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