Suneth Watthage, PhD

• Accomplishments: 1 patent, 28 publications (one selected as ACS editor’s choice and cover article, and most downloaded in 2015), 1 invited review, 1 invited book chapter, and 20 presentations (one nominated for the best poster in the 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference) • Expertise in material science and semiconductor device physics in all three generation solar cells including silicon, CdTe, perovskite, etc. • Thin film deposition / fabrication techniques: Spin-coating, atomic layer deposition (ALD), RF- & DC-sputtering, evaporation, and ultrasonic spray deposition, etc. • Characterization techniques: X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), UV-VIS-NIR spectrometry, atomic force microscopy (AFM), Hall measurement, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), current-voltage (I-V), J-V, and spectral quantum efficiency measurements • Solid experience with software (MATLAB, Igor Pro, and JADE) and instrumentation control (LabVIEW and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) • Circuitry: Embedded system controlling (Microprocessors/Microcontrollers): Altera and PIC, Circuit simulation: PSpice, Workbench, and PCB designing: Orcad and IVEX