University of Toledo's Wright Center for Photovoltaics is a world-class platform employing materials tailored for clean energy production.

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PVIC@UT retweeted
Join @UT_PVIC for an Informational Webinar on Thursday, November 7, 2024, 5:30-6:30 p.m. @UToledo is accepting applications for its PhD Program in Physics with specializations in Condensed Matter, Materials Sciences & Photovoltaics for Fall 2025! lnkd.in/dBdk3jRy
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@AFResearchLab Awards @UToledo @UT_PVIC @UToledoAstro up to $15M to Develop New Materials for Space-Based Solar Energy Technologies! Full #UTNews article: bit.ly/4dM8Smp #UToledo #UToledoNSM #UToledoPVIC #UToledoRocketScience #ThePowerToDo #AFResearchLab #USAirForce
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6 Aug 2024
Exciting News! 📢 Our paper, ranks in the top 10% of most downloaded papers in Solar RRL! Dr. Zhaoning Song shares, "8.5% efficient Sb2(Se,S)3 thin film solar cells were prepared by a method even high school and undergrad students can replicate." #TopDownloadedArticle #SolarRRL
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Congrats to @UT_PVIC researchers, lead PI-Dr. Mike Heben, on a new funding award from @ENERGY on the project, “Back-Contact Interface Engineering for Higher Efficiency CdTe PV”, @UToledo @UToledoAstro. #UToledoPhysics #UToledo #UToledoRocketScience #UToledoPVIC #SolarEnergy
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3 Jul 2024
Exciting news! @UT_PVIC at @UToledo joins the new Northwest Ohio Glass Innovation Hub, backed by $31.3M state funding $10.4M local investments. This initiative will boost Toledo's legacy as the Glass City and drive advances in glass & solar tech! #GlassCity #SolarEnergy
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20 May 2024
Congratulations to the five researchers at @UT_PVIC , named Scholarly and Creative Activity Award Winners by UToledo Research & Sponsored Programs! Your outstanding work from 2021-2023 has earned national and/or international recognition !!✨
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1 Mar 2024
Green Energy Ohio's recent webinar, Solar Myths & Solar Truths, featured three speakers including PVIC's Prof. Randy Ellingson who discussed key safety issues for utility-scale solar electricity plants. Check out the webinar video for more information: youtu.be/HRKF4fvph-k
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31 Jan 2024
Spotlight on recent research from @UT_PVIC , @UToledo, and collaborators at @lborouniversity , UK. 📄 "The effect of remnant CdSe layers on CdSeTe/CdTe photovoltaic devices." Check out the findings: doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.202…
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#UTNews Student Spotlight: Hana El Sayed a sophomore majoring in #medicalphysics (Dept of Physics & Astronomy, @UT_PVIC), was selected to participate in the highly competitive 10-week @NSF sponsored summer REU @UofIllinois during summer 2023! bit.ly/49cWQQp #UToledo
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Dr. Yanfa Yan, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy & @UT_PVIC, is one of two @UToledo researchers listed among Clarivate’s 2023 Highly Cited Researchers! #UToledo #UToledoRocketScience #SolarCells #ResearchExcellence bit.ly/491LUVU
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3 Jan 2024
This week's spotlight is on PVIC's professor Adam Phillips recently published paper, "Approach to determining the limiting recombination mechanism in CdTe-based solar cells”. Read more: bit.ly/3RNZpl7 instagram.com/p/C1prarWO8J5/…

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8 Dec 2023
Congratulations to Prabin Dulal, graduate student at @UToledo who recently won the J.A. Woollam Foundation Best Student Talk Award 2023 on "Anisotropic Optical Properties of GdScO3" at the AVS 69th International Symposium & Exhibition held in Portland, OR in November 2023.
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29 Nov 2023
Dr. Randy Ellingson, PVIC-endowed chair brings 30 years of solar energy expertise to the Environmental Protection and Climate Resilience Commission. Appointed by the Mayor of Toledo @wadekaps, he actively contributes to safeguarding Toledo's environment. bit.ly/40XEZdv
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22 Nov 2023
Congrats to Lei Chen, a Ph.D. candidate at The University of Toledo, on successfully defending his dissertation on Tin-Lead Perovskite Solar Cells. Check out his latest review article "On the Durability of Tin-Containing Perovskite Solar Cells": bit.ly/Lei-Chen
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20 Nov 2023
@UToledo⁩ PVIC Alum Jonathan DeWitt (BS '12, PSM '14), is now a Senior Applications Engineer at JR Automation. His journey includes developing instrumentation at PVIC, a Lucintech LLC internship, and five years at First Solar. Read more: instagram.com/p/Cz4BHs_O0lv/…
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11 Oct 2023
New research by Dr. Xian Yeming and coworkers @UT_PVIC reveals insights into the spin-orbit coupling in lead halide perovskites. Discover the connection between structural dimensionality and SOC strength: bit.ly/XianYeming_research

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PVIC@UT retweeted
UToledo faculty joined scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to publish research in Nature to advance perovskite solar cell development. Perovskite cells are in development as a lower-cost, higher-performance alternative to the industry-standard silicon. ☀️➡️ myut.link/uju
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3 Oct 2023
PhD student You Li and his team @ut_pvic achieve scalable perovskite solar module production using blade/dip-coating method. Exciting step towards high-efficiency, industrial-scale manufacturing. Check it out! instagram.com/reel/Cx8en-iOg…
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