Andriy Zakutayev is a scientist working in the field of materials discovery and design for advanced energy technologies. The applied direction of his work includes development of new materials and devices for solar cells, photoelectrochemical fuel generation, Li-ion batteries, electrochemical fuel cells, power electronics, energy-efficient memories and computing, as well as other emerging energy technologies using materials-by-design methods. The basic direction involves research on discovery of previously unreported materials, non-equilibrium synthesis of metastable materials, as well as fundamental surface and interface science. Zakutayev uses high-throughput (combinatorial) experimental approaches, including autonomous synthesis and characterization of thin films, as well as automated data management and analysis in his work.

Novel semiconducting materials

High-throughput, combinatorial, and autonomous experimental methods

Physical vapor deposition of thin films

Defects/disorder and doping in semiconductors

Materials by Design and Materials Genome

Non-equilibrium and metastable materials

Nitride materials and devices

Ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials

Surface and interface science

Photovoltaic absorbers and solar cells

Transparent conductors and contacts

Ultra wide bandgap semiconductors

Oxide, nitride, sulfide, and phosphide materials

Photoelectrochemical production of fuels