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Ed Sartor is investigating novel processing and characterization techniques towards developing improved interfaces in cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaics, driving the development of thinner (less-tellurium intensive) and bifacial CdTe modules.
Research Interests
Photovoltaics
Cadmium telluride
High-vacuum processing
Interface engineering
Education/Academic Qualification
Master, Chemical Engineering, Columbia University
PhD, Chemical Engineering, New York University
Bachelor, Chemistry, Occidental College
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Design and Simulation of n-Type Solar Cells Based on an Iodine-Doped CdTe Absorber Using SCAPS-1D: Article No. 110527
Shang, J., Murugesan, M., Sartor, B. E., Lott, H., Duenow, J., Young, M. & McCloy, J., 2026, In: Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 208, 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimized NiTe2/Ni Back Contacts via Chemical Deposition for High Performance CdTe Solar Cells: Article No. 114091
Gasparin, F., Sartor, B. E., Duenow, J., Colegrove, E., Brown, J., Martinez, A., Rozzell, J. & Reese, M., 2026, In: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 296, 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Roadmap to 100 GWDC: Scientific and Supply Chain Challenges for CdTe Photovoltaics: Article No. 102235
Sartor, B. E., Reese, S., Mansfield, L., Muzzio, R., Jiang, C.-S., Colegrove, E., Mangum, J., Kasik, C., Shaw, D., Sites, J., Dhere, R., Goldstone, A., Moats, M., Alagha, L., Lee, C., Lu, D., Xiong, G., Farshchi, R., Ma, J. & Nagle, T. & 9 others, , 2026, In: Joule. 10, 1, 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Selective Isolation of Surface Grain Boundaries by Oxide Dielectrics Improves Cd(Se,Te) Device Performance
Sartor, B. E., Muzzio, R., Jiang, C.-S., Lee, C., Perkins, C., Taylor, A. & Reese, M., 2025, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 17, 5, p. 7641-7647 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hierarchical Transparent Back Contacts for Bifacial CdTe PV
Sartor, B. E., Zhang, T., Muzzillo, C., Lee, C., Muzzio, R., Gogotsi, Y., Reese, M. & Taylor, A., 2024, In: ACS Energy Letters. 9, 4, p. 1617-1623 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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