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Nicholas (Nick) Hight-Huf has joined NREL's Solar Photochemistry group under the mentorship of Garry Rumbles and Obadiah Reid to focus on fundamental aspects of charge generation in organic semiconductors. Nick is employing time-resolved techniques including microwave conductivity, transient absorption, and photoluminescence, thermodynamic and kinetic models for the generation of free charge in organic donor-acceptor films, which are being developed. Nick brings experience employing specific spectroscopic and scanning probe characterization techniques to understand the electronics at micro- and nano-structured interfaces to help realize the next generation of materials for energy applications.
Research Interests
Time-resolved spectroscopy
Interfacial interactions
Solar energy
Education/Academic Qualification
Master, Physical Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara
PhD, Physical Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bachelor, Inorganic Chemistry, University of New Hampshire
Awards and Honors
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Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program –Conversion of Energy Through Molecular Platforms Fellowshi
Hight-Huf, N. (Recipient), 1
Prize: Honorary award