William Rance Email & Phone Number

San Diego, CA, US

Greater San Diego Area

I was a postdoc in the Chemical and Biological Engineering department at the Colorado School of Mines. I was mainly focused on thin-film coatings for energy efficient windows using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). Also, I assisted with the development of new deposition methods for making high-efficiency CdTe solar cells.

Golden, CO

Initially I was involved in a project focused on low-cost III-V based solar cells, which concluded in September 2011. My primary responsibilities were characterizing III-V semiconductors and designing/fabricating III-V solar cells on lattice-matched spinel substrates.In October 2011, I joined the CdTe group also at NREL. I was focused on using flexible.

Golden, CO

I collaborated with the organic synthesis group in the design of semiconducting thiophene-based dendrimers, and evaluated the efficacy of different dendrimer designs. I also fabricated and optimized dendrimer:fullerene photovoltaic devices, and ultimately achieved moderate power conversion efficiencies of above 1%.Later, I investigated the fundamental.

Doctor Of Philosophy, Applied Physics

Bachelor Of Arts, Physics