BROOKLYN, New York, Thursday, May 5, 2022 – André Taylor, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering was selected to receive a $300,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) to advance solar photovoltaics research and development to help eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector. Taylor’s project, “Passivated and Conductive Back Contacts for Bifacial Cadmium-Telluride PV,” will generate novel approaches to fabricating next-generation cadmium-telluride (CdTe) solar cells using two-dimensional nanomaterials that are highly conductive and can be used as transparent contacts. The process will enable the use of low-cost processing techniques, like spray-coating and slot-die coating; their tunable surface properties could lead to higher-efficiency CdTe PV.“Among the…
NYU Tandon’s André Taylor receives DOE Solar Energy Technology Office Award
