Lecturer in Physics
London, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Lecturer in Physics at Imperial College London
- Past
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- Research Associate : High-efficiency Hybrid Solar Cells for Micro-generation at Imperial College London
- Visiting Research Fellow, ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence at University of New South Wales
- Lecturer in Physics at University of Sydney
- JSPS Fellow at Toyota Technological Institute, Japan
- Research Associate at Imperial College London
- Education
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- Imperial College London
- University of St. Andrews
- Connections
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- Industry
- Renewables & Environment
- Websites
Nicholas Ekins-Daukes’s Summary
Semiconductor Physicist with a specialisation in solar energy; in particular high-efficiency solar cells and novel concepts for photovoltaic devices. Am particularly interested in the application of nanotechnology to achieve high efficiency solar cells.
Nicholas Ekins-Daukes’s Specialties:
Consultancy services are provided through my company, Solar Energy Consulting Ltd.
Nicholas Ekins-Daukes’s Experience
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Lecturer in Physics
Imperial College London
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Research industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
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Research Associate : High-efficiency Hybrid Solar Cells for Micro-generation
Imperial College London
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Semiconductors industry)
October 2007 — February 2008 (5 months)
Responsible for for transient optical studies of test structures, device optimisation and characterisation.
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Visiting Research Fellow, ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence
University of New South Wales
(Renewables & Environment industry)
July 2007 — October 2007 (4 months)
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Lecturer in Physics
University of Sydney
(Educational Institution; Renewables & Environment industry)
January 2005 — June 2007 (2 years 6 months)
Established a femtosecond spectroscopy laboratory in conjunction with colleagues in the School of Chemistry and the University of New South Wales.
Lectured at all levels in: Low Temperature Physics (4th year), Nanoscience (3rd year), Solid State & Device Physics (2nd year) and Wave Physics (1st year)
Co-ordinated the 1st year teaching laboratory that caters for 800 students per week and organised pro jects for all these students.
Developed an all-electronic marking system for use in the under-
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JSPS Fellow
Toyota Technological Institute, Japan
(Public Company; Renewables & Environment industry)
April 2003 — January 2005 (1 year 10 months)
Developed a comprehensive computer model to predict the performance of solar
concentrator systems under different climatic conditions.
Observed for the first time rapid electrical defect generation and migration in lattice-mismatched III-V solar cells under high energy electron radiation.
Determined the luminescent signature of the intermediate band solar cell. -
Research Associate
Imperial College London
(Educational Institution; Renewables & Environment industry)
October 1999 — March 2003 (3 years 6 months)
Determined the detailed theory for designing strain-balance structures.
Developed the strain-balanced GaAsP/InGaAs solar cell as a component for the conventional GaInP/GaAs tandem cell.
Devised and constructed a new spectroscopy experiment to determine the efficiency limits of quantum well solar cells.
Nicholas Ekins-Daukes’s Education
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Imperial College London
PhD & MSc , Semiconductor Physics , 1996 — 1999
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University of St. Andrews
MSci.Hons , Physics & Electronics , 1991 — 1995
Additional Information
Nicholas Ekins-Daukes’s Websites:
Nicholas Ekins-Daukes’s Groups:
IEEE
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Advanced Scientific Communities (TM) -
THE NANOMATERIALS SOCIETY
Nicholas Ekins-Daukes’s Honors:
2006 - Best paper award at the 4th World Conference for Photovoltaic
Energy Conversion.
2005 - Two best paper awards at the 15th Photovoltaic Science & Engineering Conference and a special mention for work on the luminescent signature of intermediate band solar cells at the 31st IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference.
2004 - Two best paper awards at the 14th Photovoltaic Science &
Engineering Conference.
2003 - Best paper award for work on luminescent concentrators at the
3rd World Conference for Photovoltaic Energy Conversion.
Nicholas Ekins-Daukes’s Contact Settings
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