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Topic: Emerging Photovoltaics: From Materials to Device
Physics and Characterization
Guest Editors
Prof. Safakath Karuthedath (Tsinghua University)
Prof. Safakath Karuthedath is currently an Associate Professor at Tsinghua
Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, where he leads the
Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Device Physics Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. in
Condensed Matter Physics and Nanotechnology from the Autonomous University
of Madrid, Spain, and conducted his postdoctoral research and scientific work at
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia.
His research interests mainly focus on ultrafast laser spectroscopy, transient
phenomena in organic optoelectronic materials, device physics, and performance
optimization of organic photovoltaic devices. He has published numerous research
articles in leading journals, including Nature Materials, Physical Chemistry
Letters, and Advanced Energy Materials, and has received several prestigious
awards, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China Excellent
Young Scientists Fund and the Shenzhen Peacock Talent Program Award.
Dr. Yuliar Firdaus (National Research and Innovation
Agency (BRIN))
Dr. Yuliar Firdaus is currently a Researcher at the Electronics Research Center
of the National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN), based
in Bandung, Indonesia. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from KU Leuven,
Belgium, and completed his postdoctoral research at King Abdullah University of
Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia. His research primarily focuses
on organic photovoltaics, optoelectronic devices, and solar energy conversion
technologies. He has published numerous high-impact papers in related fields
and has received multiple national and international research grants and scientific
awards.
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