Assistant Professor

Office: (817) 272-0759
Email: mjin@uta.edu

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Ph. D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001
B.E. Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, 1992 

Appointments:
2001-2005       Senior Researcher,
                        OAI/NASA Glenn Research Center

Courses:
Optical Properties of Materials (MSE 5390)

Research Synopsis:
Primary research topic is ‘photovoltaic materials and devices’.  The goal of the research is (i) to understand fundamental principles of photovoltaic process and find new concepts of photo-electric conversion, (ii) to study how material properties affects the photovoltaic process, and (iii) to develop new materiasynthetic processes to maximize the solar cell power conversion efficiency.  Current research topics include chalcopyrite polycrystalline thin-film solar cells, organic solar cells, ‘amorphous silicon solar cells, charge transfer mechanism of DNA, and ‘optical properties of metal nanoparticles.    

Selected Publications:

“Optical limiters and photovoltaic devices based on C60, carbon nanotubes, and their nanocomposites”, M. H.-C. Jin, M. Durstock, and L. Dai, in Carbon Nanotechnology: Recent Developments in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, and Device Applications, ed. by L. Dai, Elsevier, New York (2006).

“Parametric study on non-vacuum chemical vapor deposition of CuInS2 from a single-source precursor”, C. V. Kelly, M. H.-C. Jin, K. K. Banger, J. S. McNatt, J. E. Dickman, and A. F. Hepp, Mater. Sci. & Eng. B 116, 403 (2005).

“Soft lithographic fabrication of an image sensor array on a curved substrate”, H.-C. Jin, J. R. Abelson, M. K. Erhardt, and R. G. Nuzzo, J. of Vac. Sci. & Technol. B 22, 2548 (2004).

“Solar Cells Fabricated with CuInS2 Films Deposited Using Single-Source Precursors”, M. H.-C. Jin , K. K. Banger, C. V. Kelly, J. H. Scofield, J. S. McNatt, J. E. Dickman, and A. F. Hepp, Proc. of the 19th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 1943 (2004).

“Structural disorder induced in hydrogenated amorphous silicon by light soaking”, J. M. Gibson, M. M. J. Treacy, P. M. Volyes, H.-C. Jin , and J. R. Abelson, Appl. Phys. Lett. 73, 3093 (1998).