In this episode, I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Dr. Bruno Cucco. Dr. Cucco is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Texas at Austin where he specializes in the development of new materials for optoelectronic applications (i.e. solar energy, LEDs, etc).

He uses computer models that use many-body methods and also new ab initio methodologies to simulate the optoelectronic properties of materials such as perovskites. These computer simulations help us further push the boundaries of what optoelectronics is capable of and are one of the main drivers behind the rapid development of solar power within the last two decades.

This podcast is separate from the University of Texas and the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. However, this show is part of my goal to make quality educational content from real experts accessible to the public for no charge whatsoever.


Sources & Further Reading:

B. Cucco et al., Electronic structure and stability of Cs2TiX6 and Cs2ZrX6 (X = Br, I) vacancy ordered double perovskites. Appl. Phys. Lett. 1 November 2021; 119 (18): 181903. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0070104

B. Cucco et al., Intrinsic Limits of Charge Carrier Mobilities in Layered Halide Perovskites. PRX Energy 3, 023012 – 28 June 2024. https://doi.org/10.1103/PRXEnergy.3.023012

Intro to Perovskites: https://www.perovskite-info.com/introduction

Phonons Explained: https://news.mit.edu/2010/explained-phonons-0706

Donald C. Reynolds, Thomas C. Collins, Excitons, Semiconductor, Editor(s): Robert A. Meyers, Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology (Third Edition), Academic Press, 2003, Pages 687-708, ISBN 9780122274107, https://doi.org/10.1016/B0-12-227410-5/00237-4.

Recent increase in the amount of awarded PhDs: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2024/02/05/number-of-doctoral-degrees-awarded-in-us-rebounds-to-all-time-high/

Ice Crystal Fabrics: https://dlilien.github.io/project/fabric/

Intro to Clathrates (aka Hydrates): https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/clathrate#:~:text=Clathrate%20is%20defined%20as%20a,at%20a%20fixed%20composition%20ratio.

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