UB - University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

I have been working in Dr. Anderson's lab exploring low-cost approaches to silicon-based solar cells. Currently, we are using a process known as metal-induced growth to deposit thin films of microcrystalline silicon at relatively low costs and temperatures, which can be used in pn of heterojunction solar cells. We ahve also been able to modify the process to spontaneously grow highly-conductive nanowires that may be used as interconnects in future nanoelectronic devices.