UMERC Faculty Member

Victor M. Yakovenko, Professor
Department of Physics
Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Phone: 301.405.6151
Email: yakovenk@physics.umd.edu  |  website

Statement of energy interests and expertise

My specialty is condensed matter theory and materials theory. I am
working on a theoretical proposal for a radically new principle and
design for photovoltaic energy conversion. Unlike the conventional
design that uses p-n junctions in semiconductors, the new design uses surface acoustic waves (SAW) in pure (undoped) piezoelectric
semiconductors, such as GaAs. This new principle promises a very high quantum efficiency of conversion of light radiation into electricity.

I am interested in collaboration with experimentalists who work with SAW in semiconductors.