Senior Engineer
On staff since: 1981
Phone number: 303-384-6597
Email Alan E. Kibbler
Primary Research Interests
- Design and construction of materials deposition systems
- Growth systems and process control for III-V MOCVD epitaxy
- Molecular beam epitaxy
- Safety-related issues and NREL safety standards (member of NREL's Hazardous Production Materials Panel and Assistant Fire Marshal Team)
Honors and Affiliations
- Twice awarded IR100 Award with High-Efficiency Research Team
- Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer awardee
- American Physical Society
Education
- M.S. (1981) in Solid State Physics from the University of Colorado. M.S. thesis completed under the direction of James Scott and Jerry Olson on unique characterization procedures for polycrystalline silicon.
- B.S. in Physics from Rochester Institute of Technology
Hobbies and Other Interests
- Canine training, pet therapy volunteer work, dog sport (Flyball)
- Lead vocalist with church-associated band Head for Home
- Aerobic fitness training
Selected Publications
A.E. Kibbler, Sarah R. Kurtz, J.M. Olson, "Carbon doping and etching of MOCVD-grown GaAs, InP, and related ternaries using CCl4." J. Cryst. Growth 109; 1991; pp. 258-263.
K.A. Bertness, Sarah R. Kurtz, D.J. Friedman, A.E. Kibbler, C. Kramer, J.M. Olson, "29.5%-efficient GaInP/GaAs tandem solar cells." Appl. Phys. Lett. 65; 1994, pp. 989-991.
J.M. Olson, A. Kibbler, "In situ characterization of MOCVD growth processes by light scattering techniques." J. Cryst. Growth 77; 1986; pp. 182-187.
J.M. Olson, S.R. Kurtz, A.E. Kibbler, P. Faine, "A 27.3% efficient Ga0.5In0.5P/GaAs tandem solar cell." Appl. Phys. Lett. 56; 1990; pp. 623-625.
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