Brian Wieliczka
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Brian.Wieliczka@nrel.gov
303-275-3735
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1734-4390
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With experience in the fundamentals of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals, Brian Wieliczka joined NREL in 2019 to work with Joseph Luther to develop applications of these materials to address the need for renewable energy, particularly through quantum dot solar cells.
He received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from St. Olaf College in 2012, where he synthesized new organometallic complexes under the mentorship of Professor Gary Miessler. He then moved to Washington University in St. Louis to pursue a doctorate in chemistry under the direction of Professors William Buhro and Richard Loomis. There he developed the synthesis of CdSe/PbS core/shell nanocrystals and used optical spectroscopy and charge carrier calculations to characterize the nanocrystals’ optoelectronic properties.
Research Interests
Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals
Quantum dot solar cells
Quantum dot surface chemistry
Semiconductor heterostructures,
Charge carrier wave function engineering
Education
Ph.D., Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis
B.A., Chemistry, St. Olaf College
Associations and Memberships
Member, American Chemical Society
Reviewer, Chemistry of Materials
Featured Work
Wave Function Engineering in CdSe/PbS Core/Shell Quantum Dots, ACS Nano (2018)
Cadmium Bis(phenyldithiocarbamate) as a Nanocrystal Shell-Growth Precursor, Inorganic Chemistry (2017)
Awards and Honors
Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, Washington University in St. Louis
STEM Teaching as Research, Washington University in St. Louis
Undergraduate Inorganic Chemistry Award, American Chemical Society
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