Davi Marcelo Febba

Davi Marcelo Febba

Postdoctoral Researcher-Materials Science


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Davi Marcelo Fébba joined NREL in 2022 as a postdoctoral researcher in the Materials Discovery group. His research at NREL is focused on autonomous experimentation at the intercept of materials research and data science, and involves automation of thin-film physical vapor deposition equipment and its integration with machine learning algorithms, with the goal to demonstrate autonomous experimentation controlled by artificial intelligence. He also supports existing research data infrastructure for high-throughput experimental materials science, developing new data tools for harvesting, processing, and visualizing materials data.

Research Interests

Autonomous experimentation

Sputtering of ternary nitride thin films

Artificial intelligence

Solar cells

Education

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Itajubá

M.S., Condensed Matter Physics, Federal University of Itajubá

B.S., Physics, Federal University of Itajubá

Professional Experience

Doctoral Assistant, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (2020–2021)

Featured Work

Effects of Work Function and Electron Affinity on the Performance of Carrier-Selective Contacts in Silicon Solar Cells Using ZnSnxGe1−xN2 as a Case Study, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (2021)

ZnSnxGe1-xN2 as Electron-Selective Contact for Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells, IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (2021)

Performance Limitations and Analysis of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells Using Ultra-Thin MoOx Hole-Selective Contacts, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (2021)

Awards and Honors

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship, Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Student (2020)

Visiting Ph.D. Scholarship, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (2020)


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