Jacob Cordell
Postdoctoral Researcher-Materials Science
Jacob.Cordell@nrel.gov
303-275-4384
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9592-4633
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Jacob Cordell uses techno-economic analysis to investigate photovoltaic (PV) systems as a postdoctoral researcher. In this role, he builds bottom-up cost models to understand the financial and performance trade-offs of device design for tandem PV. The bottom-up approach involves contacting industrial partners for up-to-date cost data for precursors and equipment and fitting these with models to understand the cost per watt of new and developing system designs. In addition to costs, techno-economic analysis also conveys the potential social and environmental costs of new technologies. Jacob’s background lies in materials modeling for understanding the role of ion ordering of semiconducting materials used for PV and solid-state lighting. He has experience growing thin films for PV, characterizing the optical properties of thin films, and assembling concentrating PV modules for outdoor testing.
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Research Interests
Techno-economic analysis of photovoltaic systems
Semiconductor materials modeling
Education
Ph.D., Materials Science, Colorado School of Mines
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
B.S., German, Pennsylvania State University
Professional Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher, NREL (2023–2023)
Graduate Researcher, Colorado School of Mines, NREL (2018–2022)
Visiting Scientist/DAAD Fellow, Fraunhofer ISE (2017-2018)
Teaching Assistant, Pennsylvania State University (2017)
Science Undergraduate Laboratory Intern, NREL (2016–2017)
Associations and Memberships
Member, Materials Research Society
Member, American Physical Society
Featured Work
Simulated Structural and Electronic Properties of Cation Disordered ZnGeN2 and Its Interface With GaN, Physical Review Applied (2022)
Bandgap Analysis and Carrier Localization in Cation-Disordered ZnGeN2, APL Materials (2022)
Probing Configurational Disorder in ZnGeN2 Using Cluster-Based Monte Carlo, Physical Review Materials (2021)
Simulation and Characterization of Cation Disorder in ZnGeP2, Journal of Materials Research (2022)
Utilizing Site Disorder in the Development of New Energy-Relevant Semiconductors, ACS Energy Letters (2020)
Awards and Honors
Energy Fellow (2018)
DAAD Fellow (2017)
Astronaut Scholar (2016)
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