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46
Citations
10111
World Ranking
5081
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1443

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1982 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1958 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

David L. Young is affiliated with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans engineering, with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering, as well as contributions to atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist's work emphasizes several main topics, including:

  • Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies
  • Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
  • Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis
  • Semiconductor materials and interfaces
  • Solar cell performance optimization
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Nanowire Synthesis and Applications

David L. Young has coauthored extensively with several researchers, including William Nemeth, Paul Stradins, Matthew Page, Sumit Agarwal, and San Theingi.

The scientist's publications are often found in notable venues, including:

  • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Solar RRL
  • AIP Conference Proceedings

Recent papers include:

  • "On the hydrogenation of Poly-Si passivating contacts by Al2O3 and SiN thin films" (2020), published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • "Photovoltaic device innovation for a solar future" (2023), published in Device
  • "Effect of Surface Texture on Pinhole Formation in SiOx-Based Passivated Contacts for High-Performance Silicon Solar Cells" (2020), published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Changes in hydrogen concentration and defect state density at the poly-Si/SiOx/c-Si interface due to firing" (2021), published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • "Reactive ion etched, self-aligned, selective area poly-Si/SiO2 passivated contacts" (2020), published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

David L. Young has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on multiple occasions, in 1958, 1963, and 1982.

Best Publications

  • Properties of 19.2% efficiency ZnO/CdS/CuInGaSe2 thin‐film solar cells

    Kannan Ramanathan;Miguel A. Contreras;Craig L. Perkins;Sally Asher

  • SHORT COMMUNICATION: ACCELERATED PUBLICATION: Diode characteristics in state‐of‐the‐art ZnO/CdS/Cu(In1−xGax)Se2 solar cells

    Miguel A. Contreras;K. Ramanathan;J. AbuShama;F. Hasoon

  • Raising the one-sun conversion efficiency of III-V/Si solar cells to 32.8% for two junctions and 35.9% for three junctions

    Stephanie Essig;Christophe Allebé;Timothy Remo;John F. Geisz

  • Characterization of Transparent Conducting Oxides

    Timothy J. Coutts;David L. Young;Xiaonan Li

  • Search for improved transparent conducting oxides: A fundamental investigation of CdO, Cd2SnO4, and Zn2SnO4

    T. J. Coutts;D. L. Young;X. Li;W. P. Mulligan

  • Growth and characterization of radio frequency magnetron sputter-deposited zinc stannate, Zn2SnO4, thin films

    David L. Young;Helio Moutinho;Yanfa Yan;Timothy J. Coutts

  • Chemical vapor deposition-formed p-type ZnO thin films

    X. Li;Y. Yan;T. A. Gessert;C. L. Perkins

  • Polycrystalline silicon passivated tunneling contacts for high efficiency silicon solar cells

    Bill Nemeth;David L. Young;Matthew R. Page;Vincenzo LaSalvia

  • Critical issues in the design of polycrystalline, thin‐film tandem solar cells

    Timothy J. Coutts;J. Scott Ward;David L. Young;Keith A. Emery

  • Realization of GaInP/Si Dual-Junction Solar Cells With 29.8% 1-Sun Efficiency

    Stephanie Essig;Myles A. Steiner;Christophe Allebe;John F. Geisz

  • Structural characterization of zinc stannate thin films

    D. L. Young;D. L. Williamson;T. J. Coutts

  • Photoluminescence of Cu-doped CdTe and related stability issues in CdS/CdTe solar cells

    D. Grecu;A. D. Compaan;D. Young;U. Jayamaha

  • THE ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF HOLOTRANSCARBOXYLASE FROM APOTRANSCARBOXYLASE AND (+)-BIOTIN. I. PURIFICATION OF THE APOENZYME AND SYNTHETASE; CHARACTERISTICS OF THE REACTION.

    M. Daniel Lane;M. Daniel Lane;David L. Young;David L. Young;F. Lynen;F. Lynen

  • Improved performance in ZnO/CdS/CuGaSe2 thin-film solar cells

    David L. Young;James Keane;Anna Duda;Jehad A. M. AbuShama

  • Direct measurement of density-of-states effective mass and scattering parameter in transparent conducting oxides using second-order transport phenomena

    D. L. Young;T. J. Coutts;V. I. Kaydanov;A. S. Gilmore

  • p-Type ZnO Thin Films Formed by CVD Reaction of Diethylzinc and NO Gas

    X. Li;Y. Yan;T. A. Gessert;C. DeHart

  • Magnetostatic-forward-volume-wave-based guided-wave magneto-optic Bragg cells and applications to communications and signal processing

    C.S. Tsai;D. Young

  • Surface treatment of CuInGaSe2 thin films and its effect on the photovoltaic properties of solar cells

    K. Ramanathan;F.S. Hasoon;S. Smith;D.L. Young

  • Inverse design approach to hole doping in ternary oxides: Enhancing p-type conductivity in cobalt oxide spinels

    J. D. Perkins;T. R. Paudel;A. Zakutayev;P. F. Ndione

  • Progress Towards a 30% Efficient GaInP/Si Tandem Solar Cell

    Stephanie Essig;Scott Ward;Myles A. Steiner;Daniel J. Friedman

  • TEAMS: a decision support system for multiresource management.

    W. W. Covington;D. B. Wood;D. L. Young;D. P. Dykstra

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard M. Branz
Howard M. Branz University of Colorado Boulder
Rommel Noufi
Rommel Noufi National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mowafak Al-Jassim
Mowafak Al-Jassim National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Kim M. Jones
Kim M. Jones National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Craig L. Perkins
Craig L. Perkins National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Miguel A. Contreras
Miguel A. Contreras American Chemet Corporation
Yanfa Yan
Yanfa Yan University of Toledo
Andrew G. Norman
Andrew G. Norman National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Myles A. Steiner
Myles A. Steiner National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Thomas O. Mason
Thomas O. Mason Northwestern University

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