2026 Wyatt K. Metzger: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	52	9454	9127	2288	2122	201	12283

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Overview

Wyatt K. Metzger is affiliated with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields within engineering and materials science, with a substantial emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering and materials chemistry.

The scientist's work covers specialized subfields such as atomic and molecular physics, optics, environmental engineering, and renewable energy with sustainability aspects. The main topics of their research include chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, quantum dots synthesis and properties, advanced semiconductor detectors and materials, and perovskite materials and applications. Additional topics include solar cell performance optimization, photovoltaic systems and sustainability, and semiconductor materials and interfaces.

Wyatt K. Metzger has contributed to multiple scholarly publications across several notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
Journal of Applied Physics
APL Materials

They have collaborated with several frequent coauthors, including:

John Moseley
Eric Colegrove
Gang Xiong
Tursun Ablekim
Mahisha Amarasinghe

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Wyatt K. Metzger encompass the following:

The 2020 photovoltaic technologies roadmap, 2020, Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
CdTe-based thin film photovoltaics: Recent advances, current challenges and future prospects, 2023, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Thin-Film Solar Cells with 19% Efficiency by Thermal Evaporation of CdSe and CdTe, 2020, ACS Energy Letters
Arsenic-Doped CdSeTe Solar Cells Achieve World Record 22.3% Efficiency, 2023, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
Impact of dopant-induced optoelectronic tails on open-circuit voltage in arsenic-doped Cd(Se)Te solar cells, 2020, Journal of Applied Physics

Best Publications

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

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

1407
Citations
Multiple Exciton Generation in Colloidal Silicon Nanocrystals

Matthew C. Beard;Kelly P. Knutsen;Pingrong Yu;Joseph M. Luther

1073
Citations
Superior radiation resistance of In1-xGaxN alloys: Full-solar-spectrum photovoltaic material system

J. Wu;W. Walukiewicz;K. M. Yu;W. Shan

712
Citations
Terawatt-scale photovoltaics: Transform global energy

Nancy M. Haegel;Harry Atwater;Teresa Barnes;Christian Breyer

498
Citations
CdTe solar cells with open-circuit voltage breaking the 1 V barrier

James M. Burst;Joel N. Duenow;David S. Albin;Eric Colegrove

479
Citations
The 2020 photovoltaic technologies roadmap

Gregory M Wilson;Mowafak Al-Jassim;Wyatt K Metzger;Stefan W Glunz;Stefan W Glunz

409
Citations
CdTe-based thin film photovoltaics: Recent advances, current challenges and future prospects

Unknown

347
Citations
Exceeding 20% efficiency with in situ group V doping in polycrystalline CdTe solar cells

W. K. Metzger;S. Grover;D. Lu;E. Colegrove

329
Citations
Grain-boundary recombination in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

Markus Gloeckler;James R. Sites;Wyatt K. Metzger

279
Citations
Long lifetimes in high-efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

Wyatt K. Metzger;Ingrid L. Repins;Miguel A. Contreras

236
Citations
The role of amorphous silicon and tunneling in heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) solar cells

Ana Kanevce;Wyatt K. Metzger

232
Citations
Time-resolved photoluminescence studies of CdTe solar cells

W. K. Metzger;D. Albin;D. Levi;P. Sheldon

232
Citations
The roles of carrier concentration and interface, bulk, and grain-boundary recombination for 25% efficient CdTe solar cells

A. Kanevce;M. O. Reese;T. M. Barnes;S. A. Jensen

228
Citations
Recombination kinetics and stability in polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

W.K. Metzger;I.L. Repins;M. Romero;P. Dippo

209
Citations
Phase control of CuxTe film and its effects on CdS/CdTe solar cell

X. Wu;J. Zhou;A. Duda;Y. Yan

184
Citations
Analysis of photoluminescence from solubilized single-walled carbon nanotubes

Marcus Jones;Chaiwat Engtrakul;Wyatt K. Metzger;Randy J. Ellingson

174
Citations
The impact of charged grain boundaries on thin-film solar cells and characterization

W. K. Metzger;M. Gloeckler

160
Citations
Thin-Film Solar Cells with 19% Efficiency by Thermal Evaporation of CdSe and CdTe

Tursun Ablekim;Joel N. Duenow;Xin Zheng;Helio Moutinho

156
Citations
Intrinsic surface passivation of CdTe

Matthew O. Reese;Craig L. Perkins;James M. Burst;Stuart Farrell

149
Citations
Characterization of 19.9%-efficient CIGS absorbers

Ingrid Repins;Miguel Contreras;Manuel Romero;Yanfa Yan

139
Citations
CdCl2 treatment, S diffusion, and recombination in polycrystalline CdTe

W. K. Metzger;D. Albin;M. J. Romero;P. Dippo

132
Citations
Corrigendum: CdTe solar cells with open-circuit voltage breaking the 1 V barrier

J. M. Burst;J. N. Duenow;D. S. Albin;E. Colegrove

10
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