Dr. Mozhdeh Forouzandeh, Renewable Energy, Best Researcher Award
Doctorate at Solaires Entreprises Inc, Canada
Profiles
Education:
Dr. Forouzandeh earned her Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics from Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran, under the supervision of Prof. Nima Taghavinia from Sharif University of Technology, with a GPA of 17.72/20. Her thesis, “Perovskite Solar Cells with Carbon Composite Electrodes and Inorganic Hole Transport Material,” was graded excellent. During 2018-2019, she undertook a sabbatical at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, researching reversible and irreversible losses in perovskite solar cells. She holds an M.Sc. in Condensed Matter Physics from Isfahan University of Technology, with a GPA of 17.37/20, where she studied electronic quantum transport of disordered graphene nanoribbons. Her B.Sc. in Physics was also from Isfahan University of Technology, with a GPA of 16.82/20.
Employment History:
Dr. Forouzandeh is currently an R&D Scientist at Solaires Entreprises Inc. From 2020 to 2022, she served as a Post-Doctoral Researcher in Physics at Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, funded by the Iran Science Elites Federation. Her research focused on printable perovskite solar cells. She also has experience as a Lab Instructor in the Physics Department at Isfahan University of Technology from 2012 to 2013.
Supervision of Junior Researchers:
Between 2019 and 2022, Dr. Forouzandeh supervised Master’s and Ph.D. students on projects related to printed perovskite solar cells and optimizing interfaces in SnO2-based perovskite solar cells.
Research Experience:
Dr. Forouzandeh’s research expertise includes the fabrication of carbon and metal electrode-based perovskite solar cells using spin-coated and blade-coated methods, optimizing device performance, and synthesizing FAPbI3 single crystals. She is proficient in various device characterization techniques, including I-V, IPCE, EIS, and photoluminescence measurements. She is also skilled in programming languages such as C++, Fortran90, Python, and familiar with machine learning.
📖 Publications:
Charged defect healing by N, N′–di (naphthalene-1-yl)-N, N′ diphenyl benzidine at the interface of CuInS2 nanoparticle hole transporting materials in carbon-based halide …
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Authors: Mahsa Heydari, Mahdi Mohammadi, Elham Baghestani, Fariba Tajabadi, Alan R Bowman, Bart Roose, Mozhdeh Forouzandeh, Maryam Heidariramsheh, Samuel D Stranks, Yaser Abdi, Nima Taghavinia
- Journal: Journal of Power Sources
- Year: 2023
Engineering of CIGS nanoparticle inks for colloidal stability, uniform film formation and application as HTL for perovskite solar cells
- Authors: Rouhollah Khosroshahi, Nastaran A Tehrani, Mozhdeh Forouzandeh, Fatemeh Behrouznejad, Nima Taghavinia, Mojtaba Bagherzadeh
- Journal: Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
- Year: 2022
Effect of Zn/Sn Ratio on Perovskite Solar Cell Performance Applying Off-Stoichiometric Cu2ZnSnS4/Carbon Hole-Collecting Electrodes
- Authors: Maryam Heidariramsheh, Mozhdeh Forouzandeh, Nima Taghavinia, Seyed Mohammad Mahdavi
- Journal: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- Year: 2022
Enhanced performance of planar perovskite solar cells using TiO2/SnO2 and TiO2/WO3 bilayer structures: Roles of the interfacial layers
- Authors: Mozhgan Kazemzadeh Otoufi, Mehdi Ranjbar, Ahmad Kermanpur, Nima Taghavinia, Mehran Minbashi, Mozhdeh Forouzandeh, Firouzeh Ebadi
- Journal: Solar Energy
- Year: 2020
Effect of indium ratio in CuInxGa1-xS2/carbon hole collecting electrode for perovskite solar cells
- Authors: Mozhdeh Forouzandeh, Fatemeh Behrouznejad, Ehsan Ghavaminia, Rouhollah Khosroshahi, Xiaoguo Li, Yiqiang Zhan, Yuan Liao, Zhijun Ning, Nima Taghavinia
- Journal: Journal of Power Sources
- Year: 2020