About this speaker
André Augusto received his PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems in 2013 from the University of Lisbon in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During his PhD he developed a new process to grow solar grade silicon ribbons from a gas phase. He also worked extensively on Net Zero Energy buildings and energy efficiency. Nowadays is the head of research on silicon heterojunction solar cells at ASU Solar Power Laboratory. He is leading multiple projects related with silicon solar cells, modules, PV systems and sustainability. In 2017 he experimental demonstrated a silicon device with open-circuit voltage over 760 mV and bandgap voltage offset below 0.35 V. Nowadays is exploring new ways to advance silicon solar cells, for example by using thinner (and flexible) silicon substrates.