Research Areas. Dr. David S. Ginley's current activities are in the areas of the general class of defective transition metal oxides including high temperature superconductors, LiTMO₂ rechargable Li battery materials, ferroelectric materials, transparent conducting oxides and electrochromic materials. Another focus of his work is on the development of new nano–materials for organic electronics and as biofilters etc.

Work is in progress on the development of high quality materials (single crystal films) by pulsed laser deposition, sputtering and IBAD and characterization of the materials in the doped and undoped states by optical and transport measurements. In addition to developing a fundamental understanding of the interrelationship of structure and electronic properties, we are applying what we learn to improved devices, i.e. batteries, frequency agile electronics, photovoltaics, electrochromics and flat panel displays. To transition these results to more practical approaches we are investigating the development of non–vacuum, direct writeable electronic materials. This is done through the development of nanoparticulate and ink based precursors.  This involves the synthesis of the nanoparticles, development of inks and ink deposition techniques, derivation of a fundamental understanding of the sintering behavior of nanoparticles and the evolution of the bulk structural and electronic properties.

The work is directed primarily at the development of new atmospheric processing approaches to photovoltaics.  The work has developed new inks for metallization and the development of highly anisotropic oxide nanoparticles. Currently Ginley is also the PI on new programs in the areas of combinatorial materials science for high throughput discovery of new electro–optical materials including transparenct conducing oxides, nitrites and borides. 

The approach is also being applied directly do device optimizaion in a–Si. Ginley's group also initiated a new program in polymer based photovoltaics and other opto–electronic devices especially focusing on the the area of interfacial effects and organic/ inorganic structures. 

Education

Ph.D., MIT (Inorganic Chemistry)

B.S. , Colorado School of Mines (Mineral Engineering Chemistry)

Professional Experience

National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Research Fellow/Group Manager

National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Principal Scientist and Group Manager

Group Manager/Principal Scientist - Process Development and Advanced Concepts National Center for Photovoltaics. This group is responsible for developing and implementing new PV process and device technologies. It consists of engineering and advanced concepts teams.

Team leader for advanced oxides programs including development of materials, theory and devices for new communications technology optical and battery materials.

Team leader for the advanced projects team for photovoltaic materials and devices. PI for the HTS conductor development program. Involved in development of advanced materials for photovoltaics and batteries. 

Team leader for the 3 million dollar internal research and development (FIRST program) and team leader for the PV and EM Center Business Development Team

Photovoltaic Devices Branch Manager - Managed solid state devices group concentrating on the development of thin film photovoltaics, thermophotovoltaics and crystalline (compound semiconductor and silicon) device processing and characterization. Principal investigator for NREL HTS program. Individual research in pulsed laser deposition of electroactive materials, the development of nano–particle precursors for electronic materials and investigation of novel etch technologies for electronic materials.

Sandia National Laboratories — Department Manager. Manager of Advanced Materials and Devices Department – Department is directed toward the fundamental and applied studies of advanced materials and device development in the semiconductor and superconductor materials areas.

Sandia National Laboratories — Division Supervisor. Supervisor of Solid State Materials Division – Division responsible for advanced electronic materials, sensor and device development in a wide variety of materials systems including semiconductors, oxides, superconductors, ionic conductors and battery materials.

Sandia National Laboratories - Senior Member of Technical Staff. Research and development in the areas of photoelectrochemical cells, polycrystalline solar cells, conductive polymers, semiconductor growth and processing, and advanced sensors.

Sandia National Laboratories - Special Assignments. ES&H Directorate 1100 Coordinator (120 people), VP Self Assessment Team Leader (1000 people), Sandia Wide Database Development Group, Sandia Wide NEPA Implementation Comm.  Integrated Materials Research Laboratory development team coordinator.

Awards

NREL Hubbard Award

R&D 100 Award Alumina Nanofibers 2002

Federal Laboratory Technology Transfer Award 2002

R&D 100 Award Darwin–Electronically Scanning Antenna 2001

Fellow of the Electrochemical Society 2000

R&D 100 Award (Electroexploded Nanoparticles 2000)

R&D100 Award (New Etch Technology 1993) and Federal Laboratory Consortium Tech. Transfer Award (New Etch Technology 1994)

Sandia: BES Materials Science Award for Outstanding Development with Energy Implications

Federal Laboratory Consortium Tech. Transfer Award (Hydrogen Passivation of Si Solar Cells)

Patents

Currently has over 30 patents (15 since at NREL) and over 360 publications in technical journals

Currently Chief Editor along with David Cardwell (Cambridge University) of the Institute of Physics Handbook of Superconducting Materials.  Also working on 3 invited Chapters in oxide electronics and batteries. 

Professional Memberships

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Electrochemical Society (ECS)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)

American Physical Society (APS)

Materials Research Society (MRS), Area Editor JMR (10/98–Current)

Board of Directors (Treasurer)

Fall Meeting Chair (2005)

President (2010)

Organizes numerous symposia and workshops on Electronic Communication, Meetings and Education Subcommitees.

ECS — Society Fellow

Divisional Editor — (3/82–10/91)

Chairman Energy Technology Division (5/88–5/90)

ASME — Member, Associate Editor JSEE

NREL–related community activities

Junior Solar Sprint Chief Official, Colorado Science Bowl Chief Judge, Solar Bike Race, Educational Outreach

NREL Publications

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By Vasil Sidorov on October 29, 2011 

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