People

Asst. Prof. Selcuk Yerci

Micro and Nanotechnology Programme
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
The Center for Solar Energy Research and Applications

Room : EEE-C110
Phone : +90 (312) 210-2344
Fax : +90 (312) 210-2304
Email : syerci[at]metu.edu.tr

Research Areas : Solar cells, near-infrared photodetectors, silicon photonics, alternative solar materials, spectroscopic characterization of optical materials.

Konstantin Tsoi

Electrical and Electronics Eng., 4th year
E-mail: c.tsoy1996[at]gmail.com
Research Areas: Silicon solar cells

Ayça Yıldırım

EEE, 4th year
E-mail: ayca.yildirim96[at]gmail.com
Research Areas: Solar cell simulations

Ahmad Ali Elgendy

Physics, 3rd year
E-mail: ahmadalielgendy[at]gmail.com
Research Areas: Silicon solar cells

Buse Ünlü

EEE, 3rd year
E-mail: buse96unlu[at]hotmail.com
Research Areas: Strained-Ge

Elif Cüce

EEE, 3rd year
E-mail: cuce.elif[at]metu.edu.tr
Research Areas: Mechanical peel-off of Si layers

Kerem Artuk

EEE, 3rd year
E-mail: kerem.artuk[at]metu.edu.tr
Research Areas: Mechanical peel-off of Si layers

Tuğçe Nur Avcı

Chemical Engineer, 2nd year
E-mail: avci.tugce[at]metu.edu.tr
Research Areas: Sol-Gel processing of up-converting materials

Donald Isufi

EEE, 2nd year
E-mail: donald.isufi[at]metu.edu.tr
Research Areas: Silicon solar cells

Arda Yazıcı

EEE, 2nd year
E-mail: sardayazici[at]hotmail.com
Research Areas: Silicon solar cells

Muhammad Afnan Ansari

Ph.D. Candidate in EEE
M.S. in EEE @ National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
B.S. in EEE @ International Islamic University
E-mail: afnan.ansari[at]itu.edu.pk
Research Areas: Development of Low Cost & Highly Efficient Metasurfaces

Wisnu Hadibrata

M.S. in Micro and Nanotechnology
B.S. in Physics @ METU

Wisnu developed thin, flexible and high efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells as well as simulation and fabrication of light trapping structures. Two of his studies were published in SolMat. Wisnu is now a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Northwestern University.

Çağıl Köroğlu

B.S. Physics @ METU
B.S. Electrical and Electronics Engineering @ METU
E-mail: cagil.koroglu[at]metu.edu.tr
Research Areas: Cagil developed a unique simulation platform to predict the potential of Er-based thin film up-converters whose up-conversion quantum yield are boosted up using a dome structure. Cagil within a very short time has contributed two other studies related to optical and electrical simulations of perovskite and silicon solar cells. Cagil is now a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University.

Zişan İrem Özyurt

M.S. Student in Micro and Nanotechnology
B.S. in physics @ METU
B.S. in biology @ METU
E-mail: ozyurtirem[at]gmail.com
Research Areas: Irem worked on fabrication of single crystalline germanium on silicon by liquid phase epitaxy method during her M.S. studies. She is now a Ph.D. student in MNT department, METU.

Emrah Korkmaz

M.S. Student in Micro and Nanotechnology
B.S. in physics @ Bilkent University
E-mail: kmzemrah[at]gmail.com
Research Areas: Emrah made optical designed of a direct detection short-pulsed laser proximity sensor during his M.S. research. He works at Roketsan company.

Mohamed Alshal

Undergraduate Researcher - 2015
Electronics and Communication Eng., Mansoura Univ.
Worked on thin film removal of silicon using polymer stress layers in 2015 summer. Succesfully fabricated thin silicon layers using epoxy.

Keiriti Yassamina

Visiting Researcher - 2016
Ph.D.Student in physics of materials and components @ Science and Technology Houari Boumediene Univ. , Algiers , Algeria

Mert Çelik

Undergraduate Researcher - 2015
Electrical and Electronics Eng., METU
E-mail: celik.mert[at]metu.edu.tr
Developed various photonics experiments. Designed and fabricated low-cost optical components. He is now an M.S. student in Technical University of Munich.