Karin Hinzer | |
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| Alma mater | University of Ottawa |
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| Institutions | University of Ottawa |
| Thesis | Optical properties of GaAs-based self-assembled quantum dots and quantum dot lasers (2002) |
Karin Hinzer is a Canadian physicist who is a professor and Vice Dean for Research at the University of Ottawa. She holds a University Research Chair in Photonic Devices for Energy. Her research considers new strategies to harness solar energy.
Hinzer was born in Canada. [1] She earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Ottawa. Her master's research investigated semiconductor quantum dot lasers. [2] Her early work considered the physics of quantum dots. She developed strategies to design and fabricate III-V multi-junction semiconductor devices at the National Research Council Canada. [3]
In 2007, Hinzer joined the University of Ottawa, where she launched a lab that models and characterises next-generation solar cells. She established SUNLAB, the top solar cell research facility in Canada. [4] She was appointed Tier II Canada Research Chair in Photonic Nanostructures and Integrated Devices, and worked alongside Morgan Solar to increase the efficiency of solar panels. [3] Hinzer showed that semiconductor quantum dots could be used to capture the whole solar spectrum, which could be used in combination with solar concentrators. [5] Working with the Université de Sherbrooke on a new strategy for high efficiency solar cells, which they achieved by reducing electrode-induced shadowing and size. [6]
Hinzer is the Vice Dean for Research at the University of Ottawa. She is Editor of the IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics.[ citation needed ]
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