Lei Kerr

Assistant Professor

Paper & Chemical Engineering

Office Address: 64K Engineering Building, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056

OFFICE PHONE: (513) 529-0768

E-MAIL ADDRESS: kerrll @muohio.edu

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. - Chemical Engineering, University of Florida - 2004

B.S. - Chemical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Chemical Technology, China- 1997

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

Assistant Professor, Miami University, 2004 - present

Graduate Research Internship, National Renewable Energy Lab, 2002

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Florida, 1998-2003

AWARDS:

Outstanding poster paper award by the 2003 American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AICHE) annual meeting Materials Science and Engineering Division, 2003

Special Student Award by the 29th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), 2002

PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS:

Papers:

• Rong Zhang, and Lei L. Kerr, “Controlling of ZnO morphologies by adjusting Cd concentration via Chemical Bath Deposition,” Vol. 180, pp. 998–1004, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2007.

• Lei L. Kerr, Xiaonan Li, Maria Canepa and Andre Sommer, “Raman Analysis of Nitrogen doped ZnO,” Thin Solid films, Vol. 515, No. 13, pp. 5282-5286, 2007.

• Zhaoqiang Fang, B. Claflin, D.C. Look, Lei L. Kerr, and Xiaonan Li “Electron and hole traps in N-doped ZnO grown on p-type Si substrate by MOCVD,” Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 102, article number 023714, 2007.

• Zhaoqiang Fang, B. Claflin, D. C. Look, Lei L. Kerr, and Ziaonan Li " Electron and hole traps in N-doped ZnO grown on p-type Si substrate by MOCVD", submitted to Journal of Applied Physics, 2007.

• Rong Zhang, Marvin Thrash, and Lei Kerr, "Studies on the Absorption of N3 Dye on Nanostructured ZnO Films" Preparative/Process Chromatography, (Abstract accepted in 2006 and to be presented in June 2007).

• Liqiang Zheng, Lei Kerr, and Marvin Thrash "Protein Adsorption on Nanostructured ZnO", Preparative/Process Chromatography, ( Abstract accepted in 2006 and to be presented in June 2007).

• Xuege Wang, Jeffery Lu, John Wax, Ken Lemanski, Jie Pan and Lei L. Kerr, "Investigation of MgF₂ Amtirefelective Coating on CIGS Thin Film Solar Cells" submitted to proceeding of the 22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 2007.

• Rong Zhang, and Lei L. Kerr, "Controlling of ZnO morphologies by adjusting Cd concentration via Chemical Bath Deposition," Vol. 180, pp.998-1004, Journal of The Solid State Chemistry, 2007.

• Lei L. Kerr, Xiaonan Li, Maria Caepa and Andre Sommer, "Raman Analysis of Nitrogen doped ZnO," Thin Solid Films, Vol. 515, No. 13, pp. 5282-5286, 2007.

• Rong Zhang, Lei L. Kerr, Richard E. Edelmann, Marina Canepa, and Andre J. Sommer, "Flower-like Nano-structured ZnO for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells," Proceeding of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, pp. 267-270, 2006.

• L. Repins, B. J. Stanbery, D. L. Young, S. s. Li, W. K. Metzger, C. L. Perkins, W. N. Shafaman, M. E. Beck, L. Chen, V. K. Kapur, D. Tarrant, M. D. Gonzalez. D. G. Jensen, T. J. Anderson, X. Wang, Lei L. Kerr, B. Keyes, S. Asher, A. Delahoy, B. Von Roedern, "Comparison of device performance and measured transport paprameters in widely-varying Cu(In,GA) (Se,S) solar cells," Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, Vol. 14, Issue 1, Pages 25-43, 2006.

• Kerr, L. L., Li, S. S., Johnston, S. W., Anderson, T. J., Crisalle, O. D., Kim, W., Abushama, J., and Nourfi, R. N., (September, 2004) "Investigation and defect properties in Cu(In, Ga)Se₂ solar cells by deep-level transient spectroscopy",Sold State Electronics, 48, 579-1586.

• Kerr, Lei L, S.S. Li, S. W. Johnston, K. Kim, T. J. Anderson, O.D. Crisalle, R.N. Noufi "Investigation of Deep Level Defects Study in CIGS-Based Solar cells", Published in Solid State Electronics (2004).

• Kerr, Lei L, SS Li, S.W. Johnston, K. Kim, T.J. Anderson, OD Crisalle, RN Noufi . "Characterization of Deep-Level Defects in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells by Deep-Level Transient Spectroscopy", Published in the 19th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference proceedings, Paris, France (2004).

• Kerr, Lei L, X. Li, T. J. Anderson, R. Noufi, T. Coutts, OD Crisalle, and S. Li "Thermodynamic Modeling of F doping in SnO2", published in the 30th World Photovoltaic Specialist Conference Proceedings, Japan, (2003).

• Kerr, Lei L, SS Li, S. Johnston, OD Crisalle, R. Noufi and T. Anderson, "Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS) Characterization of Team CIGS Cells", published in the 20th NCPV Photovoltaics Program Review Proceedings, Golden, CO, (2003).

• Wong, X, SS Li, Lei L. Kerr, and T. J. Anderson "Laser Annealing Study of CuInxGa1-xSe2 Based Solar Cells", published in the 30th World Photovoltaic Specialist Conference proceedings, Japan, (2003).

• Kerr, Lei L, S. Kim, S. Kincal, M. Ider, S. Yoon, and T.J. Anderson. "Rapid Thermal Processing of CIS Precursors", published in the 29th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference Proceedings, New Orleans, L.A., (2002).

• Ider, M, C-H Chang, B.J. Billy, W. Zhuang, Lei L. Kerr, and T.J. Anderson. "CuSe defect structure by Coulometric Titration and EMF measurements on Cu-In-Se system", published in the 29th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference Proceedings, New Orleans, L.A., (2002).

• Stanbery, B.J., C.-H. Chang, S. Kim, S. Kincal, G. Lippold, S.P. Ahrenkiel, Lei L. Kerr, T.J. Anderson, M.M. Al-Jassim. "Epitaxial Growth of CuAu-Ordered CuInSe2 Structural Polytypes by Migration Enhanced Epitaxy in Self Organized Processes in Semiconductor Alloys," published in the MRS Symposium Proceedings, (2000).

Refereed proceedings:

• Amandeep Saluja, Jie Pan, Lei Kerr, Eunjung Cho, Seth Hubbard , “Gas Sensing Properties of Porous ZnO Nano-Platelet Films”, Paper No. 1035-L11-07, MRS Proceedings, Fall

Presentations:

• Kerr, Lei L, T. J. Anderson, S. Yoon, O.D. Crisalle, C-H Chang and S. Li "Rapid Thermal Processing of CIS Precursors", The 2003 AICHE annual meeting, Nov 16-21, 2003, San Francisco, CA (2003).

• Kerr, Lei L, S.S. Li, S.W. Johnston, T.J. Anderson, O.D. Crisalle, R.N. Noufi . "Characterization of Deep-Level Defects in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells by Deep-Level Transient Spectroscopy", The 19th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Paris, France (2003).

• Kerr, Lei L, X. Li, T. J. Anderson, R. Noufi, T. Coutts, O.D. Crisalle, and S. Li "Thermodynamic Modeling of F doping in SnO2", The 30th World Photovoltaic Specialist Conference Proceedings, Japan, (2003).

• Kerr, Lei L, S.S. Li, S. Johnston, R. Noufi and T. Anderson, "Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS) Characterization of Team CIGS Cells", National CIS Meeting, Golden, CO, (2003).

• Kerr, Lei L, S. Kim, S. Kincal, M. Ider, S. Yoon and T.J. Anderson. "Rapid Thermal Processing of CIS Precursors." The 29th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, New Orleans, L.A., (2002).

• Anderson, T. J, Q. Zhuang, M. Ider, A. Chang, B.S. Stanbery, Lei L. Kerr, and J. Shen. "Using Computational Thermodynamics to Design CuInSe2 Thin Film Solar Cells." The 130th Ann. TMS Meeting, New Orleans, L.A., (2001).

• C-H Chang, S. Serkan, S. Kim, B. Stanbery, Lei L Kerr, S.S. Li, O.D. Crisalle, T.J. Anderson, O.D. Crisalle, R.N. Noufi . "Progress Towards Next Generation CIGS Solar Cells", The 16th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Taiwan (2001).

• Kerr, Lei L, J. Shen and T. J. Anderson. "Assessment of Cu2Se-Ga2Se3 Pseduobinary System." AVS Student Symposium, (1999).

MAJOR INTEREST AREAS:

Advanced electronic material growth and charaterization

Transparent conducting oxides (TCOs)

Solar Cells

Nanotechnology