Dr. Anthony Morfa

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
University of Melbourne School of Chemistry

Contact Details

AMorfa@unimelb.edu.au
ph: 03 8344 2428 (office)

Education

2008 PhD Physical Chemistry
Thesis Title: Surface-Plasmon-Enhanced Photoconversion in Organic Photovoltaics
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Supervisors: Dr. Jao van de Lagemaat and Prof. Carl Koval

2004 Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, cum laude
University of California, Santa Barbara

Previous Positions

Graduate Student Researcher : Mar 2006 - Jan 2009
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Adviser : Jao van de Lagemaat

NSF-OSEP Fellow / Graduate Student : Aug 2004 - Dec 2008
University of Colorado at Boulder
Advisers : Profs. Kathy Rowlen and Carl Koval

RISE Intern / Undergraduate Researcher
University of California, Santa Barbara
Adviser : Prof. Galen Stucky

Current Research Interests

Optoelectronic device fabrication, including LEDs and photovoltaic devices
Optical properties of thin films
Charge-transport in thin-films

Publications

Nanoscale Imaging of Exciton Transport in Organic Photovoltaic Semiconductors by Tip-Enhanced Tunneling Luminescence, Manuel J. Romero, Anthony J. Morfa, Thomas H. Reilly III., Jao van de Lagemaat, Mowafak Al-Jassim, Nano Letters, (2009)

Plasmons in solar energy conversion, Anthony J. Morfa, Thomas H. Reilly III, Justin C. Johnson, and Jao van de Lagemaat, SPIE Newsroom, 17 June (2009)

Surface-plasmon-enhanced transparent electrodes in organic photovoltaics, Thomas H. Reilly III, Robert C. Tenent, Anthony J. Morfa, Kathy L. Rowlen, Jao van de Lagemaat: Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 243304 (2008)

Pathways for the Degradation of Organic Photovoltaic P3HT:PCBM Based Devices, Matthew O. Reese, Anthony J. Morfa, Matthew S. White, Nikos Kopidakis, Sean E. Shaheen, Garry Rumbles, and David S. Ginley, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 92 (7), p.746-752, Jul (2008)

Plasmon-enhanced solar energy conversion in organic bulk heterojunction photovoltaics, Anthony J. Morfa, Kathy L. Rowlen, Thomas H. Reilly, III, Manuel J. Romero, and Jao van de Lagemaat, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 033301 (2008)

Performance of bulk heterojunction photovoltaic devices prepared by airbrush spray deposition, R. Green, A. Morfa, A. J. Ferguson, N. Kopidakis, G. Rumbles, and S. E. Shaheen, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 013504 (2008)

Conference Proceedings

Optimizing Carbon Nanotube Contacts for Use in Organic Photovoltaics, Teresa M. Barnes, Jeffrey L. Blackburn, Robert C. Tenent, Anthony Morfa, Michael Heben, and Timothy J. Coutts: 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Short-term Metal/Organic Interface Stability Investigations of Organic Photovoltaic Devices, Matthew O. Reese, Anthony J. Morfa, Matthew S. White, Nikos Kopidakis, Sean E. Shaheen, Garry Rumbles, and David S. Ginley: 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Annealing effects on surface-plasmon-enhanced bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaics, Anthony J. Morfa, Thomas H. Reilly, Kathy L. Rowlen, and Jao van de Lagemaat, Proc. SPIE 6656, 66561J (2007)

Dr. Anthony Morfa Post-Doctoral Research Fellow University of Melbourne School of Chemistry Contact Details AMorfa@unimelb.edu.au ph: 03 8344 2428 (office) Education 2008 PhD Physical Chemistry Thesis Title: Surface-Plasmon-Enhanced Photoconversion in Organic Photovoltaics University of Colorado, Boulder, USA Supervisors: Dr. Jao van de Lagemaat and Prof. Carl Koval 2004 Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, cum laude University of California, Santa Barbara Previous Positions Graduate Student Researcher : Mar 2006 - Jan 2009 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Adviser : Jao van de Lagemaat NSF-OSEP Fellow / Graduate Student : Aug 2004 - Dec 2008 University of Colorado at Boulder Advisers : Profs. Kathy Rowlen and Carl Koval RISE Intern / Undergraduate Researcher University of California, Santa Barbara Adviser : Prof. Galen Stucky Current Research Interests Optoelectronic device fabrication, including LEDs and photovoltaic devices Optical properties of thin films Charge-transport in thin-films
Publications
Nanoscale Imaging of Exciton Transport in Organic Photovoltaic Semiconductors by Tip-Enhanced Tunneling Luminescence, Manuel J. Romero, Anthony J. Morfa, Thomas H. Reilly III., Jao van de Lagemaat, Mowafak Al-Jassim, Nano Letters, (2009) Plasmons in solar energy conversion, Anthony J. Morfa, Thomas H. Reilly III, Justin C. Johnson, and Jao van de Lagemaat, SPIE Newsroom, 17 June (2009) Surface-plasmon-enhanced transparent electrodes in organic photovoltaics, Thomas H. Reilly III, Robert C. Tenent, Anthony J. Morfa, Kathy L. Rowlen, Jao van de Lagemaat: Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 243304 (2008) Pathways for the Degradation of Organic Photovoltaic P3HT:PCBM Based Devices, Matthew O. Reese, Anthony J. Morfa, Matthew S. White, Nikos Kopidakis, Sean E. Shaheen, Garry Rumbles, and David S. Ginley, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 92 (7), p.746-752, Jul (2008) Plasmon-enhanced solar energy conversion in organic bulk heterojunction photovoltaics, Anthony J. Morfa, Kathy L. Rowlen, Thomas H. Reilly, III, Manuel J. Romero, and Jao van de Lagemaat, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 033301 (2008) Performance of bulk heterojunction photovoltaic devices prepared by airbrush spray deposition, R. Green, A. Morfa, A. J. Ferguson, N. Kopidakis, G. Rumbles, and S. E. Shaheen, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 013504 (2008)
Conference Proceedings
Optimizing Carbon Nanotube Contacts for Use in Organic Photovoltaics, Teresa M. Barnes, Jeffrey L. Blackburn, Robert C. Tenent, Anthony Morfa, Michael Heben, and Timothy J. Coutts: 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference Short-term Metal/Organic Interface Stability Investigations of Organic Photovoltaic Devices, Matthew O. Reese, Anthony J. Morfa, Matthew S. White, Nikos Kopidakis, Sean E. Shaheen, Garry Rumbles, and David S. Ginley: 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference Annealing effects on surface-plasmon-enhanced bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaics, Anthony J. Morfa, Thomas H. Reilly, Kathy L. Rowlen, and Jao van de Lagemaat, Proc. SPIE 6656, 66561J (2007)