Best Projects

2023

Congrats to the entire Spring class of ECE 443 LEDs and Solar Cells and Best Project Awardees!

CROSSLIGHT BEST PROJECT AWARDEE

Designing Blue-Wavelength Free White Light: A Dichromatic Approach Using Violet and Yellow-Green LEDs (Report)

Designing Blue-Wavelength Free White Light: A Dichromatic Approach Using Violet and Yellow-Green LEDs (Presentation)

MICROLINK DEVICES BEST PROJECT AWARDEE

Designing efficient AlGaN-based UV LED (Report)

Designing efficient AlGaN-based UV LED (Presentation)

2022

Congrats to the entire Spring class of ECE 443 LEDs and Solar Cells and Best Project Awardees!

CROSSLIGHT BEST PROJECT AWARDEES

2D Optical-Thermal-Electrical Simulation for High Wall Plug Efficiency Cubic GaN Green LED on Silicon (Report)

2D Optical-Thermal-Electrical Simulation for High Wall Plug Efficiency Cubic GaN Green LED on Silicon (Presentation)

HgCdTe Long-Wave Infrared Photovoltaics for Directed Energy Applications (Report)

HgCdTe Long-Wave Infrared Photovoltaics for Directed Energy Applications (Presentation)

MICROLINK DEVICES BEST PROJECT AWARDEE

High Efficiency Triple-Junction Solar Cell for Portable Device Charging Applications (Report)

High Efficiency Triple-Junction Solar Cell for Portable Device Charging Applications (Presentation)

2021

Congrats to the entire Spring class of ECE 443 LEDs and Solar Cells and Best Project Awardees!

CROSSLIGHT BEST PROJECT AWARDEES

Designing Efficient Micro Light Emitting Diodes for Display Applications (Report)

Designing Efficient Micro Light Emitting Diodes for Display Applications (Presentation)

Harnessing Cobalt-60 Gamma Radiation with ZnTe Gammavoltaic Devices and an LuI3 Scintillator Interface for Clean Firm Power Generation (Report)

Harnessing Cobalt-60 Gamma Radiation with ZnTe Gammavoltaic Devices and an LuI3 Scintillator Interface for Clean Firm Power Generation (Presentation)

MICROLINK DEVICES BEST PROJECT AWARDEE

Multi-Quantum Well (MQW) GaAs/AlGaAs Solar Cell (Report)

Multi-Quantum Well (MQW) GaAs/AlGaAs Solar Cell (Presentation)

2020 

Congrats to the entire Spring class of ECE 443 LEDs and Solar Cells and Best Project Awardees!

CROSSLIGHT BEST TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION AWARDEE (ADDRESSING THE COVID-19)

Illinois ECE graduate student develops sustainable disinfection system for N-95 masks in Haiti

A Sustainable, UV-LED Disinfection System for N95 masks in Haiti (Report)

MICROLINK DEVICES BEST PROJECT AWARDEE

Improved GaAsP Solar Cells with Distributed Bragg Reflector for Space Applications (Report)

Improved GaAsP Solar Cells with Distributed Bragg Reflector for Space Applications (Presentation)

2019 

Congrats to the entire Spring class of ECE 443 LEDs and Solar Cells and Best Project Awardees!

CROSSLIGHT BEST PROJECT AWARDEES

Investigation of the Impact of Polarization and Auger Recombination on the Wurtzite and Zincblende GaN-Based Green LEDs (Report)

Investigation of the Impact of Polarization and Auger Recombination on the Wurtzite and Zincblende GaN-Based Green LEDs (Presentation)

Design of Monolithic White LED Using InGaN/GaN/InGaN MQW Structures (Report)

Design of Monolithic White LED Using InGaN/GaN/InGaN MQW Structures (Presentation)

MICROLINK DEVICES BEST PROJECT AWARDEE

Ge/GaAs/InGaP Triple-Junction Solar Cells for Space Exploration (Report)

Ge/GaAs/InGaP Triple-Junction Solar Cells for Space Exploration (Presentation)

2018 

Congrats to the entire Spring class of ECE 498/443 LEDs and Solar Cells and Crosslight Best Project Awardees!

CROSSLIGHT BEST PROJECT AWARDEES

Efficient Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cell (Report)

Efficient Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cell (Presentation)

Trade-off Evaluation and Design Optimization of High Efficiency Terrestrial (AM1.5) Five-junction Solar Cell Using Crosslight Apsys (Report)

Trade-off Evaluation and Design Optimization of High Efficiency Terrestrial (AM1.5) Five-junction Solar Cell Using Crosslight Apsys (Presentation)

Light emitting diodes using InxGa1-xP quantum well structures for wound healing (Report)

Light emitting diodes using InxGa1-xP quantum well structures for wound healing (Presentation)

2017

Integration of GaAsP on Si for High Efficiency Tandem Solar Cells (Report)

Integration of GaAsP on Si for High Efficiency Tandem Solar Cells (Presentation)

Design of an Infrared LED for use in Medical Applications (Report)

Design of an Infrared LED for use in Medical Applications (Presentation)