PhD candidate
PhD candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering · University of North Carolina at Charlotte
PhD candidate studying characterization of the metal/silicon interface in silicon photovoltaics, including copper and silver metallization, fire-through contacts, and LECO with interests in renewable energy and thin-film solar.
Publications
Donald Intal, Sandra Huneycutt, Abasifreke Ebong, Ajeet Rohatgi, Vijay Upadhyaya, Sagnik Dasgupta, Ruohan Zhong, Thad Druffel, Ruvini Dharmadasa · arXiv preprint · 2026
Preprint
Donald Intal, Abasifreke U. Ebong · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · 2026
Journal
Abasifreke Ebong, Donald Intal, Sandra Huneycutt, Thad Druffel, Ruvini Dharmadasa, Kevin Elmer, Apolo Nambo · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · 2024
Journal
Collaborations
Collaboration with the University of New Mexico on silver thick-film pastes enhanced with surface-engineered carbon nanotubes to improve front-grid durability in silicon solar cells.
Jun 1, 2024
Industry collaboration with ACI Materials on silver paste manufacturing using cavitation technology—high-frequency acoustic processing for dispersion, shelf life, and production efficiency.
May 1, 2024
Joint work with Georgia Institute of Technology and BERT thin films to develop screen-printable copper pastes processed under atmospheric conditions for silicon solar cell metallization.
Mar 1, 2024