Dr. David Needell
Dr. David Needell
Alumni - Academic Postdocs
Dr. Needell is an Associate at Fine Structures Ventures in Boston, MA. He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science in the fall of 2021, developing computational techniques and exploring novel application areas for luminescent solar concentrator photovoltaic devices. Becoming infatuated by the thermodynamic limits of light-matter interaction within such devices, David transitioned to more fundamental research questions in photonics — joining Professor Xiaoyang Zhu's group at Columbia University as a Postdoctoral Fellow investigating photon to magnon (spin-wave) transduction in emerging two-dimensional antiferromagnetic materials. Outside of the lab, David loves backpacking various thru-hikes, banging away at the drums in several rock groups, and doting on his adorably orange cat.
Selected Publications
AMORPHOUS SILICON CARBIDE HIGH CONTRAST GRATINGS AS HIGHLY EFFICIENT SPECTRALLY SELECTIVE VISIBLE REFLECTORS
Haley C. Bauser, Morgan D. Foley, Megan E. Phelan, William Weigand, David R. Needell, Zachary C. Holman, and Harry A. Atwater
Optica Publishing Group. Collection. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6034724.v2 (2022)
ROLE OF ATOMIC STRUCTURE ON EXCITON DYNAMICS AND PHOTOLUMINESCENCE IN NIR EMISSIVE INAS/INP/ZNSE QUANTUM DOTS
Michael J. Enright, Dipti Jasrasaria, Mathilde M. Hanchard, David R. Needell, Megan E. Phelan, Daniel Weinberg, Brinn E. McDowell, Haw-Wen Hsiao, Hamidreza Akbari, Matthew Kottwitz, Maggie M. Potter, Joeson Wong, Jian-Min Zuo, Harry A. Atwater, Eran Rabani, and Ralph G. Nuzzo
The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 2022, 126, 7576−7587 (2022)
SILICON HETEROJUNCTION MICROCELLS
Maggie M. Potter, Megan E. Phelan, Pradeep Balaji, Phillip Jahelka, Haley C. Bauser, Rebecca D. Glaudell, Cora M. Went, Michael J. Enright, David R. Needell, André Augusto, Harry A. Atwater, and Ralph G. Nuzzo
(2021)
ALSB AS A MATERIAL FOR HIGH INDEX CONTRAST NANOPHOTONICS
Haley C Bauser, David R. Needell, and Harry A. Atwater
Optical Materials Express (2021)
SOLAR POWER WINDOWS: CONNECTING SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES TO MARKET SIGNALS
David R. Needell, Megan E. Phelan, Jason T. Hartlove, Harry A. Atwater
Energy 219 (2021) 119567 (2021)