Derese Desta

Employment

• Hasselt University Researcher
  2020 - Present
• Universidade de Aveiro Research Assistant
  2013 - 2014
• Dilla University Lecturer
  2010 - 2013
• Mekelle University College of Natural and Computational Sciences Graduate Assistant
  2004 - 2007

Education

• Universiteit Hasselt Faculteit Wetenschappen PhD
  2016 - 2020
• Universidade de Aveiro Erasmus Mundus Masters in Materials Science (EMMS)
  2008 - 2010
• Universitat Rovira i Virgili Master in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
  2007 - 2008
• Addis Ababa University Master of Science in Physics
  2005 - 2007
• Haramaya University Bachelor of education degree in Physics
  1999 - 2004

Projects & Funding

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Publications (17)

• Overcoming Printing and Interfacial Challenges in Liquid Metal Direct Writing for Integrated Stretchable Electronics
  Maximilian Krack, Lennert Purnal, Parth Vinayakrao Sewlikar +13 more
  Advanced Materials Technologies 2026 DOI: 10.1002/admt.202502023
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• Co-pyrolysis of chicken feathers and macadamia nut shells, a promising strategy to create nitrogen-enriched electrode materials for supercapacitor applications
  Bioresource Technology 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130417
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• Improving Nitrogen Retention in Algal Biochar Pyrolysis by Co‐Pyrolysis with Glucose
  Advanced Sustainable Systems 2023 DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202300236
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• Electron-donating amine-interlayer induced n-type doping of polymer:nonfullerene blends for efficient narrowband near-infrared photo-detection
  Nature Communications 2022 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32845-5
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• The Role of SnF2 Additive on Interface Formation in All Lead‐Free FASnI3 Perovskite Solar Cells
  Advanced Functional Materials 2022 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202109649
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• Study Of Mercaptobenzimidazoles As Inhibitors For Copper Corrosion: Down to the Molecular Scale
  Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2021 DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/abf9c3
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• PEGylating poly(p-phenylene vinylene)-based bioimaging nanoprobes
  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.07.145
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• Inkjet Printing of PEDOT:PSS Based Conductive Patterns for 3D Forming Applications
  Polymers 2020 DOI: 10.3390/polym12122915
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• Improved Field Electron Emission Properties of Phosphorus and Nitrogen Co-Doped Nanocrystalline Diamond Films
  Nanomaterials 2020 DOI: 10.3390/nano10061024
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• Laser-Patternable Graphene Field Emitters for Plasma Displays
  Kamatchi Jothiramalingam Sankaran, Santosh Kumar Bikkarolla, Derese Desta +5 more
  Nanomaterials 2019 DOI: 10.3390/nano9101493
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• Optoelectronic properties and depth profile of charge transport in nanocrystal films
  PHYSICAL REVIEW B 68 2017
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• Combining light-harvesting with detachability in high-efficiency thin-film silicon solar cells
  Sanjay K. Ram, Derese Desta, Rita Rizzoli +8 more
  Nanoscale 2017 DOI: 10.1039/C7NR00658F
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• Efficient light-trapping with quasi-periodic uniaxial nanowrinkles for thin-film silicon solar cells
  Nano Energy 2017
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• Photovoltaic-Performance-Enhancing Patch with Combined Light Trapping and Spectral Upconverting Effect
  Conference: EUPVSEC2016 2016
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• Novel back-reflector architecture with nanoparticle based buried light-scattering microstructures for improved solar cell performance
  Nanoscale 2016
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• Directly patterned TiO2 nanostructures for efficient light harvesting in thin film solar cells
  JPhysDJ. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 48 (2015) 365101 2015
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• Solid-contact pH-selective electrode using multi-walled carbon nanotubes
  2009 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-3127-8
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