CurtisCurtis Doiron
Undergraduate Student, B.S. ’19
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA
01609

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Curtis researched how to grow single crystals of metal sulfides by chemical vapor transport and possible aqueous syntheses. He also grew antimony sulfide on an organic layer designed to match its crystal structure. The resulting material demonstrated world-record solar-energy conversion performance!

If you think this project sounds interesting and would like to work on a similar MQP, then contact Prof. Grimm to join now!

Publications

 Ultrafast Shift Current in SnS2 Single Crystals: Structure Considerations, Modeling, and THz Emission Spectroscopy.
Kateryna Kushnir, Sepideh Khanmohammadi, Erin M. Morissette, Curtis W. Doiron, Roy Stoflet, Kristie J. Koski, Ronald L. Grimm, Ashwin Ramasubramamiam, and Lyubov V. Titova
Adv. Optic Mater., 2024, in press. 10.1002/adom.202400244

 

Open-Circuit Photovoltage Exceeding 950 mV with an 840 mV Average at Sb2S3–Thianthrene+/0 Junctions Enabled by Thioperylene Anhydride Back Contacts.
Curtis W. Doiron, Nicholas A. Fitzpatrick, Clare P. Masucci, Julia L. Martin, Alexander D. Carl, and Ronald L. Grimm
ACS Omega, 2020, 5, 16875–16884.
10.1021/acsomega.0c02077

 

What brought you to WPI?

I was interested in attending an engineering school and picked WPI for the project-based curriculum and the general atmosphere on campus. I wanted to be surrounded by people who cared about the knowledge and learning available to those who searched for it.

What are your research interests?

Currently, I am interested in†anything remotely†related to solar energy or materials science.

What will you be doing immediately following your time at WPI?

As a rising sophomore, I have plenty of time to discover more opportunites for myself after WPI. After graduating from WPI, I will hopefully be working in my field.

What are your long term professional goals?

I don’t know what my goals are yet.