AMIN EMRANI
193 Main St., APT #4, Binghamton, NY, USA, 13905. aemrani@binghamton.edu +1-607-768-1239
Objective:
To obtain a research and development position in the field of semiconductor devices and materials, renewable
energy, and power electronics.
Education:
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York (Expected August 2014)
Adviser: Dr. Charles R. Westgate
Dissertation: Fabrication and analysis of CZTS thin film solar cells
Cumulative GPA: 3.96/4.00
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Iran
(2010)
Adviser: Dr. Hosein Farzanehfard
Thesis: Introducing an improved MPPT method for solar cell based on a perturb and observe algorithm and
implementing it on soft switched converters
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Iran
(2007)
Adviser: Dr. Hosein Farzanehfard
Thesis: Design and implementation of the control circuit for a quasi-resonance buck converter
Research Experience:
Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Autonomous Solar Power at Binghamton University
(2012-present)
Deposit CZTS (Cu2ZnSnS4) thin films by the sputtering, thermal evaporation, and solution-based processes, and
analyze and optimize the processes to improve the regarding solar cells’ performance.
Deposit cadmium sulfide through chemical bath deposition and analyze and optimize the process for the thin
film solar cell applications.
Deposit and optimize the transparent conducting oxide (AZO and ITO) and back and front contacts for the thin
film solar cells.
Fabricate cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film solar cells using close spaced sublimation to grow CdTe.
Graduate Research Assistant, Switching Power Supply Lab. at Isfahan University of Technology (2007-2011)
Designed and fabricated converters’ topologies for the photovoltaic systems (MPPT).
Designed and implemented high efficiency soft switched DC-DC converters.
Research Assistant, Switching Power Supply Lab. at Isfahan University of Technology
(2006-2007)
Designed and fabricated a closed-loop analog control system for a quasi-resonance buck converter.
Qualifications and Skills:
Nano-Fabrication processes (Hands-on):
Sputtering, thermal evaporation, atomic layer deposition, chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor
deposition, spin coating, photolithography, and wet etching.
Physicochemical, electrical, and optical analysis (Hands-on):
X-Ray difractometer, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy, Dektak profilometer,
optical profilers, Raman spectroscopy, Hall effect, C-V characterization, conductivity, and quantum efficiency,
solar cell efficiency.
Programing and Simulation Skills:
Cadence-Virtuoso, ORCAD, PSIM, DIGSILENT, MATLAB, SIMULINK, and microcontroller programming.
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Publications (Journals)-24citations
1. A. Emrani, P.Vasekar, and C.R. Westgate, “Effects of sulfurization temperature on CZTS thin film solar cell
performances,” Journal of Solar Energy, Vol. 98, p. 335-340, 2013.
2. Z. Ge, P. Rajbhandari, J. Hu, A. Emrani, T. R. Dhakal, C. Westgate, and D. Klotzkin, “Enhanced omnidirectional performance of copper zinc tin sulfide thin film solar cell by gradient index coating,” Applied
Physics Letters, 104, 101104 ,2014.
3. A. Emrani, E. Adib and H. Farzanehfard, “Single switch soft switched isolated DC –DC converter,’’ Power
Electronics, IEEE Transactions on, Vol. 27, No. 4, April 2012.
4. A. Emrani and H. Farzanefard, “Zero current switching resonant buck converters with small inductors,” IET
Power Electronics, Vol. 5, Issue 5, p. 710 – 718, 2012.
5. A. Emrani, M.R. Amini, and H. Farzanefard, “Soft single switch resonant buck converter with inherent PFC
feature,” IET Power Electronics, Vol. 6, Issue 3, p. 516 – 522, 2013.
6. A. Emrani, M. Mahdavi, and E. Adib, “ Soft switching bridgeless PFC buck converters,” Journal of Power
Electronics, JPE, Vol. 12, No. 2, March 2012.
7. M.R. Amini, M. Mahdavi, A. Emrani and H. Farzaneh-Fard, “Soft switching bridgeless PFC with reduced
conduction losses and no stresses,” IET Power Electronics, Vol. 5, Issue. 3, pp. 334–340, 2012.
8. M. Mahdavi, M. Reza Amini, A. Emrani and H. Farzanehfard, “Soft switching three phase inverter with two
DC-Link switches,” Journal of Power Electronics, JPE, Vol. 11, No. 6, November 2011.
Publications (selected conference papers)
1. A. Emrani, P. Vasekar, and CR Westgate, “CZTS solar cells with 5.75% efficiency using sputtered
precursors”, Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2013 IEEE 39th, 2545-2547.
2. A. Emrani, and H. Farzanehfard, “A new zero current switching resonant Buck converter”, Electrical and
Computer Engineering (CCECE), 24th Canadian Conference on, May 2011, 656-659.
3. M. Mahdavi, A. Emrani, and H. Farzanehfard, "A new resonant single stage power factor correction
converter”, Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 24th Canadian Conference on, 2011, 836 – 839.
Working Experience
Electrical designer engineer in Isfahan Saman Energy company
(2007)
Designed the power distribution and substation for the arc furnace steel at Mobarakeh-Steel Co. (team work).
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant in Electronics and Circuits lab, Binghamton University
(2011-2012)
Lecturer for Pulse Technique, Logical Circuit and Engineering Mathematics, Islamic Azad University Khorasgan
Branch (IAUK), Iran
(2007-2011)
Teaching Assistant in Electronics I, II and Industrial Electronics, Isfahan University of Technology (2010-2011)
Academic Activity
Journal reviewer for IEEE transactions on Power Electronics
Journal reviewer for IET Power Electronics