James is a Principal Research Scientist and Science Area Leader for Electronic and Magnetic Materials at the National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom. He specialises in the development of standards and measurements for new semiconductor technologies, particularly in solar energy applications. He aims to accelerate the translation of emerging technologies from basic research to application and provide confidence in their large-scale deployment. He is an expert in IEC technical committees where he contributes to the development of international standards for performance of photovoltaics and emerging electronic materials.
James obtained a PhD from the University of Cambridge for work on quantum cryptography devices with Toshiba Research Ltd. Following this, he worked as a researcher and lecturer at University College London, the University of Cambridge and Potsdam University. He joined NPL, the UK’s national metrology institute, in 2012.
Current interests
- Imaging techniques for photovoltaic and semiconductor devices
- Performance measurement of photovoltaic devices and systems
- Modelling of photovoltaic devices and systems
- Future semiconductors
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A full list of James' publications can be found here: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7027-4918