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Ary Anggara Wibowo is a materials scientist engineer at the Australian National University (ANU), specializing in the development of advanced semiconductors for next-generation photovoltaic and renewable-energy applications. His research focuses on the synthesis, defect engineering, and optoelectronic characterization of wide-bandgap transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and chalcogenide compounds to enhance the efficiency of silicon-based tandem solar cells. In addition, he is actively engaged in research on photocatalysis, carbon dioxide reduction, hydrogen generation, and biofuel production, contributing to broader renewable-energy innovations. Wibowo employs industrially compatible thin-film deposition techniques, including chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), and atomic layer deposition (ALD), to fabricate high-quality semiconductor layers. He utilizes advanced optical and structural characterization tools such as time-resolved photoluminescence, hyperspectral imaging, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy to uncover the relationship between structural order, excitonic behavior, and carrier dynamics in layered materials. He has authored and co-authored thirty peer-reviewed publications in leading journals, which further advances the understanding of defect passivation, bandgap modulation, and interfacial charge dynamics in low-dimensional semiconductors and catalytic systems, driving progress in efficient sustainable energy technologies.
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