Who are the people working to change the future of space energy transmission? With our series, "Voices from the Consortium", we want to introduce them to you. In each article, we’ll highlight one of the RePowerSiC team who are contributing to the development of cutting-edge silicon carbide (SiC) technologies. Discover the people driving space innovation—one voice at a time.

PhD Student Adrian Holm Dubre

I am Adrian Holm, a PhD student in Prof. Haiyan Ou’s group at DTU with a background in nanophotonics and nanofabrication.

My Role in RePowerSiC

I am working in WP3 on the processing of laser power converters. My main foci are the generation and execution of the nanofabrication process flow whereby we will find the best materials and methods for the device and then fabricate it in the DTU Nanolab Cleanroom (tasks 3.3 and 3.7). Additionally, I work on task 3.5 wherein I design and fabricate antireflecting and passivating surface coatings and structures for the LPC device. This will ensure that optical losses from surface reflections and loss of carriers due to the presence of surface states are minimised, thus improving the overall device efficiency. 

A Passion for Research and Technological Advancement

I am passionate about research into ambitious and innovative technologies with the potential to cause tangible, worldwide improvements and, as is the case for my project, fabrication, characterisation, and optimisation of nanodevices to realise such technologies. I also believe that participating in RePowerSiC project will benefit my career by strengthening my experience in optoelectronics, expanding my expertise in device fabrication and broadening my perspective through involvement in such an ambitious international project. Contributing to what I hope will become a promising technology in future space exploration and energy transfer as well as meaningful advancement in the field of silicon carbide photovoltaics, is an amazing opportunity, and I am extremely excited to see which new innovations will come from this project.