Prof. RAŞİT TURAN

Academic Positions 5

2010 - Continues Professor

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics
2006 - 2010 Associate Professor

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics
1992 - 1996 Assistant Professor

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics
1987 - 1991 Research Assistant

Universitetet İ Oslo (University Of Oslo), Matematik Ve Doğa Bilimleri, Fizik
1983 - 1985 Research Assistant

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics

Non Academic Experience 3

2025 - Present Coordinator of SiPV Division

Public Research Center, ODTÜ-GÜNAM, SiPV Division, Coordinator of SiPV Division
2001 - Continues Professor

METU, Professor
2021 - 2025 Chair of the Board and Coordinator of SiPV Division

Public Research Center, ODTÜ-GÜNAM, SiPV Division, Chair of the Board and Coordinator of SiPV Division

Supervised Theses 28

Design, fabrication and characterization of interdigitated back contact silicon solar cells

Yerci S. (Co-Advisor), Turan R.

E.HANDE(Student), Doctorate, 2022
Investigation on ionicity and its effect on charge carrier selectivity for N-type crystalline silicon solar cells

TURAN R. (Advisor)

B.MOHAMED(Student), Postgraduate, 2022
Production and characterization of amorphous silicon thin-film solar cells on flexible substrates with laser texturing

TURAN R. (Advisor)

Z.DEMİRCİOĞLU(Student), Doctorate, 2022
DEVELOPMENT OF SEEDED VERTICAL GRADIENT FREEZE TECHNIQUE FOR CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDE CRYSTALS

TURAN R. (Advisor)

Ö.BAŞAR(Student), Doctorate, 2022
Alternative surface texturing, passivation and charge selective contacts for crystalline silicon solar cells

Yerci S. (Co-Advisor), Turan R.

E.SARIGÜL(Student), Doctorate, 2022
Improving the performance of monocrystalline silicon PERC solar cells by optimizing front and rear metallization

Yerci S. (Co-Advisor), Turan R.

H.ASAV(Student), Postgraduate, 2022
Improvement of silicon heterojunction solar cell performance with new surface structure and wide band gap carrier selective layers

Yerci S. (Co-Advisor), Turan R.

E.DÖNERÇARK(Student), Doctorate, 2021
Expanding the scope of nonparaxial scalar diffraction theory

TURAN R. (Advisor)

M.Günöven(Student), Doctorate, 2020
Fabrication of interdigitated back-contact (IBC) solar cells with screen-printed boron doped emitters

TURAN R. (Advisor)

A.Aliefendioğlu(Student), Postgraduate, 2020
Optimization of laser processing for PERC type c-Si solar cells

TURAN R. (Advisor)

E.Genç(Student), Postgraduate, 2019
A numerical analysis of interdigitated back contacted silicon solar cells

YERCİ S. (Co-Advisor), TURAN R. (Co-Advisor)

B.Acar(Student), Postgraduate, 2018
Polysilicon thin film processing on glass and photovoltaic applications

TURAN R. (Advisor)

M.Karaman(Student), Doctorate, 2016
Non-contact atomic force microscope (ncafm) operation in uhv using radiation pressure excitation of cantilever

TURAN R. (Co-Advisor), YERCİ S. (Co-Advisor)

Y.Uysallı(Student), Postgraduate, 2016
Optical and structural characterization of mixed halide perovskite thin films by thermal co-evaporation

TURAN R. (Co-Advisor), YERCİ S. (Co-Advisor)

O.Yılmaz(Student), Postgraduate, 2016
Novel metal assisted etching technique for enhanced light management in black crystalline SI solar cells /

TURAN R. (Advisor)

F.Es(Student), Doctorate, 2015
Fabrication and a complete structural, optical and electrical analysis of porous germanium nanostructures embedded in a dielectric matrix: possibility of third generation solar cell applications

TURAN R. (Advisor)

B.Altuntaş(Student), Postgraduate, 2014
Fabrication of silicon nanowires by electroless etching and investigation of their photovoltaic applications

ÜNALAN H. E. (Co-Advisor), TURAN R. (Co-Advisor)

B.Özdemir(Student), Postgraduate, 2011
Effect of substrate type on structural and optical properties of metal nanoparticles for plasmonic applications

TURAN R. (Co-Advisor), BEK A. (Co-Advisor)

İ.Tanyeli(Student), Postgraduate, 2011
Thickness analysis of thin films by energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy

TURAN R. (Co-Advisor), AKATA KURÇ B. (Co-Advisor)

S.Canlı(Student), Postgraduate, 2010
Si and si(1-x)ge(x) nanocrystals: synthesis, structural characterization, and simultaneous observation of quantum confined and interface related photoluminescence

TURAN R. (Advisor)

N.Asghar(Student), Doctorate, 2010
Si nanocrystals in sic matrix and infrared spectroscopy of in a dielecric matrix

TURAN R. (Advisor)

A.Gencer(Student), Doctorate, 2010
Structural and electrical properties of flash memory cells with HfO2 tunnel oxide and with/without nanocrystals

TURAN R. (Advisor)

D.Şahin(Student), Postgraduate, 2009
Synthesizing germanium and silicon nanocrystals embedded in silicon dioxide by magnetron sputtering technique

TURAN R. (Advisor)

A.Sinan(Student), Postgraduate, 2007
Growth and characterization of thin sio2 and ta2o5 dielectric layers nd : yag laser oxidation

TURAN R. (Advisor)

G.Aygün(Student), Doctorate, 2005
Electrical transport in metal oxide semiconductor capacitors

TURAN R. (Advisor)

M.Arıkan(Student), Postgraduate, 2004
Internal photomission spectroscopy for PtSi/Si and Pt/SiGe schottky type infrared detectors

TURAN R. (Advisor)

B.Aslan(Student), Postgraduate, 1999
Synthesis of silicon-germanium by high dose germanium ion implantation into silicon

TURAN R. (Advisor)

M.Şahin(Student), Postgraduate, 1999
Electrical properties of silicide/silicon diodes

TURAN R. (Advisor)

N.Akman(Student), Postgraduate, 1994

Academic and Administrative Experience

2010 - Continues Professor

2006 - 2010 Associate Professor

1992 - 1996 Assistant Professor

1987 - 1991 Research Assistant

1983 - 1985 Research Assistant

2025 - Present Coordinator of SiPV Division

2001 - Continues Professor

2021 - 2025 Chair of the Board and Coordinator of SiPV Division