HOU-CHIN CHA

Research Fellow

College of Engineering

Education: Ph. D., Mechanical Engineering,Chung Yuan Christian University.

hccha@mail.mcut.edu.tw

Academic journal

Dr. Hou-Chin Cha is currently serving as an Assistant Research Fellow at the Organic Electronics Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology. His primary research focuses on the development of organic solar cell technologies, with demonstrated expertise in the following areas: (1) Developing novel large-area coating techniques adaptable to flexible substrates, successfully integrating these methods into roll-to-roll production processes. (2) Innovating transparent modularization technologies to enhance the flexibility and efficiency of module applications. (3) Advancing cost-effective flexible module encapsulation technologies, effectively reducing production costs while improving module durability. (4) Conducting accelerated lifetime testing of large-area modules, complemented by outdoor field testing to ensure suitability across diverse environmental conditions. In addition, Dr. Cha’s research extends to the process development of perovskite solar cells and organic photodetectors, contributing significantly to advancements in the optoelectronics field.

Research Interests:

• Organic photovoltaic (OPV)
• Large-area processing
• Perovskite solar cell (PSC)
• Organic photodiode (OPD)

Publications:

1. T.-Y. Chung, H.-C. Cha*, C.-M. Chuang, C.-S. Tsao, D. Glowienka, Y.-H. Wang, H.-C. Wu, Y.-C. Huang*, “Developing Screen-Printing Processes for Silver Electrodes Towards All-Solution Coating Processes for Solar Cells”, Polymers, 16(21) (2024) 3012.
2. H.-C. Cha, C.-F. Li, T.-Y. Chung, W.-Y. Ma, C.-S. Tsao, Y.-C. Huang*, “Spray-Coated MoO₃ Hole Transport Layer for Inverted Organic Photovoltaics”, Polymers, 16(7) (2024) 981.
3. H.-C. Cha, Y.-C. Huang*, C.-F. Li, C.-S. Tsao*, “Uniformity and process stability of the slot-die coated PTB7:PC₇₁BM organic photovoltaic improved by solvent additives”, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 302 (2023) 127684.
4. Y.-C. Huang*, H.-C. Cha, S.-H. Huang, C.-F. Li, S. R. M. Santiago and C.-S. Tsao*, “Highly Efficient Flexible Roll-to-Roll Organic Photovoltaics Based on Non-Fullerene Acceptors”, Polymers, 15(19) (2023) 4005.
5. C.-S. Tsao*, C.-M. Chuang, H.-C. Cha, Y.-Y. Huang, Y.-M. Sung, T.-Y. Chung, Y.-T. Chang, Z.-C. Hu, T.-C. Liu, W.-Y. Ma, Y.-H. Wang, K.-P. Chang, Y.-C. Chao, H.-F. Meng, “Lab-to-Fab Development and Long-term Greenhouse Test of Stable Flexible Semitransparent Organic Photovoltaic Module”, Materials Today Energy, 36 (2023) 101340.