My Research in Advanced Antireflection Metasurfaces

My research has focused on developing cutting-edge solutions for antireflection coatings, specifically by harnessing the power of metasurfaces. Traditional antireflection techniques often have limitations in terms of the range of light they can effectively manage, but my work has sought to overcome these challenges.

I have explored the design and implementation of high-index metasurfaces that uniquely combine both Mie and Fabry-Pérot resonances. This innovative approach allows for precise control over how light interacts with a surface, enabling us to significantly reduce unwanted reflections. A key achievement has been the development of broadband antireflection coatings employing multi-resonant metasurfaces, which means these coatings can effectively minimize reflections across a wide spectrum of light wavelengths. This work has significant implications for improving the efficiency of solar cells, optical sensors, and various imaging systems by ensuring more light is transmitted into the desired device rather than being reflected away.

These projects have been funded partly by Stanford University under a program supported by 3Sun / Enel Green Power / ST Microelectronics and the US Department of Energy through the Bay Area PhotoVoltaic Consortium.

Peer-reviewed publications

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PostDoc at Stanford University

Read my blog posts on my research in nanophotonic-plasmonic and light-matter interaction and my research in advanced antireflection metasurfaces.

I joined Stanford University in September 2013 and I was a PostDoctoral Scholar in the group of Prof. Mark Brongersma till May 2016. This is one of the best environments I have been working in during my professional life. Located in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley, it is really one of the world’s leading teaching and research universities. I tried to take advantages of as many as possible opportunities offered by the Farm.

My research project focuses on improving the existing solar cells and make them cheaper and a real alternative to traditional energy sources. My project here is funded by 3Sun / Enel Green Power / ST Microelectronics and the US Department of Energy through the Bay Area PhotoVoltaic Consortium.

Peer-reviewed publications

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Patent

Broadband, polarization-independent, omnidirectional, metamaterial-based antireflection coating
C. E. A. Cordaro, E. F. Pecora, M. L. Brongersma, J. van de Groep
US Patent 11,467,495 issued on October 11, 2022


Leadership training

  • Selected as group facilitator for the “Management Matters” class organized and offered by the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education at Stanford University
  • Selected by the Director of the Stanford Interdisciplinary Life Science Communications as a facilitator for a scientific pitch training workshop for 3rd year Stanford grad students (Spring 2014)
  • Admitted at Adventures in Design Thinking: A d.school Experience class offered by the Stanford Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education (Summer 2015)
  • Admitted at the full time Stanford Ignite program by the Stanford Graduate School of Business (Summer 2015)
  • Admitted at “The Improviser’s Mindset” class offered by the Stanford Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education
  • Negotiation skills class, offered by the Stanford Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
  • iRite/iSpeak course, offered by the Stanford Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
  • Stanford future leaders: Mentoring Workshop, offered by the Stanford Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

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