Andriy Zakutayev

Andriy Zakutayev is a scientist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), specializing in materials discovery and design for advanced energy technologies. His work bridges applied and fundamental research, focusing on solar cells, photoelectrochemical fuel generation, Li-ion batteries, and ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors.

• Bachelor: Electronics, Lviv Polytechnic National University
• PhD: Physics, Oregon State University

Research interests include high-throughput experimental methods, physical vapor deposition of thin films, defects/disorder in semiconductors, and non-equilibrium synthesis of metastable materials. Key subfields: nitride materials, ferroelectric/piezoelectric materials, photovoltaic absorbers, and transparent conductors.

Recent publications highlight innovations in photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction, AI-driven control software for materials instruments, heteroepitaxial nitride devices, and metastable layered semiconductors via ion exchange. Keywords span energy technologies, semiconductor physics, and materials synthesis.