Pr. Bernard Drevillon

Bernard Drévillon is a Professor at École Polytechnique, where he specializes in material research for solar cell applications. After earning his PhD in High Energy Physics from the University of Paris-Sud in 1973, he transitioned to focus on thin film photovoltaics, particularly plasma-deposited amorphous silicon. Dr. Drévillon is renowned for developing the "Uvisel" spectroellipsometer, which has become a key instrument in the field, with over 800 units sold globally.He has authored or co-authored more than 300 publications, garnering over 8,000 citations and an H-index of 46. He served as the Editor-in-Chief of the European Physical Journal – Applied Physics for eleven years and was the Director of the Laboratory of Physics of Interfaces and Thin Films (LPICM) at École Polytechnique. Dr. Drévillon has played a pivotal role in the establishment of joint research initiatives, including collaborations with TOTAL on silicon solar cells and the Photovoltaic Institute IPVF.