Dr. Batara received his PhD in Materials Science in 2017. His research focused on light directed meso-structuring of semiconductor films, with an emphasis on computational modeling. Currently, he is a Consultant in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Exponent Failure Analysis Associates.
Available Publications

Band Edge Tailoring in Few-Layer Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Sulfide/Selenide Alloys
Yi-Rung Lin, Wen-Hui Cheng, Matthias H. Richter, Joseph S. DuChene, Elizabeth A. Peterson, Cora M. Went, Zakaria Y. Al Balushi, Deep Jariwala, Jeffrey B. Neaton, Li-Chyong Chen, and Harry A. Atwater
The Journal of Physical Chemistry (2020)
- 2D Materials

Millivolt Modulation of Plasmonic Metasurface Optical Response via Ionic Conductance
Krishnan Thyagarajan, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Leonardo Zornberg, and Harry A. Atwater
Advanced Materials (2017)
- Metamaterials Plasmonics

Polycrystalline Cu2O photovoltaic devices incorporating Zn(O,S) window layers
Yulia Tolstova, Stefan T. Omelchenko, Raymond E. Blackwell, Amanda M. Shing, Harry A. Atwater
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (2016)
- Photovoltaics

Three-Dimensional Single Gyroid Photonic Crystals with a Mid-Infrared Bandgap
Siying Peng, Runyu Zhang, Valerian H. Chen, Emil T. Khabiboulline, Paul Braun, and Harry A. Atwater
ACS Photonics (2016)
- Photovoltaics

Effectively Transparent Front Contacts for Optoelectronic Devices
Rebecca Saive, Aleca M. Borsuk, Hal S. Emmer, Colton R. Bukowsky, John V. Lloyd, Sisir Yalamanchili, and Harry A. Atwater
Advanced Optical Materials (2016)
- Photovoltaics