Publications

Selected recent research outputs

A curated list of recent peer-reviewed publications from my CV, covering outdoor PV analytics, PV module thermal modeling, and photovoltaic materials research.

2026

Anomaly detection, filtering and visualization for outdoor photovoltaic data

Elsevier

Whyte, G. M., Gerber, A., Rau, U., and Pieters, B. E.

Solar Energy, 307, 114351

UMAP-HDBSCAN and LOF filtering for unsupervised classification, visualization, and application-specific cleaning of outdoor PV data.

2024

Development and improvement of a transient temperature model of PV modules: Concept of trailing data

Wiley

Whyte Goodfriend, Pieters, E. B., Merdzhanova, T., Agbo, S., Ezema, F., and Rau, U.

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 32(6), 399-405

A transient extension of the Faiman thermal model using thermal mass and dynamic parametrization for improved PV module temperature prediction.

2023

Temperature-modulated nanostructures of ytterbium-doped cobalt selenide for photovoltaic applications

Elsevier

Ikhioya, I. L., Whyte, G. M., and Nkele, A. C.

Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 100(1), 100848

Electrodeposited Yb-CoSe thin films with nano-clustered morphology, strong absorbance, and low band-gap values for solar and optical devices.

2022

The effects of doping and temperature on properties of electrochemically deposited Er3+ doped ZnSe thin films

Elsevier

Obitte, B. C. N., Ikhioya, I. L., Whyte, G. M., Chime, U. K., Ezekoye, B. A., Ekwealor, A. B. C., Maaza, M., and Ezema, F. I.

Optical Materials, 124, 111979

Band-gap tuning of doped crystalline chalcogenide thin films for solar-cell buffer layers and absorber applications.

2021

Experimental and theoretical studies of the solid-state performance of electrodeposited Yb2O3/As2Se3 nanocomposite films

Elsevier

Whyte, G. M., Awada, C., Offor, P. O., Whyte, F. U., Kanoun, M. B., Goumri-Said, S., Alshoaibi, A., Ekwealor, A. B. C., Maaza, M., and Ezema, F. I.

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 855, 157324

Low-cost electrodeposition and DFT analysis of chalcogenide nanocomposite films for phase-change and solar-cell applications.