By Adjunct Professor Gianluca Coletti

Book Chapters

Rougieux F; Coletti G; Gaal S; Guo B; Fu N; Veirman J; Liu AY; Øvrelid EJ, 2023, 'n-type silicon material', in n-Type Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics: Technology, applications and economics, pp. 27 - 68

Coletti G; MacDonald D; Yang D, 2012, 'Role of Impurities in Solar Silicon', in Advanced Silicon Materials for Photovoltaic Applications, pp. 79 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118312193.ch3

Journal articles

Singh M; Datta K; Amarnath A; Wagner F; Zhao Y; Yang G; Bracesco A; Phung N; Zhang D; Zardetto V; Najafi M; Veenstra SC; Coletti G; Mazzarella L; Creatore M; Wienk MM; Janssen RAJ; Weeber AW; Zeman M; Isabella O, 2023, 'Crystalline silicon solar cells with thin poly-SiOx carrier-selective passivating contacts for perovskite/c-Si tandem applications', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 31, pp. 877 - 887, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3693

Juhl MK; Heinz FD; Coletti G; Rougieux FE; Sun C; Contreras MV; Niewelt T; Krich J; Schubert MC, 2023, 'On the Conversion between Recombination Rates and Electronic Defect Parameters in Semiconductors', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 13, pp. 524 - 534, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2023.3267173

Zhang D; Datta K; Zardetto V; Veenstra S; Coletti G; Janssen RAJ, 2023, 'Validated Method for Evaluating the Four-Terminal Perovskite/Si Tandem Cell Performance and its Efficiency Potential', Solar RRL, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202200914

Zhou Z; Rougieux F; Siriwardhana M; Coletti G, 2022, 'Characterisation of striations in n-type silicon wafer processed with polysilicon contacts', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2022.111965

Zhou Z; Juhl MK; Vaqueiro-Contreras M; Rougieux F; Coletti G, 2022, 'Electronic Properties of Light- and Elevated Temperature-Induced Degradation in Float-Zone Silicon', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 12, pp. 1369 - 1376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2022.3195098

Manshanden P; Coletti G; Rosca V; Jansen MJ; De Groot K; De Graaff GJ; Creatore M; Simurka L; Najafi M; Zardetto V; Dogan I; Fledderus H; Veenstra SC, 2022, 'Quantifying the performance gain of 100 cm²bifacial four terminal perovskite-Si tandem modules', EPJ Photovoltaics, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2022006

Zhu Y; Rougieux F; Grant NE; De Guzman JAT; Murphy JD; Markevich VP; Coletti G; Peaker AR; Hameiri Z, 2021, 'Electrical characterization of thermally activated defects in n-type float-zone silicon', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 11, pp. 26 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jphotov.2020.3031382

Zhu Y; Juhl MK; Coletti G; Hameiri Z, 2021, 'Erratum to “Reassessments of minority carrier traps in silicon with photoconductance decay measurements”', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 11, pp. 241 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jphotov.2020.3031381

Zhu Y; Sun C; Niewelt T; Coletti G; Hameiri Z, 2020, 'Investigation of two-level defects in injection dependent lifetime spectroscopy', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110692

Coletti G; Luxembourg SL; Geerligs LJ; Rosca V; Burgers AR; Wu Y; Okel L; Kloos M; Danzl FJK; Najafi M; Zhang D; Dogan I; Zardetto V; Di Giacomo F; Kroon J; Aernouts T; Hüpkes J; Burgess CH; Creatore M; Andriessen R; Veenstra S, 2020, 'Bifacial four-terminal perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells and modules', ACS Energy Letters, 5, pp. 1676 - 1680, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00682

Chen J; Ge K; Chen B; Guo J; Yang L; Wu Y; Coletti G; Liu H; Li F; Liu D; Wang Z; Xu Y; Mai Y, 2019, 'Establishment of a novel functional group passivation system for the surface engineering of c-Si solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 195, pp. 99 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.02.039

Vargas C; Nie S; Chen D; Chan C; Hallam B; Coletti G; Hameiri Z, 2019, 'Degradation and recovery of n-type multi-crystalline silicon under illuminated and dark annealing conditions at moderate temperatures', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 9, pp. 355 - 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2885711

Vargas C; Coletti G; Chan C; Payne D; Hameiri Z, 2019, 'On the impact of dark annealing and room temperature illumination on p-type multicrystalline silicon wafers', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 189, pp. 166 - 174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2018.09.018

Zhu Y; Juhl MK; Coletti G; Hameiri Z, 2019, 'Reassessments of minority carrier traps in silicon with photoconductance decay measurements', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 9, pp. 652 - 652, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jphotov.2019.2903584

Bernardini S; Naerland TU; Coletti G; Bertoni MI, 2018, 'Defect Parameters Contour Mapping: A Powerful Tool for Lifetime Spectroscopy Data Analysis', Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research, 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssb.201800082

Vargas C; Kim K; Coletti G; Payne D; Chan C; Wenham S; Hameiri Z, 2018, 'Carrier-induced degradation in multicrystalline silicon: Dependence on the silicon nitride passivation layer and hydrogen released during firing', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 8, pp. 413 - 420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2783851

Zhu Y; Juhl M; Coletti G; Hameiri Z, 2018, 'On the transient negative photoconductance in n-type Czochralski silicon', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 8, pp. 421 - 427, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2784679

Bernardini S; Naerland TU; Coletti G; Bertoni MI, 2018, 'Defect Parameters Contour Mapping: A Powerful Tool for Lifetime Spectroscopy Data Analysis (Phys. Status Solidi B 8/2018)', physica status solidi (b), 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssb.201870130

Bernardini S; Nærland TU; Blum AL; Coletti G; Bertoni MI, 2017, 'Unraveling bulk defects in high-quality c-Si material via TIDLS', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 25, pp. 209 - 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.2847

Vargas C; Zhu Y; Coletti G; Chan C; Payne D; Jensen M; Hameiri Z; Vargas Castrillon C, 2017, 'Recombination parameters of lifetime-limiting carrier-induced defects in multicrystalline silicon for solar cells', Applied Physics Letters, 110, pp. 092106 - 092106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4977906

Zhu Y; Le Gia QT; Juhl MK; Coletti G; Hameiri Z, 2017, 'Application of the Newton–Raphson method to lifetime spectroscopy for extraction of defect parameters', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 7, pp. 1092 - 1092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2695666

Gaspar G; Coletti G; Juel M; Würzner S; Søndenå R; Di Sabatino M; Arnberg L; Øvrelid EJ, 2016, 'Identification of defects causing performance degradation of high temperature n-type Czochralski silicon bifacial solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 153, pp. 31 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2016.04.008

Le Donne A; Binetti S; Folegatti V; Coletti G, 2016, 'On the nature of striations in n-type silicon solar cells', Applied Physics Letters, 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4959558

Jensen MA; Hofstetter J; Morishige AE; Coletti G; Lai B; Fenning DP; Buonassisi T, 2015, 'Synchrotron-based analysis of chromium distributions in multicrystalline silicon for solar cells', Applied Physics Letters, 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4921619

Coletti G; Wu Y; Janssen G; Loffler J; Van Aken BB; Li F; Shen Y; Yang W; Shi J; Li G; Hu Z; Xiong J, 2015, '20.3% MWT silicon heterojunction solar cell-a novel heterojunction integrated concept embedding low ag consumption and high module efficiency', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 5, pp. 55 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2361029

Coletti G; Gordon I; Schubert MC; Warta W; Johannes Ovrelid E; Jouini A; Tucci M; De Cesare G, 2014, 'Challenges for photovoltaic silicon materials', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 130, pp. 629 - 633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2014.07.045

Coletti G; Manshanden P; Bernardini S; Bronsveld PCP; Gutjahr A; Hu Z; Li G, 2014, 'Removing the effect of striations in n-type silicon solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 130, pp. 647 - 651, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2014.06.016

Coletti G, 2013, 'Sensitivity of state-of-the-art and high efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells to metal impurities', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 21, pp. 1163 - 1170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.2195

Fenning DP; Hofstetter J; Bertoni MI; Coletti G; Lai B; Del Cañizo C; Buonassisi T, 2013, 'Precipitated iron: A limit on gettering efficacy in multicrystalline silicon', Journal of Applied Physics, 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4788800

Coletti G; Bronsveld PCP; Hahn G; Warta W; Macdonald D; Ceccaroli B; Wambach K; Le Quang N; Fernandez JM, 2011, 'Impact of metal contamination in silicon solar cells', Advanced Functional Materials, 21, pp. 879 - 890, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201000849

Bertoni MI; Hudelson S; Newman BK; Fenning DP; Dekkers HFW; Cornagliotti E; Zuschlag A; Micard G; Hahn G; Coletti G; Lai B; Buonassisi T, 2011, 'Influence of defect type on hydrogen passivation efficacy in multicrystalline silicon solar cells', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 19, pp. 187 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.1008

Paudyal BB; McIntosh KR; MacDonald DH; Coletti G, 2010, 'Temperature dependent carrier lifetime studies of Mo in crystalline silicon', Journal of Applied Physics, 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3309833

Kwapil W; Kasemann M; Gundel P; Schubert MC; Warta W; Bronsveld P; Coletti G, 2009, 'Diode breakdown related to recombination active defects in block-cast multicrystalline silicon solar cells', Journal of Applied Physics, 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3224908

Coletti G; Kvande R; Mihailetchi VD; Geerligs LJ; Arnberg L; Vrelid EJ, 2008, 'Effect of iron in silicon feedstock on p - And n -type multicrystalline silicon solar cells', Journal of Applied Physics, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3021355

Kvande R; Geerligs LJ; Coletti G; Arnberg L; Di Sabatino M; Øvrelid EJ; Swanson CC, 2008, 'Distribution of iron in multicrystalline silicon ingots', Journal of Applied Physics, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2956697

Cuevas A; Kerr MJ; Samundsett C; Ferrazza F; Coletti G, 2002, 'Millisecond minority carrier lifetimes in n-type multicrystalline silicon', Applied Physics Letters, 81, pp. 4952 - 4954, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1529089

Conference Papers

Zhou Z; Juhl MK; Vaqueiro-Contreras M; Rougieux F; Coletti G, 2022, 'Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy Study of Float-zone Silicon Degradation under Light and Elevated Temperature', in AIP Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0089221

Najafi M; Veenstra S; Zardetto V; Simurka L; Verhees W; Fledderus H; Gorter H; Lucarelli G; Dogan I; Bakker K; Zhang D; Hadipour A; Lammar S; Theelen M; Janssen R; Aernouts T; Weeber A; Geerligs B; Coletti G; Manshanden P, 2022, 'Highly Efficient Perovskite/Silicon Four-Terminal Tandem Solar Cells and Modules', in Proceedings of the International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics, Fundació Scito, presented at International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics, 19 May 2022 - 25 May 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.hopv.2022.046

Foti M; Guillevin N; Kossen E; Okel L; Hoek E; Carr A; Van Aken B; Manshanden P; Rametta F; Sciuto M; Spampinato A; Di Matteo A; Ragonesi A; Coletti G; Gerardi C, 2022, 'High Efficiency Silicon Heterojunction Metal Wrap Through Produced in Industrial Pilot Line', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 1306 - 1309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC48317.2022.9938473

Geerligs LJ; Manshanden P; Hoek E; Okel L; Dogan I; Simurka L; Fledderus H; Zardetto V; Zhang D; Najafi M; Bracesco AEA; Creatore M; Coletti GC; Veenstra SC, 2021, 'Experimental Investigation of 2-Terminal Voltage-Matched Perovskite/Crystalline Silicon Tandem Modules', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 1553 - 1555, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518901

Zhu Y; Coletti G; Hameiri Z, 2019, 'Injection dependent lifetime spectroscopy for two level defects in silicon', Chicago, USA, presented at 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Chicago, USA, 16 June 2019 - 21 July 2019

Stodolny M; Tool K; Geerligs B; Loffler J; Weeber A; Wu Y; Anker J; Lu X; Liu J; Bronsveld P; Mewe A; Janssen G; Coletti G, 2019, 'PolySi Based Passivating Contacts Enabling Industrial Silicon Solar Cell Efficiencies up to 24%', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 1456 - 1459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980806

Zardetto V; Galagan Y; Creatore M; Coletti G; Poodt P; Veenstra S; Andriessen R; DI Giacomo F; Zhang D; Burgess C; Verhees W; Fledderus H; Dogan I; Najafi M; Lifka H, 2019, 'Towards Large Area Stable Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 838 - 840, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8981217

Zhu Y; Rougieux F; Grant N; Mullins J; Ann De Guzman J; Murphy J; Markevich V; Coletti G; Peaker A; Hameiri Z, 2019, 'New insights into the thermally activated defects in n-type float-zone silicon', Leuven, presented at 9th International Conference on Silicon Photovoltaics, Leuven, 08 April 2019 - 10 April 2019

Najafi M; Andriessen R; Zardetto V; Lifka H; Verhees W; Mannetje HT; Fledderus H; Di Giacomo F; Zang D; Poodt P; Galagan Y; Luxembourg S; Coletti G; Geerligs B; Linden H; Veenstra S; Hüpkes J, 2019, 'Highly Efficient and Stable Rigid Perovskite/Si and Flexible Perovskite/CIGS 4-Terminal Tandems', in Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Perovskite and Organic Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics, Fundació Scito, presented at 3rd International Conference on Perovskite and Organic Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics, 27 January 2019 - 29 January 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.iperop.2019.070

Vargas Castrillon C; Coletti G; Payne D; Chan C; Hameiri Z, 2018, 'Kinetics of the degradation and regeneration of p-type multicrystalline silicon under dark anneal', in EU PVSEC Proceedings, 35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy and Exhibition, Brussells, presented at 35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy and Exhibition, Brussells, 23 September 2018 - 28 September 2018

Lee Chin RA; Zhu Y; Coletti G; Binetti S; Pollard M; Hameiri Z, 2018, 'Insights into bulk defect in n-type monocrystalline silicon via temperature-dependent micro-photoluminescence spectroscopy', Hawaii, presented at 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Hawaii, 11 June 2018 - 15 June 2018

Juhl MK; Heinz FD; Coletti G; MacDonald D; Rougieux FE; Schindle F; Niewelt T; Schubert MC, 2018, 'An Open Source Based Repository for Defects in Silicon', in 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 328 - 332, presented at 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC), 10 June 2018 - 15 June 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2018.8547621

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