By Associate Professor Stephen Bremner

Journal articles

Ma FJ; Wang S; Yi C; Zhou L; Hameiri Z; Bremner S; Hao X; Hoex B, 2024, 'A collaborative framework for unifying typical multidimensional solar cell simulations – Part I. Ten common simulation steps and representing variables', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 32, pp. 330 - 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3779

Ul Hassan M; Bremner S; Menictas C; Kay M, 2024, 'Assessment of hydrogen and Lithium-ion batteries in rooftop solar PV systems', Journal of Energy Storage, 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.111182

Sun Z; Yi C; Cai Y; Soeriyadi A; Rougieux F; Bremner S, 2024, 'Low-temperature aluminum doped and induced polysilicon and its application as partial rear contacts on p-type silicon solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2024.112708

Poddar S; Evans J; Prasad A; Kay M; Rougieux F; Bremner S, 2024, 'Accelerated degradation of photovoltaic modules under a future warmer climate', Progress in Photovoltaics: research and applications, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3788

Zheng J; Xue C; Wang G; Mahmud MA; Sun Z; Liao C; Yi J; Qu J; Yang L; Wang L; Bremner S; Cairney JM; Zhang J; Ho-Baillie AWY, 2024, 'Efficient Flexible Monolithic Perovskite-CIGS Tandem Solar Cell on Conductive Steel Substrate', ACS Energy Letters, pp. 1545 - 1547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c00432

Poddar S; Evans JP; Kay M; Prasad A; Bremner S, 2023, 'Assessing Australia’s future solar power ramps with climate projections', Scientific Reports, 13, pp. 11503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38566-z

Poddar S; Kay M; Prasad A; Evans JP; Bremner S, 2023, 'Changes in solar resource intermittency and reliability under Australia's future warmer climate', Solar Energy, 266, pp. 112039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.112039

Isaza A; Kay M; Evans JP; Prasad A; Bremner S, 2023, 'Maximizing photovoltaic potential and minimizing costs in a future warmer climate: The role of atmospheric aerosols and greenhouse gas emissions', Renewable Energy, 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.119561

Wang G; Zheng J; Duan W; Yang J; Mahmud MA; Lian Q; Tang S; Liao C; Bing J; Yi J; Leung TL; Cui X; Chen H; Jiang F; Huang Y; Lambertz A; Jankovec M; Topič M; Bremner S; Zhang YZ; Cheng C; Ding K; Ho-Baillie A, 2023, 'Molecular engineering of hole-selective layer for high band gap perovskites for highly efficient and stable perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells', Joule, 7, pp. 2583 - 2594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2023.09.007

Zheng J; Ma FJ; Liao C; Bing J; Tang S; Soufiani AM; Lee Chin R; Xue C; Qu J; Yang L; Mahmud MA; Sun Z; Leung TL; Wang G; Cairney JM; Bremner S; McKenzie DR; Huang S; Ho-Baillie AWY, 2023, 'Efficient perovskite solar cell on steel enabled by diffusion barrier and surface passivation', Cell Reports Physical Science, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2023.101543

Sharma AS; Hanif M; Bremner SP; Nielsen MP; Tayebjee MJY; Rougieux FE; Ekins-Daukes NJ; Pusch A, 2023, 'Heat Flow through Nonideal Contacts in Hot-Carrier Solar Cells', Physical Review Applied, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.20.034001

Isaza A; Kay M; Evans JP; Prasad A; Bremner S, 2023, 'Air quality impacts on rooftop photovoltaic energy production during the 2019–2020 Australian bushfires season', Solar Energy, 257, pp. 240 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.04.014

Yi C; Zhou Z; Juhl MK; Tong J; Fong KC; Rougieux FE; Bremner S, 2023, 'Nature of contaminants introduced in silicon wafers during molecular beam epitaxy chamber annealing', AIP Advances, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0117424

Zheng J; Duan W; Guo Y; Zhao ZC; Yi H; Ma FJ; Granados Caro L; Yi C; Bing J; Tang S; Qu J; Fong KC; Cui X; Zhu Y; Yang L; Lambertz A; Arafat Mahmud M; Chen H; Liao C; Wang G; Jankovec M; Xu C; Uddin A; Cairney JM; Bremner S; Huang S; Ding K; McKenzie DR; Ho-Baillie AWY, 2023, 'Efficient monolithic perovskite-Si tandem solar cells enabled by an ultra-thin indium tin oxide interlayer', Energy and Environmental Science, 16, pp. 1223 - 1233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2ee04007g

Mahmud MA; Zheng J; Tang S; Liao C; Wang G; Bing J; Leung TL; Bui AD; Chen H; Yi J; Bremner SP; Nguyen HT; Ho-Baillie AWY, 2023, 'Water-Free, Conductive Hole Transport Layer for Reproducible Perovskite-Perovskite Tandems with Record Fill Factor', ACS Energy Letters, 8, pp. 21 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.2c02164

Chen H; Zheng J; Ballestas-Barrientos A; Bing J; Liao C; Yuen AKL; Fois CAM; Valtchev P; Proschogo N; Bremner SP; Atwater HA; Boyer C; Maschmeyer T; Ho-Baillie AWY, 2022, 'Solar-Driven Co-Production of Hydrogen and Value-Add Conductive Polyaniline Polymer', Advanced Functional Materials, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202204807

Yang Y; Bremner S; Menictas C; Kay M, 2022, 'Modelling and optimal energy management for battery energy storage systems in renewable energy systems: A review', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112671

Zheng J; Wang G; Duan W; Mahmud MA; Yi H; Xu C; Lambertz A; Bremner S; Ding K; Huang S; Ho-Baillie AWY, 2022, 'Monolithic Perovskite-Perovskite-Silicon Triple-Junction Tandem Solar Cell with an Efficiency of over 20%', ACS Energy Letters, 7, pp. 3003 - 3005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.2c01556

Mahmud MA; Zheng J; Tang S; Wang G; Bing J; Bui AD; Qu J; Yang L; Liao C; Chen H; Bremner SP; Nguyen HT; Cairney J; Ho-Baillie AWY, 2022, 'Cation-Diffusion-Based Simultaneous Bulk and Surface Passivations for High Bandgap Inverted Perovskite Solar Cell Producing Record Fill Factor and Efficiency', Advanced Energy Materials, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202201672

Shahrokhi S; Dubajic M; Dai ZZ; Bhattacharyya S; Mole RA; Rule KC; Bhadbhade M; Tian R; Mussakhanuly N; Guan X; Yin Y; Nielsen MP; Hu L; Lin CH; Chang SLY; Wang D; Kabakova IV; Conibeer G; Bremner S; Li XG; Cazorla C; Wu T, 2022, 'Anomalous Structural Evolution and Glassy Lattice in Mixed-Halide Hybrid Perovskites', Small, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202200847

Yang Y; Bremner S; Menictas C; Kay M, 2022, 'Forecasting error processing techniques and frequency domain decomposition for forecasting error compensation and renewable energy firming in hybrid systems', Applied Energy, 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.118748

Isaza A; Kay M; Evans JP; Bremner S; Prasad A, 2021, 'Validation of Australian atmospheric aerosols from reanalysis data and CMIP6 simulations', Atmospheric Research, 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105856

Zhao J; Ho-Baillie A; Bremner SP, 2021, 'Erratum: Pulsed laser deposition nickel oxide on crystalline silicon as hole selective contacts (Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Nanotechnology and Microelectronics (2020) 38 (014013) DOI: 10.1116/1.5124840)', Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/6.0001492

Prasad AA; Yang Y; Kay M; Menictas C; Bremner S, 2021, 'Synergy of solar photovoltaics-wind-battery systems in Australia', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111693

Poddar S; Evans JP; Kay M; Prasad A; Bremner S, 2021, 'Estimation of future changes in photovoltaic potential in Australia due to climate change', Environmental Research Letters, 16, pp. 114034, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac2a64

Lepkowski DL; Grassman TJ; Boyer JT; Chmielewski DJ; Yi C; Juhl MK; Soeriyadi AH; Western N; Mehrvarz H; Römer U; Ho-Baillie A; Kerestes C; Derkacs D; Whipple SG; Stavrides AP; Bremner SP; Ringel SA, 2021, '23.4% monolithic epitaxial GaAsP/Si tandem solar cells and quantification of losses from threading dislocations', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111299

Sun Z; Yi C; Hameiri Z; Bremner SP, 2021, 'Investigation of the selectivity-mechanism of copper (I) sulfide (Cu2S) as a dopant-free carrier selective contact for silicon solar cells', Applied Surface Science, 555, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.149727

Yang Y; Bremner S; Menictas C; Kay M, 2021, 'Impact of forecasting error characteristics on battery sizing in hybrid power systems', Journal of Energy Storage, 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.102567

Poddar S; Evans JP; Kay MJ; Prasad AA; Bremner S, 2021, 'Estimation of future changes in photovoltaic potential in Australia due to climate change', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/essoar.10507147.1

Pusch A; Bremner SP; Tayebjee MJY; Daukes NJE; Ekins-Daukes NJ, 2021, 'Microscopic reversibility demands lower open circuit voltage in multiple exciton generation solar cells', Applied Physics Letters, 118, pp. 151103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0049120

Pusch A; Dubajic M; Nielsen MP; Conibeer GJ; Bremner SP; Ekins-Daukes NJ, 2021, 'Optoelectronic reciprocity in hot carrier solar cells with ideal energy selective contacts', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 29, pp. 433 - 444, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3386

Fast J; Aeberhard U; Bremner SP; Linke H, 2021, 'Hot-carrier optoelectronic devices based on semiconductor nanowires', Applied Physics Reviews, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0038263

Western NJ; Bremner SP, 2020, 'Hydrogenation and Gettering Compatible p-Type Contacts for Multicrystalline Silicon Cells, Free of Light, and Elevated Temperature Induced Degradation', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 10, pp. 1232 - 1238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2020.2999869

Yi C; Western NJ; Ma FJ; Ho-Baillie A; Bremner SP, 2020, 'The Role of Grown-In Defects in Silicon Minority Carrier Lifetime Degradation during Thermal Treatment in Epitaxial Growth Chambers', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 10, pp. 1299 - 1306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2020.3008791

Yi C; Ma FJ; Mizuno H; Makita K; Sugaya T; Takato H; Mehrvarz H; Bremner S; Ho-Baillie A, 2020, 'Application of polydimethylsiloxane surface texturing on III-V//Si tandem achieving more than 2 % absolute efficiency improvement', Optics Express, 28, pp. 3895 - 3904, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.380972

Ye Q; Western NJ; Romer U; Bremner SP, 2020, 'Characterizing Point Contacting by Localized Dielectric Breakdown and Its Use in Silicon Solar Cell Applications', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 10, pp. 78 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2953394

Zhao J; Ho-Baillie A; Bremner SP, 2020, 'Pulsed laser deposition nickel oxide on crystalline silicon as hole selective contacts', Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Nanotechnology and Microelectronics, 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.5124840

Zhang Z; Ghosh K; Faleev NN; Wang H; Honsberg CB; Reece P; Bremner SP, 2019, 'Sb dissociative surface coverage model for incorporation of antimony in GaAsSb layers grown on GaAs (0 0 1) substrates', Journal of Crystal Growth, 526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2019.125231

Yang Y; Bremner S; Menictas C; Kay M, 2019, 'A mixed receding horizon control strategy for battery energy storage system scheduling in a hybrid pv andwind power plant with different forecast techniques', Energies, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12122326

Yang Y; Bremner S; Menictas C; Kay M, 2018, 'Battery energy storage system size determination in renewable energy systems: A review', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 91, pp. 109 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.03.047

Juhl MK; Western N; Bremner S, 2018, 'Hydrogen Passivation for Estimating the Bulk Lifetime of Bare Silicon Wafers', Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssr.201800093

Zhao J; Ma FJ; Ding K; Zhang H; Jie J; Ho-Baillie A; Bremner SP, 2018, 'Advanced interface modelling of n-Si/HNO 3 doped graphene solar cells to identify pathways to high efficiency', Applied Surface Science, 434, pp. 102 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.10.163

Limpert S; Burke A; Chen IJ; Anttu N; Lehmann S; Fahlvik S; Bremner S; Conibeer G; Thelander C; Pistol ME; Linke H, 2017, 'Single-nanowire, low-bandgap hot carrier solar cells with tunable open-circuit voltage', Nanotechnology, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aa8984

Huang S; Cao W; Yuan L; Patterson R; Wen X; Tapping P; Kee T; Puthen-Veettil B; Zhang P; Zhang Z; Oiuyang Z; Reece P; Bremner S; Shrestha S; Conibeer G, 2017, 'Difference in hot carrier cooling rate between  Langmuir-Blodgett and drop cast PbS QDs films due to strong electron-phonon coupling', Nanoscale

Zhang Z; Huang Y; Reece PJ; Bremner SP, 2017, 'Influence of GaAsSb structural properties on the optical properties of InAs/GaAsSb quantum dots', Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 94, pp. 7 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2017.07.007

Zhang Z; Tan S; Kim Y; Liu Z; Reece PJ; Bremner SP, 2017, 'Effect of Sb and As spray on emission characteristics of InAs quantum dots with AlAs capping layer', Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aa8660

Liao Y; Zhou D; Shrestha S; Huang S; Bremner S; Conibeer G, 2017, 'Interfacial Area between Hetero-Epitaxial γ-Al2O3 and Silicon', Advanced Materials Interfaces, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/admi.201700259

Limpert S; Burke A; Chen IJ; Anttu N; Lehmann S; Fahlvik S; Bremner S; Conibeer G; Thelander C; Pistol ME; Linke H, 2017, 'Bipolar Photothermoelectric Effect Across Energy Filters in Single Nanowires', Nano Letters, 17, pp. 4055 - 4060, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00536

Liao Y; Zhang P; Bremner S; Shrestha S; Huang S; Conibeer G, 2017, 'Resonant Tunneling through Monolayer Si Colloidal Quantum Dots and Ge Nanocrystals', Advanced Functional Materials, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201605348

Conibeer G; Zhang Y; Bremner SP; Shrestha S, 2017, 'Towards an understanding of hot carrier cooling mechanisms in multiple quantum wells', Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.56.091201

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