Select Publications
Conference Papers
, 2015, 'Stability of hydrogen passivated UMG silicon with implied open circuit voltages over 700mV', in 2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), LA, New Orleans, pp. 1 - 4, presented at
, 2015, 'Advanced Hydrogenation of Dislocation Clusters and Boron-oxygen Defects in Silicon Solar Cells', in Hahn G (ed.), Energy Procedia, Elsevier, GERMANY, Univ Konstanz, Konstanz, pp. 799 - 809, presented at
, 2014, 'Hydrogen passivation of laser-induced defects for silicon solar cells', in 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014, pp. 2476 - 2480, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925432
, 2014, 'Hydrogen passivation for highly defected commercial grade n-type Cz wafers and oxygen precipitates', in Proceedings of the 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 608 - 611, presented at
, 2014, 'Hydrogen passivation for multi-crystalline and quasi-mono cast silicon wafers - a pathway to low cost, high efficiency solar cells?', in Proceedings of the 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 1292 - 1295, presented at
, 2013, 'Hydrogen passivation mechanisms in silicon solar cells', in Hydrogen passivation mechanisms in silicon solar cells, 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Paris, France, presented at
, 2013, 'Advanced Bulk Defect Passivation Techniques for Silicon Solar Cells', in Advanced Bulk Defect Passivation Techniques for Silicon Solar Cells, 16 June 2013 - 19 June 2013
, 2013, 'Assessing the performance of surface passivation using low intensity photoluminescence characterization techniques', in Assessing the performance of surface passivation using low intensity photoluminescence characterization techniques, 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Tampa, Florida, presented at
, 2013, 'Hydrogen passivation of B-O defects in Czochralski silicon', in Hydrogen passivation of B-O defects in Czochralski silicon, 3rd International conference on crystalline silicon photovoltaics, Hamelin, Germany, presented at
, 2013, 'Hydrogen Passivation of B-O Defects in Czochralski Silicon', in Energy Procedia, Elsevier, Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, pp. 561 - 570, presented at
, 2013, 'Over 700 mV implied Voc on p-type CZ silicon solar cells with double-sided laser doping', in Energy Procedia, pp. 33 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2013.05.037
Conference Posters
, 2018, 'Influence of dielectric passivation layer thickness on LeTID in multicrystalline silicon', Hawaii, USA, Vol. 00, pp. 363 - 367, presented at WCPEC-7, Hawaii, USA, 10 June 2018 - 15 June 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547618
, 2017, 'Investigations of carrier-induced degradation behaviour in p-type mc-Si', Washington DC, presented at 44th IEEE Photovoltaics Specialist Conference, Washington DC, 25 June 2017 - 30 June 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26576
Conference Presentations
, 2023, 'Hidden Fingerprints: How Solar Cell Handling Leads to Damp Heat Failures in Silicon Heterojunction Technology', presented at PVSEC-34 -International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, Shenzhen, China, 06 November 2023 - 10 November 2023, https://www.pvsec-34.com/
, 2023, 'Al2O3 Barrier Layers: A Novel Approach to Preventing Humidity-Induced Failure in Heterojunction', presented at 40th EU PVSEC Conference and Exhibition, Lisbon, Portugal, 18 September 2023 - 22 September 2023, https://www.eupvsec.org/index.php/conference/conference
, 2020, 'Prediction of outdoor degradation using indoor testing result', presented at 30th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference & Global Photovoltaic Conference 2020, 08 November 2020 - 13 November 2020
, 2019, 'Light and Elevated Temperature Induced Degradation (LeTID): the Past , the Present and What Lies Ahead', presented at 2019 Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, Canberra, Australia, 02 December 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27901
, 2019, 'Hydrogen Charge States & Recombination Activity in PV Silicon', presented at 18th Conference - Gettering and Defect Engineering in Semiconductor Technology - GADEST, Zeuthen, Germany, 22 September 2019 - 27 September 2019
, 2018, 'A study of hydrogen induced degradation in p- and n-type Silicon + Other progress at UNSW (氢致衰减的新发现: 对于n型/p型硅片的进一步研究 + UNSW的其他进展)', presented at 17th Issue PV WE CLASS-Crystalline Silicon Advanced Technology and Materials Forum, Wuxi, China, 24 May 2018 - 24 May 2018
, 2018, 'Hydrogen Induced Degradation : A Possible Mechanism for Light and Elevated Temperature Induced Degradation (LeTID) in n-type Silicon', presented at 8th International Conference on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics, Lausanne Switzerland, 19 March 2018 - 18 May 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2018.05.034
, 2017, 'The roles of defects, gettering and hydrogenation for next generation silicon solar cells: An industrial perspective', presented at 17th Gettering and Defect Engineering in Semiconductor Technology Conference, George, USA, 01 October 2017 - 06 October 2017
, 2017, 'New insights into LeTID: Degradation of multi-crystalline silicon PERC Cells', presented at PVQAT TG13 Cell Task Force Technical Committee, Wuxi, China, 21 September 2017 - 22 September 2017
Conference Abstracts
, 2021, 'Suppression of LeTID in P-type Multi-crystalline PERC Silicon Solar Cells by Biased Annealing Process', in SiliconPV 2021 conference proceedings, presented at SiliconPV 2021 conference
Theses / Dissertations
, 2021, Understanding and Mitigating Light and Elevated Temperature-Induced Bulk and Surface Degradation in Commercial Silicon Solar Cells, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/22503
Patents
, 2023, Advanced hydrogen passivation that mitigates hydrogen-induced recombination (HIR) and surface passivation deterioration in PV devices, China, Patent No. 109983561
, 2023, A method for improving wafer performance for photovoltaic devices, Patent No. China - 109983559; South Korea - 2519569
, 2021, Advanced hydrogen passivation that mitigates hydrogen-induced recombination (HIR) and surface passivation deterioration in PV devices, Patent No. United States 2021 pat no.11031520
, 2021, Thermal processing in silicon, South Korea, Patent No. 10-2230171
, 2021, A method for improving wafer performance for photovoltaic devices, Patent No. US pat no. 10910509
, 2019, A method for processing silicon material, Patent No. 10461212; Chine 2021 pat no. ZL201680015469.X, http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=10461212.PN.&OS=PN/10461212&RS=PN/10461212
, 2019, A monolithically integrated solar cell system, Patent No. 10211354, http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=10211354.PN.&OS=PN/10211354&RS=PN/10211354
, 2018, Apparatus and method for processing a semiconductor wafer, Patent No. ZL2016105440806
, 2018, High concentration doping in silicon, Patent No. 9947821, https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=09947821&homeurl=http:%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO1%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526d%3DPALL%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsrchnum.htm%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526s1%3D9947821.PN.%2526OS%3DPN%2F9947821%2526RS%3DPN%2F9947821&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page
, 2017, Advanced hydrogenation of silicon solar cells, U.S., Patent No. US-9847443-B2, http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect2=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=US-9847443-B2
, 2017, Thermal processing in silicon, United States, Patent No. United State Pat No. 9824897, South Korea Pat No. 10-2289901, http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect2=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=US-9824897-B2
, 2017, Advanced hydrogenation of silicon solar cells, Taiwan, Patent No. I601302, https://twpat5.tipo.gov.tw/tipotwoc/tipotwekm?!!FR_I601302
, 2017, Advanced hydrogenation of silicon solar cells, Australia, Patent No. AU2013266009 (B2); South Korea patent no. 10-2102873, http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/ols/auspat/applicationDetails.do?applicationNo=2013266009
, 2016, Advanced Hydrogenation of Silicon Solar Cells, Singapore, Patent No. 11201407270X
Preprints
, Four Failure Modes in Silicon Heterojunction Glass-Backsheet Modules, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4293027