By Dr Catherine Emily Chan

Journal articles

Zhang Y; Wang S; Wang L; Sun Z; Chang YC; Chen R; Chan C; Okamoto K; Ao Y; Wang D; Dhamrin M; Kosuke T; Hallam B, 2024, 'Ultra-Lean Silver Screen-Printing for Sustainable Terawatt-Scale Photovoltaic', Solar RRL, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400478

Chang YC; Zhang Y; Wang L; Wang S; Wang H; Huang CY; Chen R; Chan C; Hallam B, 2024, 'Silver-lean metallization and hybrid contacts via plating on screen-printed metal for silicon solar cells manufacturing', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3799

Kim M; Drury S; Altermatt P; Wang L; Zhang Y; Chan C; Dias P; Hallam B, 2023, 'Identifying methods to reduce emission intensity of centralised Photovoltaic deployment for net zero by 2050: Life cycle assessment case study of a 30 MW PV plant', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 31, pp. 1493 - 1502, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3747

Sen C; Wu X; Wang H; Khan MU; Mao L; Jiang F; Xu T; Zhang G; Chan C; Hoex B, 2023, 'Accelerated damp-heat testing at the cell-level of bifacial silicon HJT, PERC and TOPCon solar cells using sodium chloride', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2023.112554

Khan MU; Sen C; Chan C; Abbott M; Poduval G; Wu Y; Lv R; Zhang G; Hoex B, 2023, 'Supercharging cell-level potential-induced degradation (PID) testing using a salt-enriched hybrid polymer layer', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2023.112479

Sen C; Wang H; Wu X; Khan MU; Chan C; Abbott M; Hoex B, 2023, 'Four failure modes in silicon heterojunction glass-backsheet modules', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2023.112358

Vaqueiro-Contreras M; Hallam B; Chan C, 2023, 'Review of Laser Doping and its Applications in Silicon Solar Cells', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 13, pp. 373 - 384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2023.3244367

Underwood R; Kim M; Drury S; Zhang Y; Wang L; Chan C; Hallam B, 2023, 'Abundant Material Consumption Based on a Learning Curve for Photovoltaic toward Net-Zero Emissions by 2050', Solar RRL, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202200705

Nie S; Chin RL; Soufiani AM; Mehl T; Theska F; Haghdadi N; Primig S; Chan C; Trupke T; Hameiri Z, 2022, 'Temperature sensitivity maps of silicon wafers from photoluminescence imaging: The effect of gettering and hydrogenation', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 30, pp. 1298 - 1311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3579

Samadi A; Ciesla A; Chan C; Juhl M, 2022, 'Implications of grain boundaries on quasi-steady-state photoconductance measurements in multicrystalline and cast-mono silicon', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 238, pp. 111639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2022.111639

Kim M; Wright M; Chen D; Chan C; Ciesla A; Abbott M; Hallam B, 2022, 'Defect concentration and Δn change in light- And elevated temperature-induced degradation', Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ac34a8

Ciesla A; Kim M; Wright M; Zafirovska I; Chen D; Hallam B; Chan C, 2021, 'A case study on accelerated light- and elevated temperature-induced degradation testing of commercial multi-crystalline silicon passivated emitter and rear cell modules', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 29, pp. 1202 - 1212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3455

Soufiani AM; Soeriyadi A; Chan C; Hallam B, 2021, 'Improved Laser-Induced Defect Passivation and Simultaneous Elimination of Light-Induced Degradation in p-Type Czochralski Silicon', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 11, pp. 1370 - 1379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2021.3104765

Chen D; Vaqueiro Contreras M; Ciesla A; Hamer P; Hallam B; Abbott M; Chan C, 2021, 'Progress in the understanding of light- and elevated temperature-induced degradation in silicon solar cells: A review', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 29, pp. 1180 - 1201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3362

Hallam BJ; Hamer PG; Ciesla née Wenham AM; Chan CE; Vicari Stefani B; Wenham S, 2020, 'Development of advanced hydrogenation processes for silicon solar cells via an improved understanding of the behaviour of hydrogen in silicon', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 28, pp. 1217 - 1238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3240

Sen C; Chan C; Hamer P; Wright M; Chong CM; Hallam B; Abbott M, 2020, 'Eliminating light- and elevated temperature-induced degradation in P-type PERC solar cells by a two-step thermal process', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110470

Chen D; Hamer P; Kim M; Chan C; Ciesla nee Wenham A; Rougieux F; Zhang Y; Abbott M; Hallam B, 2020, 'Hydrogen-induced degradation: Explaining the mechanism behind light- and elevated temperature-induced degradation in n- and p-type silicon', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110353

Varshney U; Chan C; Hoex B; Hallam B; Hamer P; Ciesla A; Chen D; Liu S; Sen C; Samadi A; Abbott M, 2020, 'Controlling Light- And Elevated-Temperature-Induced Degradation with Thin Film Barrier Layers', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 10, pp. 19 - 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2945199

Ciesla AM; Bilbao JI; Chan CE; Payne DNR; Chen D; Kim M; Wenham SR; Hallam BJ, 2020, 'Modeling Boron-Oxygen Degradation and Self-Repairing Silicon PV Modules in the Field', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 10, pp. 28 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2945161

Sun C; Liu AY; Samadi A; Chan C; Ciesla A; Macdonald D, 2019, 'Transition Metals in a Cast-Monocrystalline Silicon Ingot Studied by Silicon Nitride Gettering', Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssr.201900456

Sen C; Chan C; Hamer P; Wright M; Varshney U; Liu S; Chen D; Samadi A; Ciesla A; Chong CM; Hallam B; Abbott M, 2019, 'Annealing prior to contact firing: A potential new approach to suppress LeTID', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.109938

Wang S; Mai L; Ciesla A; Hameiri Z; Payne D; Chan C; Hallam B; Chong CM; Ji J; Shi Z; Wenham S, 2019, 'Advanced passivation of laser-doped and grooved solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 193, pp. 403 - 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.01.025

Varshney U; Abbott M; Ciesla A; Chen D; Liu S; Sen C; Kim M; Wenham S; Hoex B; Chan C, 2019, 'Evaluating the Impact of SiNx Thickness on Lifetime Degradation in Silicon', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 9, pp. 601 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2896671

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

Sen C; Kim M; Chen D; Varshney U; Liu S; Samadi A; Ciesla A; Wenham SR; Chan CE; Chong C; Abbott MD; Hallam BJ, 2019, 'Assessing the Impact of Thermal Profiles on the Elimination of Light- and Elevated-Temperature-Induced Degradation', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 9, pp. 40 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2874769

Liu S; Payne D; Vargas Castrillon C; Chen D; Kim M; Sen C; Varshney U; Hameiri Z; Chan C; Abbott M; Wenham S, 2018, 'Impact of dark annealing on the kinetics of light- and elevated-temperature-induced degradation', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 8, pp. 1494 - 1494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2866325

Fung TH; Kim M; Chen D; Chan CE; Hallam BJ; Chen R; Payne DNR; Ciesla A; Wenham SR; Abbott MD, 2018, 'A four-state kinetic model for the carrier-induced degradation in multicrystalline silicon: Introducing the reservoir state', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 184, pp. 48 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2018.04.024

Hamer P; Chan C; Bonilla RS; Hallam B; Bourret-Sicotte G; Collett KA; Wenham S; Wilshaw PR, 2018, 'Hydrogen induced contact resistance in PERC solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 184, pp. 91 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2018.04.036

Ciesla A; Chen R; Wang S; Ji J; Shi Z; Mai L; Chan C; Hallam B; Chong CM; Wenham S; Green M, 2018, 'High-voltage p-type PERC solar cells with anchored plating and hydrogenation', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 26, pp. 397 - 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.2986

Chen D; Hamer P; Kim M; bourett-sicotte G; liu S; chan C; ciesla A; chen R; abbott M; hallam B; wenham S, 2018, 'Hydrogen induced degradation: A possible mechanism for light- and elevated temperature- induced degradation in n-type silicon', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 185, pp. 174 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2018.05.034

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

Hallam BJ; Ciesla AM; Chan CC; Soeriyadi A; Liu S; Soufiani AM; Wright M; Wenham S, 2018, 'Overcoming the Challenges of Hydrogenation in Silicon Solar Cells', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 71, pp. 743 - 752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH18271

Chen D; Kim M; Stefani BV; Hallam BJ; Abbott MD; Chan CE; Chen R; Payne DNR; Nampalli N; Ciesla A; Fung TH; Kim K; Wenham SR, 2017, 'Evidence of an identical firing-activated carrier-induced defect in monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 172, pp. 293 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.08.003

Chan C; Hamer P; Bourret-Sicotte G; Chen R; Ciesla A; Hallam B; Payne D; Bonilla RS; Wenham S, 2017, 'Instability of Increased Contact Resistance in Silicon Solar Cells Following Post-Firing Thermal Processes', Solar RRL, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.201700129

Hallam BJ; Chan CE; Chen R; Wang S; Ji J; Mai L; Abbott MD; Payne DNR; Kim M; Chen D; Chong C; Wenham SR, 2017, 'Rapid mitigation of carrier-induced degradation in commercial silicon solar cells', Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 56, pp. 08mb13, http://dx.doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.56.08MB13

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

Chan C; Fung TH; Abbott M; Payne D; Wenham A; Hallam B; Chen R; Wenham S, 2017, 'Modulation of Carrier-Induced Defect Kinetics in Multi-Crystalline Silicon PERC Cells Through Dark Annealing', Solar RRL, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.201600028

Wang S; Mai L; Wenham A; Hameiri Z; Payne D; Chan C; Hallam B; Sugianto A; Chong CM; Ji J; Shi Z; Wenham S, 2017, 'Selective emitter solar cell through simultaneous laser doping and grooving of silicon followed by self-aligned metal plating', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 169, pp. 151 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.05.018

Payne DNR; Chan CE; Hallam BJ; Hoex B; Abbott MD; Wenham SR; Bagnall DM, 2016, 'Rapid passivation of carrier-induced defects in p-type multi-crystalline silicon', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 158, pp. 102 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2016.05.022

Wenham A; Song L; Abbott M; Zafirovska I; Wang S; Hallam B; Chan C; Barnett A; Wenham S, 2016, 'Defect passivation on cast-mono crystalline screen-printed cells', Frontiers in Energy, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11708-016-0443-5

Chan CE; Payne DNR; Hallam BJ; Abbott MD; Fung TH; Wenham AM; Tjahjono BS; Wenham SR, 2016, 'Rapid Stabilization of High-Performance Multicrystalline P-type Silicon PERC Cells', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 6, pp. 1473 - 1479, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2016.2606704

Payne DNR; Chan CE; Hallam BJ; Hoex B; Abbott MD; Wenham SR; Bagnall DM, 2016, 'Acceleration and mitigation of carrier-induced degradation in p-type multi-crystalline silicon', Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters, 10, pp. 237 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssr.201510437

Hamer P; Hallam B; Abbott M; Chan C; Nampalli N; Wenham S, 2016, 'Investigations on accelerated processes for the boron-oxygen defect in p-type Czochralski silicon', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 145, pp. 440 - 446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2015.11.013

Davidsen RS; Li H; To A; Wang X; Han A; An J; Colwell J; Chan C; Wenham A; Schmidt MS; Boisen A; Hansen O; Wenham S; Barnett A, 2015, 'Black silicon laser-doped selective emitter solar cell with 18.1% efficiency', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 144, pp. 740 - 747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2015.10.018

Nampalli N; Hallam BJ; Chan CE; Abbott MD; Wenham SR, 2015, 'Influence of Hydrogen on the Mechanism of Permanent Passivation of Boron-Oxygen Defects in p-Type Czochralski Silicon', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 5, pp. 1580 - 1585, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2466457

Hallam B; Chan C; Abbott M; Wenham S, 2015, 'Hydrogen passivation of defect-rich n-type Czochralski silicon and oxygen precipitates', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 141, pp. 125 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2015.05.009

Nampalli N; Hallam B; Chan C; Abbott M; Wenham S, 2015, 'Evidence for the role of hydrogen in the stabilization of minority carrier lifetime in boron-doped Czochralski silicon', Applied Physics Letters, 106, pp. 173501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4919385

Chan C; Abbott M; Hallam B; Juhl M; Lin D; Li Z; Li Y; Rodriguez J; Wenham S, 2015, 'Edge isolation of solar cells using laser doping', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 132, pp. 535 - 543, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2014.10.002

Hallam BJ; Hamer PG; Wenham SR; Abbott MD; Sugianto A; Wenham AM; Chan CE; Xu G; Kraiem J; Degoulange J; Einhaus R, 2014, 'Advanced bulk defect passivation for silicon solar cells', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 4, pp. 88 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2281732

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