By Dr Ning Song

Journal articles

Liu X; Zhou F; Song N; Huang J; Yan C; Liu F; Sun K; Stride JA; Hao X; Green MA, 2015, 'Exploring the application of metastable wurtzite nanocrystals in pure-sulfide Cu ₂ ZnSnS ₄ solar cells by forming nearly micron-sized large grains', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3, pp. 23185 - 23193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ta05813a

Liu F; Shen S; Zhou F; Song N; Wen X; Stride JA; Sun K; Yan C; Hao X, 2015, 'Kesterite Cu ₂ ZnSnS ₄ thin film solar cells by a facile DMF-based solution coating process', Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3, pp. 10783 - 10792, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5tc01750e

Song N; Wen X; Hao X, 2015, 'Radio frequency magnetron sputtered highly textured Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films on sapphire (0001) substrates', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 632, pp. 53 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.01.192

Liu X; Cui H; Li W; Song N; Liu F; Conibeer G; Hao X, 2014, 'Improving Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) solar cell performance by an ultrathin ZnO intermediate layer between CZTS absorber and Mo back contact', Physica Status Solidi Rapid Research Letters, 8, pp. 966 - 970, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssr.201409052

Cui H; Liu X; Song N; Li N; Liu F; Hao X, 2014, 'Impact of rapid thermal annealing of Mo coated soda lime glass substrate on device performance of evaporated Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells', Materials Letters, 125, pp. 40 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2014.03.122

Yan C; Liu F; Song N; Ng BK; Stride JA; Tadich A; Hao X, 2014, 'Band alignments of different buffer layers (CdS, Zn(O,S), and In2S3) on Cu2ZnSnS4', Applied Physics Letters, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4873715

Song N; Wang Y; Hu Y; Huang Y; Hao X; Huang S; Li W, 2014, 'Heteroepitaxial growth of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film on sapphire substrate by radio frequency magnetron sputtering', Applied Physics Letters, 104, pp. 092103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4867093

Cui H; Liu X; Liu F; Hao X; Song N; Yan C, 2014, 'Boosting Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells efficiency by a thin Ag intermediate layer between absorber and back contact', Applied Physics Letters, 104, pp. 041115 - 041115-4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4863951

Song N; Li W; Hao X; Huang Y; Green MA, 2014, 'Radio frequency magnetron sputtered epitaxial Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film on ZnS(100)', Physica Status Solidi Rapid Research Letters, 8, pp. 404 - 407, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssr.201409169

Yan C; Chen J; Liu F; Song N; Cui H; Ng BK; Stride JA; Hao X, 2014, 'Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell from sputtered Zn/(Cu & Sn) metal stack precursors', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 610, pp. 486 - 491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.05.004

Jin H; Song N; Wang N; Wang Y; Zhou J; Chen J; Hou S, 2011, 'Preparation of low radioactivity spherical silicon oxide powders via chemical-flame spheroidizing process', Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 381, pp. 13 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.02.010

Conference Papers

Wang L; Zhang Y; Wang S; Chang Y-C; Chen R; Chan C; Sun L; Cheng Y; Song N; Okamoto K; Ao Y; Wang D; Hallam B, 2025, 'Production-Ready Silver Revolution: 85% Reduction in Industrial Topcon Solar Cells Silver Consumption Through Screen-Printing Metallisation', Brisbane, Australia, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2025, Brisbane, Australia, 02 December 2025 - 04 December 2025, https://apvi.org.au/solar-research-conference/proceedings-2025-apsrc/

Sun L; Zhang Y; Yuwen X; Marwan M; Cheng Y; Deng S; Tsuji K; Seidel J; Green M; Song N, 2025, 'In-situ n-type doping by screen-printed aluminum paste for back contact silicon solar cells', in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2025, Brisbane, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2025, Brisbane, 01 December 2025 - 03 December 2025

Zhan W; Sun L; Gentle A; Song N, 2025, 'Material-efficient heterojunction solar cells via integration of silver-lean paste and indium-lean transparent conductive oxide', Australian PV Institute, Brisbane, presented at Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2025’, Brisbane, 01 December 2025 - 03 December 2025

Wang Z; McNab S; Cai Y; Cheng Y; Rougieux F; Song N, 2024, 'Balancing Pinhole Density and Doping Depth in for High Quality P+ TOPCon Layers', in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2024, Australian PV Institute, Sydney, Australia, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2024’, Sydney, Australia, 03 December 2024 - 05 December 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/30838

Cheng Y; Zhang Y; Deng S; Sun L; Dhamrin M; Tsuji K; Green M; Song N; Deng S, 2024, 'Screen-printed aluminum contact for the n-type passivated contact structure', in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2024, Sydney, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2024, Sydney, 03 December 2024 - 05 December 2024, https://www.openconf.org/APSRC2024/modules/request.php?module=oc_program&action=summary.php&id=133

Zou Y; Zhou Z; Sun C; Jin Q; Wang Y; Rougieux F; Song N, 2024, 'The Impact of Oxygen Concentration on LID in Gallium Doped Wafers', in Sun C; Rougieux F (ed.), Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2024, Australian PV Institute, Sydney, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2024, Sydney, 03 December 2024 - 05 December 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/30837

Song N, 2024, 'Improve Solar Module Reliability through Multifunctional Coatings', Vertual, presented at 6th Electronics and Electrical Engineering V-EEE2024, Vertual, 08 November 2024 - 08 November 2024

Song N, 2024, 'Enhancing Solar Module Reliability through Multifunctional Coatings', Shenzhen, China, presented at 20th China SoG Silicon and PV Power Conference, Shenzhen, China, 06 November 2024 - 10 November 2024

Song N; Deng S; Gentle A; Chang N; Cheng Y; Green M, 2024, 'Multilayer Antireflection Coating for Solar Module Glass by Magnetron Sputtering', in 42nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Vienna, Austria, presented at 42nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Vienna, Austria, 22 September 2024 - 26 September 2024

Deng S; Gentle A; Roemer U; Cai Y; Cheng Y; Rougieux F; Green M; Song N, 2023, 'Influence of light element incorporation on poly-Si/SiOX passivated contact', in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2023, Australian PV Institute, Melbourne，Australian, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2023, Melbourne，Australian, 03 December 2023 - 05 December 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/30834

Song N, 2023, 'Multilayer Antireflection Coating for Solar Module Glass', Shenzhen, China, presented at 34th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, Shenzhen, China, 06 November 2023 - 10 November 2023

Song N; Chang N; Gentle A; Zeng Y; Jiang Y; Deng S; Huang J; Cheng Y; Zhou Z; Keevers M; Green M, 2023, 'Multifunctional Coatings for Solar Module Glass', Lisbon, Portugal, presented at 41st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Lisbon, Portugal, 18 September 2023 - 22 September 2023

Song N; Zeng Y; jiang Y; Gentle A; Chang N; Zhou Z; Keevers M; Ekins-Daukes N; Green M, 2022, 'Multifunctional multilayer antireflection coatings for solar module glass', Newcastle, Australia, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2022, Newcastle, Australia, 29 November 2022 - 01 December 2022

Song N; Chang N; Zeng Y; Green M, 2021, 'Multilayer Antireflection Coating on Solar Glass', Sydney, Australia, presented at 31st International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, Sydney, Australia, 13 December 2021 - 15 December 2021

Song N; Ng C; Roemer U; Deng S; Cai Y; Rougieux F, 2021, 'Tuning the crystalline and optical properties of sputtered polysilicon carbide contacts', Sydney, Australia, presented at 31st International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 13 December 2021 - 15 December 2021

Liu M; Soeriyadi AH; Song N; Hsiao P-C; Romer U; Ekins-Daukes N; Lennon A, 2020, 'Formation Mechanism of Cu-based Ohmic Contacts for GaAs Solar Cells', in 2020 47TH IEEE PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), IEEE, ELECTR NETWORK, pp. 829 - 832, presented at 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), ELECTR NETWORK, 15 June 2020 - 21 August 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc45281.2020.9300525

Liu M; Soeriyadi AH; Song N; Hsiao PC; Romer U; Ekins-Daukes N; Lennon A, 2020, 'Formation Mechanism of Cu-based Ohmic Contacts for GaAs Solar Cells', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 0829 - 0832, presented at 2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 15 June 2020 - 21 August 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300525

Hsiao PC; Wang Z; Song N; Li Y; Ouyang Z; Hall C; Zhu C; Lv J; Shen C; Chen C; Chen G; Zhang X; Lennon A, 2019, 'Comparative Models of Induced Thermomechanical Stress in Silicon Solar Cells Interconnected with Conventional Tabbing and Wire-Based Interconnection Methods', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IL, Chicago, pp. 122 - 125, presented at 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), IL, Chicago, 16 June 2019 - 21 June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8981176

Li Y; Song N; Hsiao PC; Mungra M; Ouyang Z; Haedrich I; Ernst M; Newman B; Jansen M; Zhu C; Lv J; Zhang X; Lennon A, 2019, 'Comparison of Ribbon Light Management Designs for Photovoltaic Modules', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IL, Chicago, pp. 2219 - 2222, presented at 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), IL, Chicago, 16 June 2019 - 21 June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980792

Römer U; Song N; Li Z; Li Y; Zhang X; Shengzhao Y; Verlinden PJ; Lennon A, 2017, 'Decoupling the metal layer of back contact solar cells - Optical and electrical benefits', in Energy Procedia, Freiburg, Germany, pp. 907 - 913, presented at 7th International Conference on Silicon Photovoltaics, SiliconPV 2017, Freiburg, Germany, 03 April 2017 - 05 April 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.290

Song N; Chen J; Yan C; Wen X; Hao X; Green MA, 2017, 'Effect of a ZnS intermediate layer on properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 films from sputtered Zn/CuSn precursors on Si (100) substrate', in 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference Pvsc 2017, pp. 1714 - 1718, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366320

Tong J; Jiang Y; Song N; Lim S; Zi O; Lennon A, 2017, 'Hydrogen molybdenum bronzes for hole transport layers on crystalline silicon solar cells', in 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference Pvsc 2017, pp. 2227 - 2231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366706

Song N; Zhang W; Hsiao PC; Wang X; Li Z; Colwell J; Lennon A, 2017, 'Self-annealing behavior and rapid thermal processing of light induced plated copper fingers on silicon solar cells', in 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference Pvsc 2017, pp. 1954 - 1958, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366442

Tong J; Jiang Y; Song N; Lim S; Zi O; Lennon A, 2016, 'Hydrogen molybdenum bronzes for hole transport layers on crystalline silicon solar cells', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 2983 - 2985, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7750209

Song N; Chen J; Yan C; Wen X; Hao X; Green MA, 2016, 'Effect of a ZnS intermediate layer on properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 films from sputtered Zn/CuSn precursors on Si (100) substrate', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Portland, OR, USA, pp. 1516 - 1518, presented at 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Portland, OR, USA, 05 June 2016 - 10 June 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749871

Song N; Zhang W; Hsiao PC; Wang X; Li Z; Colwell J; Lennon A, 2016, 'Self-annealing behavior and rapid thermal processing of light induced plated copper fingers on silicon solar cells', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Portland, OR, USA, pp. 1980 - 1983, presented at 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Portland, OR, USA, 05 June 2016 - 10 June 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749974

Chen J; Yan C; Li W; Song N; Liu F; Huang S; Hao X; Green MA, 2014, 'Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cell fabricated by magnetron sputtering and sulfurization', in Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/opl.2014.271

Cui H; Liu X; Hao X; Liu F; Song N; Li W; Yan C; Conibeer G; Green M, 2014, 'Improvement of Mo/Cu2ZnSnS4 interface for Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film solar cell application', in Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/opl.2014.208

Song N; Hao X; Puthen-Veettil B; Huang S; Green M, 2013, 'Growth of Highly (112) Oriented Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Film on Sapphire Substrate by Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputtering', in Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Springer Nature, Boston, USA, pp. 7 - 11, presented at 2013 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit - Materials Research Society, Boston, USA, 01 December 2013 - 06 December 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/opl.2014.405

Song N; Hao X; Huang S; Huang Y; Liu X; H C; Green M, 2013, 'EFFECTS OF SUBSTRATE ORIENTATION AND POST SULFURIZATION ANNEALING ON THE PROPERTIES OF SINGLE TARGET SPUTTERED CU2ZNSNS4 THIN FILMS ON SI SUBSTRATES FOR TANDEM SOLAR CELLS', in Helm P (ed.), Effects of Substrate Orientation and Post Sulfurization Annealing on the Properties of Single Target Sputtered Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films on Si Substrates for Tandem Solar Cells, Paris, France, presented at 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Paris, France, 30 September 2013 - 04 October 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.4229/28thEUPVSEC2013-3BV.6.9

Song N; Hao X; Huang J; Liu Z; Liu X; Huang S; Green M, 2012, 'Film thickness and substrate temperature effects on sputtered Al:ZnO window layer for Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells', in Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices Proceedings COMMAD, pp. 153 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/COMMAD.2012.6472406

Conference Posters

Deng S; Gentle A; Song N; Roemer U; Cai Y; Cheng Y; Huang J; Rougieux F; Green M; Song N, 2024, 'Influence of carbon incorporation on PECVD deposited poly-Si passivating contact', Sydney, Australia, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2024, Sydney, Australia, 03 December 2024 - 05 December 2024

Conference Presentations

Song N; Cai Y; Deng S, 2026, 'Invited Talk: Mitigating Parasitic Optical Losses in Bifacial TOPCon Solar Cells', presented at 21st China Solar Grade Silicon and PV Power Conference (21st CSPV), Anhui, China, 27 November 2026 - 29 September 2026

Song N, 2026, 'Invited Talk: Materials and Device Innovation for High-Performance and Next-Generation Photovoltaics', presented at International Symposium on Next-Generation Energy Materials & Devices, Gold Coast, 27 September 2026 - 30 September 2026

Deng S; Liu Z; Gentle A; Rougieux F; Zeng Y; Jichun Y; Green M; Song N, 2026, 'Influence of carbon incorporation on PECVD-deposited n+ polycrystalline silicon passivating contacts for high-efficiency solar cells', presented at 21st China Photovoltaic Academic Conference (CPVC-21), 22 August 2026 - 24 August 2025

Song N; Deng S; Gentle A; Huang J; Green M, 2025, 'Toward Enhanced Reliability of Solar Modules via a Five-Layer Multifunctional Glass Coating', presented at 36th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference 2025, Bangkok, Thailand, 09 November 2025 - 14 November 2025

Sun L; Zhang Y; Xu Y; Dhamrin M; Cheng Y; Deng S; Green M; Song N, 2025, 'Modified Aluminum Paste for In-Situ Formation of N⁺ Regions Toward Cost-Effective Self-Doping for Back Contact Silicon Solar Cells', presented at 36th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, 09 November 2025 - 14 November 2025

Song N; Cheng Y; Zhang Y; Green M, 2025, 'Invited Talk:Aluminum contacts in TOPCon Solar cells', presented at 21st China Photovoltaic Academic Conference (CPVC-21), 21 August 2025 - 24 August 2025

Song N, 2024, 'Keynote: Improve Solar Module Reliability through Multifunctional Coatings', presented at 6th Electronics and Electrical Engineering V-EEE2024, 08 November 2024 - 08 November 2025

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