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Poddar S; Warren H; Hamer P; Nuttal M; Tomczyk J; Hoex B, 2023, 'Global-Scale Non-Linear Modelling of Photovoltaic Module Degradation', Melbourne, Australia, presented at Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 05 December 2023 - 07 December 2023, https://apvi.org.au/solar-research-conference/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Poddar-S-Global-Scale-Non-Linear-Modelling-of-Photovoltaic-Module-Degradation.pdf

Liu D; Goodarzi M; Deru J; Wilshaw PR; Hamer P; Bonilla RS, 2022, 'Investigating the Link between LeTID and Hydrogen Induced Contact Resistance in PERC devices', in Aip Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0089337

Al-Dhahir I; McNab S; Yu M; Shaw E; Hamer P; Bonilla RS, 2022, 'The Influence of Surface Electric Fields on the Chemical Passivation of Si-SiO2 Interfaces after Firing', in Aip Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0089930

Wang L; Koh D; Hamer P; Pollard M; Chan C, 2021, 'Suppression of LeTID in P-type Multi-crystalline PERC Silicon Solar Cells by Biased Annealing Process', in SiliconPV 2021 conference proceedings, AIP, Online, presented at SiliconPV 2021 the 11th International Conference on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics, Online, 19 April 2021 - 22 April 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0090346

Wang L; Hamer P; Pollard M; Hallam B; Abbott M; Ciesla A; Chan C, 2020, 'A short time and low temperature bias annealing process to suppress LeTID on cast-mono p-type PERC solar cells', in APSRC, presented at ASIA-PACIFIC SOLAR RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2020, https://apvi.org.au/solar-research-conference/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Li-Wang-A-short-time-and-low-temperature-bias-annealing-process-to-suppress-LeTID-on-cast-mono-p-type-PERC-solar-cells.pdf

Chen D; Sen C; Soeriyadi A; Kim M; Abbott M; Hoex B; Hallam B; Hamer P, 2020, 'Examining Surface-Related Degradation - An Emerging Issue for Commercial Silicon Solar Cells', in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2020, Australian PV Institute, Online, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2020, Online, 30 November 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28403

Varshney U; Kim M; Khan MU; Hamer P; Chan C; Abbott M; Hallam B, 2020, 'P-type Czochralski Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells with High and Stable Open-circuit Voltage', in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2020, Australian PV Institute, Online, presented at Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference (APSRC), Online, 30 November 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28404

Chen D; Hamer P; Kim M; Mullins J; Sen C; Khan M; Oshima T; Abe H; Liu S; Ciesla A; Chan C; Chen R; Rougieux F; Zhou Z; Wright B; Varshney U; Vicari Stefani B; Soeriyadi A; Vargas Castrillon C; Samadi A; Hameiri Z; zhang X; Jin H; Qi W; Abbott M; Chong C; Peaker A; Hallam B, 2019, 'Will LeTID remain a commercial problem? Evaluating the solutions and a possible root cause. (LeTID仍是一个商业难题吗?根源分析和问题解决)', Wuxi, China, presented at 18th Issue PV WE CLASS-Crystalline Silicon Advanced Technology and Materials Forum, Wuxi, China, 24 April 2019 - 24 May 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27317

Chen D; Hamer P; Ciesla A; Chan C; Chen R; Rougieux F; Liu S; Kim M; Samadi A; Wright B; Vargas C; Zhang X; Hameiri Z; Hao J; Wenham S; Abbott M; Hallam B, 2019, 'Hydrogen-Induced Degradation: An explanation of Light-and Elevated Temperature-Induced Degradation Mechanisms in n-and p-type Silicon', Leuven, Belgium, presented at 9thInternational Conference on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics 2019, Leuven, Belgium, 08 April 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27902

Bourret-Sicotte G; Hamer PG; Tweddle D; Bonilla RS; Wilshaw PR, 2018, 'Hydrogen Related Defects in Float Zone Silicon Investigated Using a Shielded Hydrogen Plasma', 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, pp. 298 - 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547713

Chen R; Ciesla AM; Chen D; Chan CE; Hamer PG; Hallam BJ; Wenham SR, 2018, 'Impact of the impurity concentration on modulating charge state occupation 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, pp. 53 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8548195

Hamer P; Li H; Chan C; Sen C; Bonilla RS; Wilshaw P, 2018, 'The Behavior and Transport of Hydrogen in Silicon Solar Cells Observed through Changes in Contact Resistance', 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, pp. 1682 - 1686, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547880

Yang Y; Altermatt PP; Cui Y; Hu Y; Chen D; Chen L; Xu G; Zhang X; Chen Y; Hamer P; Bonilla RS; Feng Z; Verlinden PJ, 2018, 'Effect of carrier-induced hydrogenation on the passivation of the poly-Si/SiOx/c-Si interface', in Aip Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5049289

Wenham ACN; Wenham S; Chen R; Chan C; Chen D; Hallam B; Payne D; Fung T; Kim M; Liu S; Wang S; Kim K; Samadi A; Sen C; Vargas C; Varshney U; Stefani BV; Hamer P; Bourret-Sicotte G; Nampalli N; Hameiri Z; Chong C; Abbott M, 2018, 'Hydrogen-induced degradation', Hawaii, USA, pp. 1 - 8, presented at 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Hawaii, USA, 10 June 2018 - 17 June 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8548100

Bourret-Sicotte G; Hamer PG; Tweddle D; Bonilla RS; Wilshaw PR, 2018, 'Hydrogen Related Defects in Float Zone Silicon Investigated Using a Shielded Hydrogen Plasma', in 2018 IEEE 7TH WORLD CONFERENCE ON PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERSION (WCPEC) (A JOINT CONFERENCE OF 45TH IEEE PVSC, 28TH PVSEC & 34TH EU PVSEC), IEEE, HI, Waikoloa, pp. 0298 - 0302, presented at 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) / A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC / 28th PVSEC / 34th EU PVSEC, HI, Waikoloa, 10 June 2018 - 15 June 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000469200400070&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Wenham ACN; Wenham S; Chen R; Chan C; Chen D; Hallam B; Payne D; Fung T; Kim M; Liu S; Wang S; Kim K; Samadi A; Sen C; Vargas C; Varshney U; Stefani BV; Hamer P; Bourret-Sicotte G; Nampalli N; Hameiri Z; Chong C; Abbott M, 2018, 'Hydrogen-induced degradation', IEEE, Waikoloa, HI, pp. 0001 - 0008, presented at 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC), Waikoloa, HI, 10 June 2018 - 15 June 2018

Chen R; Ciesla AM; Chen D; Chan CE; Hamer PG; Hallam BJ; Wenham SR, 2018, 'Impact of the impurity concentration on modulating charge state occupation in silicon', in 2018 IEEE 7TH WORLD CONFERENCE ON PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERSION (WCPEC) (A JOINT CONFERENCE OF 45TH IEEE PVSC, 28TH PVSEC & 34TH EU PVSEC), IEEE, HI, Waikoloa, pp. 0053 - 0057, presented at 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) / A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC / 28th PVSEC / 34th EU PVSEC, HI, Waikoloa, 10 June 2018 - 15 June 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000469200400012&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Tweddle D; Shaw EC; Douglas JO; Bonilla RS; Moody MP; Hamer P; Wilshaw PR, 2018, 'Atom probe Tomography of fast-diffusing impurities and the effect of gettering in multicrystalline silicon', in Ballif C; Brendel R; Glunz S; Hahn G; Poortmans J; Ribeyron P-J; Weeber A (eds.), AIP Conference Proceedings, AIP Publishing, Lausanne, Switzerland, presented at 8th International Conference on Silicon Photovoltaics, Lausanne, Switzerland, 19 March 2018 - 22 March 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5049338

Shaw EC; Hamer P; Collett KA; Bourrett-Sicotte G; Bonilla RS; Wilshaw PR, 2017, 'Saw Damage Gettering for industrially relevant mc-Si feedstock', in Physica Status Solidi A Applications and Materials Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201700373

Hallam B; Hamer P; Kim M; Nampalli N; Gorman N; Chen D; Chan C; Abbott M; Wenham S, 2017, 'Direct transitions between states A and C in the boron-oxygen defect system - Fact or fiction?', in 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366560

Bourret-Sicotte G; Hamer P; Bonilla RS; Collett K; Wilshaw PR, 2017, 'Shielded hydrogen passivation - A novel method for introducing hydrogen into silicon', in Energy Procedia, pp. 267 - 274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.298

Hallam B; Hamer P; Kim M; Nampalli N; Gorman N; Chen D; Chan C; Abbott M; Wenham S, 2016, 'Direct transitions between states A and C in the boron-oxygen defect system - Fact or fiction?', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Portland, OR, USA, pp. 2430 - 2433, 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.2016.7750078

Hamer P; Nampalli N; Hameiri Z; Kim M; Chen D; Gorman N; Hallam B; Abbott M; Wenham S, 2016, 'Boron-Oxygen defect formation rates and activity at elevated temperatures', ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, CEA INES, Chambery, FRANCE, pp. 791 - 800, presented at 6th International Conference on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics (SiliconPV), CEA INES, Chambery, FRANCE, 07 March 2016 - 09 March 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.07.070

Hallam B; Abbott M; Bilbao J; Hamer P; Gorman N; Kim M; Chen D; Hammerton K; Payne D; Chan C; Nampalli N; Wenham S, 2016, 'Modelling Kinetics of the Boron-Oxygen Defect System', in Ribeyron PJ; Cuevas A; Weeber A; Ballif C; Glunz S; Poortmans J; Brendel R; Aberle A; Sinton R; Verlinden P; Hahn G (eds.), Energy Procedia, Elsevier, FRANCE, CEA INES, Chambery, pp. 42 - 51, presented at 6th International Conference on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics (SiliconPV), FRANCE, CEA INES, Chambery, 07 March 2016 - 09 March 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.07.008

Hallam BJ; Abbott MD; Nampalli N; Hamer PG; Wenham SR, 2015, 'Implications of accelerated B-O complex formation for mitigating LID in Czochralski silicon', in 2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference Pvsc 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2015.7355689

Hallam BJ; Hamer P; Nampalli N; Abbott M; Kim M; Chen D; Azmi A; Gorman N; Li H; Lu P; Wang S; Wenham A; Chan C; Payne D; Mai L; Ji J; Wenham S, 2015, 'Rapid processing of boron oxygen defects.', in Proceedings of the 31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Hamburg, Germany, pp. 531 - 535, presented at 31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Hamburg, Germany, 14 September 2015 - 18 September 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20152015-2DO.16.4

Wang S; Wenham A; Hamer P; Hallam B; Mai L; Chan C; Nampalli N; Song L; Chong CM; Abbott M; Wenham S, 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 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), LA, New Orleans, 14 June 2015 - 19 June 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2015.7355739

Hallam BJ; Hamer PG; Wang S; Song L; Nampalli N; Abbott MD; Chan CE; Lu D; Wenham AM; Mai L; Borojevic N; Li A; Chen D; Kim MY; Azmi A; Wenham S, 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 5th International Conference on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics (SiliconPV), GERMANY, Univ Konstanz, Konstanz, 23 March 2015 - 25 March 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.113

Hallam BJ; Wang S; Wenham A; Hamer P; Chan C; Abbott M; Wenham S, 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, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 608 - 611, presented at 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 22 September 2014 - 26 September 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20142014-2DO.2.6

Hallam BJ; Wang S; Abbott M; Wenham A; Chan C; Hamer P; Eadie M; Wenham S, 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, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 1292 - 1295, presented at 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 22 September 2014 - 26 September 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20142014-2CV.4.8

Hamer PG; Hallam B; Chan C; Wenham A; Sugianto A; Abbott M; Wenham SR, 2013, 'Hydrogen passivation mechanisms in silicon solar cells', Paris, France, presented at 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Paris, France, 30 September 2013 - 04 October 2013

Hallam BJ; Wenham SR; Hamer PG; Abbott MD; Sugianto A; Chan CE; Wenham AM; Eadie MG; Xu GQ, 2013, 'Hydrogen passivation of B-O defects in Czochralski silicon', Hamelin, Germany, presented at 3rd International conference on crystalline silicon photovoltaics, Hamelin, Germany, 25 March 2013 - 27 March 2013

Hallam BJ; Wenham SR; Hamer PG; Abbott MD; Sugianto A; Chan CE; Wenham AM; Eadie MG; Xu G, 2013, 'Hydrogen Passivation of B-O Defects in Czochralski Silicon', in Energy Procedia, Elsevier, Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, pp. 561 - 570, presented at International Conference on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics, Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, 25 March 2013 - 27 March 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2013.07.317

Hallam B; Chan C; Hamer P; Sugianto A; Wenham SR; Casalenuovo K; Kraiem J; Degoulange J; Einhaus R; Shi Z; eadie ; Hamer , 2012, 'High Quality Passivation for p-Type CZ UMG Silicon Wafers', Frankfurt Germany, pp. 1942 - 1945, presented at 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Frankfurt Germany, 24 September 2012 - 28 September 2012

Chen L-M; Sathoud O; Bankowski H; Zhang P; Baum T; Dubois L; Hamer P; Li Y; Lennon AJ; Hamer P, 2011, 'Improved photovoltaic performance by metal contamination removal from silicon solar wafers', Breckenridge, presented at 21st Workshop on Crystalline Silicon Cells and Modules: Materials and Processes, Breckenridge, 31 July 2011 - 03 August 2011

Dumbrell R; Hamer P; Lennon AJ; Tjahjono BS; Hamer , 2010, 'Emitter Etch-back Applications for Selective-Emitter Silcion Solar Cells', AuSES (Australian Solar Energy Society), Canberra, Australia, presented at Solar 2010, Canberra, Australia, 01 December 2010 - 03 December 2010


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