By Dr Ran Chen

Book Chapters

Chen R; Ciesla A; Vaqueiro-Contreras M; Chen D; Wright M; Hallam B; Peaker T, 2021, 'Negative impacts of hydrogen in silicon', in Hydrogen Passivation and Laser Doping for Silicon Solar Cells, pp. 249 - 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/pbpo134e_ch6

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

Le T; Cai Y; Yang Z; Chen R; Macdonald D; Liu AY, 2024, 'Industrial Czochralski n-type Silicon Wafers: Gettering Effectiveness and Possible Bulk Limiting Defects', Solar RRL, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202300928

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

Fu K; Yang Z; Sun HZ; Chen X; Li S; Ma W; Chen R, 2023, 'Multiple modification on nanoporous silicon derived from photovoltaic silicon cutting waste for extraction of Pb^Ⅱ in industrial effluents', Materials Today Communications, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.105776

Chen R; Wright M; Chen D; Yang J; Zheng P; Zhang X; Wenham S; Ciesla A, 2021, '24.58% efficient commercial n-type silicon solar cells with hydrogenation', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 29, pp. 1213 - 1218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3464

Tan X; Chen R; Rougieux FE, 2021, 'The Mechanism of Surface Passivation Degradation in SiO2/SiNxStack under Light and Elevated Temperature', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 11, pp. 1380 - 1387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2021.3106881

Fu K; Li Y; Chen X; Ma W; Yang Z; Wang T; Liu J; Ma Z; Chen R; Chen X; Li S, 2021, 'Removal of as(V) based on amino-group surface-functionalized porous silicon derived from photovoltaic silicon cutting powder', Coatings, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/coatings11070850

Omer AAA; He Z; Hong S; Chang Y; Yu J; Li S; Ma W; Liu W; El Kolaly W; Chen R, 2021, 'Ultra-Thin Silicon Wafers Fabrication and Inverted Pyramid Texturing Based on Cu-Catalyzed Chemical Etching', Silicon, 13, pp. 351 - 359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12633-020-00429-x

Chen R; Tong H; Zhu H; Ding C; Li H; Chen D; Hallam B; Chong CM; Wenham S; Ciesla A, 2020, '23.83% efficient mono-PERC incorporating advanced hydrogenation', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 28, pp. 1239 - 1247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3243

Xi F; Cui H; Yang T; Li S; Ma W; Chen X; Zheng D; Wei K; Chen R, 2020, 'Mechanism of enhancing Fe removal from metallurgical grade silicon by metal-assisted chemical leaching', Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 9, pp. 12213 - 12222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2020.09.007

Li S; Ma W; Luo B; Xi F; Zhang Z; Wan X; Chen X; Chen R; Wang L, 2020, 'High-performance porous silicon/nanosilver anodes from industrial low-grade silicon for lithium-ion batteries', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12, pp. 49080 - 49089, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c14157

Geng C; Shang Y; Qiu JJ; Wang Q; Chen X; Li S; Ma W; Fan HJ; Omer AAA; Chen R, 2020, 'Carbon quantum dots interfacial modified graphene/silicon Schottky barrier solar cell', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 835, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.155268

Kim K; Chen R; Chen D; Hamer P; Ciesla nee Wenham A; Wenham S; Hameiri Z, 2019, 'Degradation of surface passivation and bulk in p-type monocrystalline silicon wafers at elevated temperature', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 9, pp. 97 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2878791

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

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

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

Chen R; Wang S; Wenham A; Shi Z; Young T; Ji J; Edwards M; Sugianto A; Mai L; Wenham S; Chong C, 2017, 'Plated contacts for solar cells with superior adhesion strength to screen printed solar cells', Frontiers in Energy, 11, pp. 72 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11708-016-0428-4

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

Li Z; Hsiao PC; Zhang W; Chen R; Yao Y; Papet P; Lennon A, 2015, 'Patterning for Plated Heterojunction Cells', Energy Procedia, 67, pp. 76 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.03.290

Conference Papers

Wright M; Chen R; Wright B; Soeriyadi A; Stefani BV; Zhang X; Hallam B, 2022, '0.3% Efficiency Improvement for n-PERT Solar Cells with Illuminated Hydrogenation Process', in AIP Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0090522

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

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

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; Ciesla A, 2018, 'Hydrogen-induced degradation', 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, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 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

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

chan C; abbott M; Chen D; chen R; chong C; ciesla A; hallam B; hameiri Z; kim K; liu S; samadi A; varshney U; wenham S, 2017, 'New insights into degradation in multi-crystalline silicon PERC Cells', Shanghai, China, presented at 2017 World Solar Congress, Shanghai, China, 04 September 2017 - 06 September 2017

Chan CE; Fung TH; Payne DNR; Chen D; Abbott MD; Ciesla AM; Chen R; Hallam BJ; Wenham SR, 2017, 'Investigation of carrier-induced defect behavior in p-type multi-crystalline silicon', in 2017 IEEE 44TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALIST CONFERENCE (PVSC), IEEE, DC, Washington, pp. 2576 - 2581, presented at IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), DC, Washington, 25 June 2017 - 30 June 2017, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000455636002138&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Wenham A; Chong CM; Wang S; Chen R; Ji J; Shi Z; Mai L; Sugianto A; Abbott M; Wenham S; Barnett A; Green M, 2017, 'Copper plated contacts for large-scale manufacturing', in 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017, pp. 2723 - 2727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366708

Wenham AM; Chong CM; Wang S; Chen R; Ji J; Shi Z; Mai L; Sugianto A; Wenham S; Barnett A; Green M; Abbott M, 2016, 'Copper Plated Contacts for Large-Scale Manufacturing', in Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2016 IEEE 43rd, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Portland, U.S., pp. 2990 - 2993, presented at 43rd IEEE PVSC, Portland, U.S., 05 June 2016 - 10 June 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7750211

Wenham A; Chong CM; Wang S; Chen R; Ji J; Shi Z; Mai L; Sugianto A; Wenham S; Barnett A; Green MA, 2015, 'Overcoming Issues with Copper Plated Contacts for Large-Scale Manufacturing', Hamburg, presented at 2015 EU PVSEC, Hamburg, 14 September 2015 - 18 September 2015

Chong CM; Wenham A; Chen R; Wang S; Ji J; Shi Z; Mai L; Tjahjono B; Hallam B; Sugianto A; Wenham S, 2015, 'Improved adhesion for plated Solar cell metallisation', 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.2015.7355882

Chen R; Zhang W; Wang X; Lennon A, 2015, 'Failure Modes Identified during Adhesion Testing of Metal Fingers on Silicon Solar Cells', in Energy Procedia, pp. 194 - 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.02.087

Li Z; Chen R; Yao Y; Zhang W; Wang X; Perez-Wurfl I; Lennon A, 2014, 'Patterning and metallization of silicon solar cells by inkjet-printed functional ink on a photoresist layer', in 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014, pp. 2499 - 2501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925437

Lennon A; Flynn S; Young T; Nampalli N; Edwards M; Evans R; Yao Y; Hsiao P; Wang X; Allen V; Chen R; Mai L; Sugianto A; Vais V; Jordan D; Egan R; Wenham S, 2014, 'Addressing Perceived Barriers to the Adoption of Plated Metallisation for Silicon Photovoltaic Manufacturing', in Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference, Australian Solar Energy Society, Melbourne, presented at 52nd Annual Conference of the Australian Solar Energy Society, Melbourne, 08 May 2014 - 09 May 2014, http://solar.org.au/papers/14papers/%2318_final.pdf

Conference Posters

chan C; payne D; abbott M; Chen D; ciesla A; chen R; hallam B; wenham S, 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

Chen D; Kim M; Varshney U; Sen C; Liu S; Zhang YUCHAO; Hamer P; Chong C; Ciesla A; Chan C; Chen R; Abbott M; Hallam B, 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

Ciesla A; Chen R; Rougieux F; Hallam B; Chan C; Chen D; Chong C; Abbott M; Wenham S, 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

Chen R; Tan X; Rougueix F, 2019, 'Defect Engineering of n-type Bifacial Silicon using dark anneal', presented at 36th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Marsielle, France, 13 September 2019

Chen D; Hamer P; Kim M; Bourett-Sicotte G; Liu S; Ciesla A; Chan C; Chen R; Fung TH; Vargas C; Ye Q; Abbott M; Hallam BJ; Wenham SR, 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

Chen D; Abbott M; Chan C; Chen R; Ciesla A; Hallam B; Kim K; kim M; liu S; Samadi A; Wenham S, 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

Patents

Wenham S; Shi Z; Fung T; Abbott M; Mai L; Hallam B; Ciesla A; Chan C; Chen R; Kim M; Bagnall D; Payne D; Chong C; Chen D, 2023, Advanced hydrogen passivation that mitigates hydrogen-induced recombination (HIR) and surface passivation deterioration in PV devices, China, Patent No. 109983561

Ciesla A; Chen D; Shi Z; Fung T; Abbott M; Mai L; Hallam B; Chan C; Chen R; Kim M; Bagnall D; Payne D; Chong C; Wenham S, 2023, A method for improving wafer performance for photovoltaic devices, Patent No. China - 109983559; South Korea - 2519569

Ciesla A; Hallam B; Chan C; Chong C; Chen D; Bagnall D; Payne D; Mai L; Abbott M; Kim M; Chen R; Wenham S; Fung T; Shi Z, 2021, A method for improving wafer performance for photovoltaic devices, Patent No. US pat no. 10910509

Ciesla A; Wenham S; Hallam B; Chan C; Chong CM; Chen R; Abbott M; Payne D, 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

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