By Professor Bram Hoex

Journal articles

Xie T; Wan Y; Zhou Y; Huang W; Liu Y; Linghu Q; Wang S; Kit C; Grazian C; Zhang W; Hoex B, 2024, 'Creation of a structured solar cell material dataset and performance prediction using large language models', Patterns, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2024.100955

Ma FJ; Wang S; Yi C; Zhou L; Hameiri Z; Bremner S; Hao X; Hoex B, 2024, 'A collaborative framework for unifying typical multidimensional solar cell simulations – Part I. Ten common simulation steps and representing variables', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 32, pp. 330 - 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3779

Xie T; Wan Y; Wang H; Østrøm I; Wang S; He M; Deng R; Wu X; Grazian C; Kit C; Hoex B, 2024, 'Opinion Mining by Convolutional Neural Networks for Maximizing Discoverability of Nanomaterials', Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 64, pp. 2746 - 2759, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.3c00746

Yuan X; Li J; Sun K; Huang J; Cui X; Wang A; Xie B; Hoex B; Green M; Hao X, 2024, 'Improved carrier collection efficiency in CZTS solar cells by Li-enhanced liquid-phase-assisted grain growth', Ecoenergy, 2, pp. 181 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece2.31

Ford E; Peters IM; Hoex B, 2024, 'Quantifying the impact of wildfire smoke on solar photovoltaic generation in Australia', Iscience, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.108611

Wu X; Sen C; Wang H; Wang X; Wu Y; Khan MU; Mao L; Jiang F; Xu T; Zhang G; Hoex B, 2024, 'Addressing sodium ion-related degradation in SHJ cells by the application of nano-scale barrier layers', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2023.112604

Qian C; Sun K; Cong J; Cai H; Huang J; Li C; Cao R; Liu Z; Green M; Hoex B; Chen T; Hao X, 2023, 'Bifacial and Semitransparent Sb2(S,Se)3 Solar Cells for Single‐Junction and Tandem Photovoltaic Applications', Advanced Materials, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202303936

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

Madumelu C; Cai Y; Hollemann C; Peibst R; Hoex B; Hallam BJ; Soeriyadi AH, 2023, 'Assessing the stability of p+ and n+ polysilicon passivating contacts with various capping layers on p-type wafers', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2023.112245

Cui X; Sun K; Huang J; Sun H; Wang A; Yuan X; Green M; Hoex B; Hao X, 2023, 'Low-Temperature Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition of ZnMgO for Efficient CZTS Solar Cells', ACS Materials Letters, 5, pp. 1456 - 1465, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.2c01203

Chang NL; Poduval GK; Sang B; Khoo K; Woodhouse M; Qi F; Dehghanimadvar M; Li WM; Egan RJ; Hoex B, 2023, 'Techno-economic analysis of the use of atomic layer deposited transition metal oxides in silicon heterojunction solar cells', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 31, pp. 414 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3553

Liao B; Wu W; Yeo RJ; Wu X; Ma S; Wang Q; Wan Y; Su X; Shen W; Li X; Li W; Xing G; Hoex B, 2023, 'Atomic scale controlled tunnel oxide enabled by a novel industrial tube-based PEALD technology with demonstrated commercial TOPCon cell efficiencies > 24%', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 31, pp. 220 - 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3627

Habibur Rahaman M; Sang B; Anower Hossain M; Hoex B; Mota-Santiago P; Mitchell VD; Uddin A; Stride JA, 2023, 'Impact of the bilayer electron transport layer in the donor acceptor bulk heterojunctions for improved inverted organic photovoltaic performance', Applied Surface Science, 612, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.155669

Cordaro A; Tabernig SW; Pollard M; Yi C; Alarcon-Llado E; Hoex B; Polman A, 2023, 'Nanopatterned SiNx Broadband Antireflection Coating for Planar Silicon Solar Cells', Physica Status Solidi A Applications and Materials Science, 220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.202200827

Gupta B; Shehata MM; Lee Y; Black LE; Ma F; Hoex B; Jagadish C; Tan HH; Karuturi S, 2023, 'Unveiling the Role of H2 Plasma for Efficient InP Solar Cells', Solar Rrl, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202200868

Zhang Y; Scardera G; Wang S; Abbott M; Payne D; Hoex B, 2023, 'Scanning Electron Microscopy Dopant Contrast Imaging of Phosphorus-Diffused Silicon', Advanced Materials Technologies, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/admt.202200737

Liao B; Wu X; Wu W; Liu C; Ma S; Wang S; Xie T; Wang Q; Du Z; Shen W; Li X; Li W; Hoex B, 2023, 'Tube-type plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of aluminum oxide: Enabling record lab performance for the industry with demonstrated cell efficiencies >24%', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 31, pp. 52 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3607

Yuan X; Li J; Huang J; Yan C; Cui X; Sun K; Cong J; He M; Wang A; He G; Mahboubi Soufiani A; Jiang J; Zhou S; Stride JA; Hoex B; Green M; Hao X, 2022, '10.3% Efficient Green Cd-Free Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells Enabled by Liquid-Phase Promoted Grain Growth', Small, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202204392

Sadat SA; Hoex B; Pearce JM, 2022, 'A Review of the Effects of Haze on Solar Photovoltaic Performance', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112796

Zhang Y; Veeken T; Wang S; Scardera G; Abbott M; Payne D; Polman A; Hoex B, 2022, 'Plasma Focused Ion Beam Tomography for Accurate Characterization of Black Silicon Validated by Full Wave Optical Simulation', Advanced Materials Technologies, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/admt.202200068

Gandhi HH; Hoex B; Hallam BJ, 2022, 'Strategic investment risks threatening India's renewable energy ambition', Energy Strategy Reviews, 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2022.100921

Chaudhari A; Cui X; Hoex B; Hyde L; Ironside CN; Jadwisienczak WM; Kordesch ME; Rahman F; Vispute RD, 2022, 'Zinc oxide family semiconductors for ultraviolet radiation emission – A cathodoluminescence study', Materials Research Bulletin, 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2022.111906

Wang S; Xie T; Liang R; Zhang Y; Ma FJ; Payne D; Scardera G; Hoex B, 2022, 'An Artificial-Intelligence-Assisted Investigation on the Potential of Black Silicon Nanotextures for Silicon Solar Cells', ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5, pp. 11636 - 11647, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c02619

Rahaman MH; Holland J; Hossain MA; Duan L; Hoex B; Mota-Santiago P; Mitchell VD; Uddin A; Stride JA, 2022, 'Increased Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells by Seeded Control of the Molecular Morphology in the Active Layer', Solar Rrl, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202200184

Østrøm I; Hossain MA; Burr PA; Hart JN; Hoex B, 2022, 'Designing 3d metal oxides: selecting optimal density functionals for strongly correlated materials', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24, pp. 14119 - 14139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2cp01303g

Wang S; Scardera G; Ma FJ; Zhang Y; Payne D; Abbott M; Hoex B, 2022, 'Quantifying the Effect of Nanofeature Size on the Electrical Performance of Black Silicon Emitter by Nanoscale Modeling', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 12, pp. 744 - 753, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2022.3148713

Zhang Y; Kong C; Scardera G; Abbott M; Payne DNR; Hoex B, 2022, 'Large volume tomography using plasma FIB-SEM: A comprehensive case study on black silicon', Ultramicroscopy, 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2021.113458

Qian C; Li J; Sun K; Jiang C; Huang J; Tang R; Green M; Hoex B; Chen T; Hao X, 2022, '9.6%-Efficient all-inorganic Sb 2 (S,Se) 3 solar cells with a MnS hole-transporting layer', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10, pp. 2835 - 2841, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1ta09913b

Hadia NMA; Abdelazeez AAA; Alzaid M; Shaban M; Mohamed SH; Hoex B; Hajjiah A; Rabia M, 2022, 'Converting Sewage Water into H2 Fuel Gas Using Cu/CuO Nanoporous Photocatalytic Electrodes', Materials, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15041489

Gupta B; Hossain MA; Riaz A; Sharma A; Zhang D; Tan HH; Jagadish C; Catchpole K; Hoex B; Karuturi S, 2022, 'Recent Advances in Materials Design Using Atomic Layer Deposition for Energy Applications', Advanced Functional Materials, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202109105

Liu Y; Sang B; Hossain MA; Gao K; Cheng H; Song X; Zhong S; Shi L; Shen W; Hoex B; Huang Z, 2021, 'A novel passivating electron contact for high-performance silicon solar cells by ALD Al-doped TiO2', Solar Energy, 228, pp. 531 - 539, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.09.083

Jafari S; Varshney U; Hoex B; Meyer S; Lausch D, 2021, 'Understanding Light-and Elevated Temperature-Induced Degradation in Silicon Wafers Using Hydrogen Effusion Mass Spectroscopy', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 11, pp. 1363 - 1369, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2021.3104194

Hossain MA; Zhang T; Zakaria Y; Lambert D; Burr P; Rashkeev S; Abdallah A; Hoex B, 2021, 'Doped Nickel Oxide Carrier-Selective Contact for Silicon Solar Cells', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 11, pp. 1176 - 1187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2021.3095458

Scardera G; Payne D; Khan M; Zhang Y; Soeriyadi A; Zou S; Zhang D; Davidsen R; Hansen O; Hoex B; Abbott M, 2021, 'Silicon Nanotexture Surface Area Mapping Using Ultraviolet Reflectance', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 11, pp. 1291 - 1298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2021.3086439

Tong J; Le TT; Liang W; Hossain MA; McIntosh KR; Narangari P; Armand S; Kho TC; Khoo KT; Zakaria Y; Abdallah AA; Surve S; Ernst M; Hoex B; Fong KC, 2021, 'Impact of Pregrown SiOx on the Carrier Selectivity and Thermal Stability of Molybdenum-Oxide-Passivated Contact for Si Solar Cells', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13, pp. 36426 - 36435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c06765

Wang S; Wu X; Ma FJ; Payne D; Abbott M; Hoex B, 2021, 'Field-Effect Passivation of Undiffused Black Silicon Surfaces', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 11, pp. 897 - 907, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2021.3069124

Duan L; Hoex B; Uddin A, 2021, 'Progress in Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells', Solar Rrl, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202100041

Scardera G; Wang S; Zhang Y; Khan MU; Zou S; Zhang D; Davidsen RS; Hansen O; Mai L; Payne DNR; Hoex B; Abbott MD, 2021, 'On the Enhanced Phosphorus Doping of Nanotextured Black Silicon', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 11, pp. 298 - 305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2020.3047420

Varshney U; Kim M; Khan MU; Hamer P; Chan C; Abbott M; Hoex B, 2021, 'Impact of Substrate Thickness on the Degradation in Multicrystalline Silicon', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 11, pp. 65 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2020.3038412

Madumelu C; Wright B; Soeriyadi A; Wright M; Chen D; Hoex B; Hallam B, 2020, 'Investigation of light-induced degradation in N-Type silicon heterojunction solar cells during illuminated annealing at elevated temperatures', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 218, pp. 110752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110752

Hoex B, 2020, '(Invited) ALD Enabling High-Efficiency Solar Cells', ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2020-02, pp. 1669 - 1669, http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/ma2020-02231669mtgabs

Zhang Y; Kong C; Davidsen RS; Scardera G; Duan L; Khoo KT; Payne DNR; Hoex B; Abbott M, 2020, '3D characterisation using plasma FIB-SEM: A large-area tomography technique for complex surfaces like black silicon', Ultramicroscopy, 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2020.113084

Bonilla RS; Hoex B; Wilshaw PR, 2020, 'Special issue: Surface and interface passivation in crystalline silicon solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110580

Li J; Pan T; Wang J; Cao S; Lin Y; Hoex B; Ma Z; Lu L; Yang L; Sun B; Li D, 2020, 'Bilayer MoOX/CrOXPassivating Contact Targeting Highly Stable Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12, pp. 36778 - 36786, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c09877

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

Hossain MA; Khoo KT; Cui X; Poduval GK; Zhang T; Li X; Li WM; Hoex B, 2020, 'Atomic layer deposition enabling higher efficiency solar cells: A review', Nano Materials Science, 2, pp. 204 - 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoms.2019.10.001

Poduval GK; Duan L; Hossain MA; Sang B; Zhang Y; Zou Y; Uddin A; Hoex B, 2020, 'High-Efficiency Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells Enabled by Atomic Layer Deposited Zirconium-Doped Zinc Oxide', Solar RRL, 4, pp. 2000241 - 2000241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202000241

Duan L; Sang B; He M; Zhang Y; Hossain MA; Rahaman MH; Wei Q; Zou Y; Uddin A; Hoex B, 2020, 'Interface Modification Enabled by Atomic Layer Deposited Ultra-Thin Titanium Oxide for High-Efficiency and Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells', Solar RRL, 4, pp. 2000497 - 2000497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202000497

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