By Professor Bram Hoex

Journal articles

Gielis JJH; Hoex B; van den Oever PJ; van de Sanden MCM; Kessels WMM, 2009, 'Silicon surface passivation by hot-wire CVD Si thin films studied by in situ surface spectroscopy', Thin Solid Films, 517, pp. 3456 - 3460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2009.01.076

He S; Hoex B; Inns D; Brazil IC; Widenborg P; Aberle AG, 2009, 'Crystal quality improvement of solid-phase crystallized evaporated silicon films by in-situ densification anneal', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, pp. 1116 - 1119

Hoex B; Gielis JJH; Van De Sanden MCM; Kessels WMM, 2008, 'On the c-Si surface passivation mechanism by the negative-charge-dielectric Al2 O3', Journal of Applied Physics, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3021091

Gielis JJH; Hoex B; Van De Sanden MCM; Kessels WMM, 2008, 'Negative charge and charging dynamics in Al2O3 films on Si characterized by second-harmonic generation', Journal of Applied Physics, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2985906

Hoex B; Schmidt J; Pohl P; Van De Sanden MCM; Kessels WMM, 2008, 'Silicon surface passivation by atomic layer deposited Al2 O 3', Journal of Applied Physics, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2963707

Schmidt J; Merkle A; Brendel R; Hoex B; Van De Sanden MCM; Kessels WMM, 2008, 'Surface passivation of high-efficiency silicon solar cells by atomic-layer-deposited Al2O3', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 16, pp. 461 - 466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.823

Karouta F; Krämer M; Kwaspen JJ; Grzegorczyk A; Hageman P; Hoex B; Kessels WM; Klootwijk J; Timmering E; Smit M, 2008, 'Influence of the Structural and Compositional Properties of PECVD Silicon Nitride as a Passivation Layer for AlGaN HEMTs', ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2008-02, pp. 2079 - 2079, http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/ma2008-02/29/2079

Benick J; Hoex B; Van De Sanden MCM; Kessels WMM; Schultz O; Glunz SW, 2008, 'High efficiency n-type Si solar cells on Al2O 3-passivated boron emitters', Applied Physics Letters, 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2945287

Gielis JJH; Van Den Oever PJ; Hoex B; Van De Sanden MCM; Kessels WMM, 2008, 'Real-time study of a-Si:H/c-Si heterointerface formation and epitaxial Si growth by spectroscopic ellipsometry, infrared spectroscopy, and second-harmonic generation', Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.77.205329

Hoex B; Schmidt J; Bock R; Altermatt PP; Van De Sanden MCM; Kessels WMM, 2007, 'Excellent passivation of highly doped p -type Si surfaces by the negative-charge-dielectric Al2 O3', Applied Physics Letters, 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2784168

Hoang J; Van TT; Sawkar-Mathur M; Hoex B; Van De Sanden MCM; Kessels WMM; Ostroumov R; Wang KL; Bargar JR; Chang JP, 2007, 'Optical properties of Y2O3 thin films doped with spatially controlled Er³⁺ by atomic layer deposition', Journal of Applied Physics, 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2748629

Hoex B; Peeters FJJ; Creatore M; Blauw MA; Kessels WMM; Van De Sanden MCM, 2006, 'High-rate plasma-deposited SiO2 films for surface passivation of crystalline silicon', Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films, 24, pp. 1823 - 1830, http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.2232580

Hoex B; Heil SBS; Langereis E; Van De Banden MCM; Kessels WMM, 2006, 'Ultralow surface recombination of c-Si substrates passivated by plasma-assisted atomic layer deposited Al2O3', Applied Physics Letters, 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2240736

Agarwal S; Valipa MS; Hoex B; Van De Sanden MCM; Maroudas D; Aydil ES, 2005, 'Interaction of SiH3 radicals with deuterated (hydrogenated) amorphous silicon surfaces', Surface Science, 598, pp. 35 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2005.09.026

Hoex B; Van Erven AJM; Bosch RCM; Stals WTM; Bijker MD; Van Den Oever PJ; Kessels WMM; Van De Sanden MCM, 2005, 'Industrial high-rate (∼5nm/s) deposited silicon nitride yielding high-quality bulk and surface passivation under optimum anti-reflection coating conditions', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 13, pp. 705 - 712, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.628

Agarwal S; Hoex B; Van De Banden MCM; Maraudas D; Aydil ES, 2004, 'Hydrogen in Si-Si bond center and platelet-like defect configurations in amorphous hydrogenated silicon', Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures, 22, pp. 2719 - 2726, http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.1824191

Aarts IMP; Hoex B; Smets AHM; Engeln R; Kessels WMM; Van de Sanden MCM, 2004, 'Direct and highly sensitive measurement of defect-related absorption in amorphous silicon thin films by cavity ringdown spectroscopy', Applied Physics Letters, 84, pp. 3079 - 3081, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1713047

Agarwal S; Hoex B; Van De Sanden MCM; Maroudas D; Aydil ES, 2003, 'Absolute densities of N and excited N2 in a N2 plasma', Applied Physics Letters, 83, pp. 4918 - 4920, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1630843

LeClair P; Hoex B; Wieldraaijer H; Kohlhepp JT; Swagten HJM; De Jonge WJM, 2001, 'Sign reversal of spin polarization in Co/Ru/Al2O3/Co magnetic tunnel junctions', Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 64, pp. 1004061 - 1004064

LeClair P; Hoex B; Wieldraaijer H; Kohlhepp JT; Swagten HJM; de Jonge WJM, 2001, 'Sign reversal of spin polarization in (formula presented) magnetic tunnel junctions', Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.64.100406

Conference Papers

Schmidt TW; Tayebjee MJY; Nielsen MP; McCamey DR; Ekins-Daukes N; Baldacchino A; Mo A; Brett MW; Pearce PM; Ciesla AM; Chang NL; Hoex B; Beves JE; Jiang Y; McNab S; Carwithen BP; de Clercq DM; Tong J, 2024, 'Singlet fission solar cells', in Freundlich A; Hinzer K; Collin S; Sellers IR (eds.), Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices XIII, SPIE, pp. 2 - 2, presented at Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices XIII, 27 January 2024 - 01 February 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.3003348

Schmidt TW; Ekins-Daukes NJ; Tayebjee M; Nielsen MP; McCamey DR; Jiang JY; Hoex B; Ciesla A; Pearce PM; Chang N; Beves JE, 2023, 'Organic multiple exciton generation and silicon (OMEGA Si)', in Munday JN; Bermel P (ed.), New Concepts in Solar and Thermal Radiation Conversion V, SPIE, pp. 8 - 8, presented at New Concepts in Solar and Thermal Radiation Conversion V, 20 August 2023 - 25 August 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2677760

Rougieux FE; Hossain MA; Hoex B, 2023, 'Density functional theory to calculate accurate defect energy levels in silicon', in AIP Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0141286

Qian C; Sun K; Green M; Hoex B; Hao X, 2023, 'Single-Junction Bifacial and Semitransparent Sb2(S,Se)3 Solar Cells', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10359791

Sen C; Chan C; Wu X; Wang H; Khan MU; Mao L; Jaubert J-N; Jiang F; Zhang G; Hoex B, 2022, 'The role of Na+ contamination in humidity-induced degradation in silicon HJT cells', in Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, Newcastle, Australia, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, Newcastle, Australia, 29 November 2022 - 01 December 2023

Qian C; Li J; Sun K; Jiang C; Huang J; Tang R; Green M; Hoex B; Chen T; Hao X, 2022, 'Amorphous Manganese Sulfide Enables Efficient and Stable All-Inorganic Antimony Selenosulfide Solar Cells', in 2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC), IEEE, pp. 1126 - 1126, presented at 2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC), 05 June 2022 - 10 June 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc48317.2022.9938881

Ford E; Hoex B; Peters IM, 2022, 'Impact of the 2019-2020 Australian Black Summer Wildfires on Photovoltaic Energy Production', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 1191 - 1194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC48317.2022.9938902

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

Halilov S; Belayneh M; Hossain MA; Hoex B; Abdallah A; Rashkeev SN, 2020, 'Graded NixAlyO hole transport layer in silicon solar cells', in 2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 0696 - 0698, presented at 2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 15 June 2020 - 21 August 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300790

Varshney U; Li W-M; Li X; Chan C; Hoex B, 2020, 'Impact of wafer properties and production processes on the degradation in industrial PERC solar cells', in 2020 47TH IEEE PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), IEEE, ELECTR NETWORK, pp. 803 - 806, presented at 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), ELECTR NETWORK, 15 June 2020 - 21 August 2020, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000653077100198&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Wang S; Wu X; Ma F; Zhang Y; Scardera G; Payne D; Abbott M; Hoex B, 2020, 'Understanding Field-Effect Passivation of Black Silicon: Modeling Charge Carrier Population Control in Compressed Space Charge Regions', in 2020 47TH IEEE PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), IEEE, ELECTR NETWORK, pp. 590 - 594, presented at 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), ELECTR NETWORK, 15 June 2020 - 21 August 2020, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000653077100145&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Varshney U; Li WM; Li X; Chan C; Hoex B, 2020, 'Impact of wafer properties and production processes on the degradation in industrial PERC solar cells', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 0803 - 0806, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300760

Wang S; Wu X; Ma F; Zhang Y; Scardera G; Payne D; Abbott M; Hoex B, 2020, 'Understanding Field-Effect Passivation of Black Silicon: Modeling Charge Carrier Population Control in Compressed Space Charge Regions', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 0590 - 0594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300673

Zhang T; Hossain MA; Khoo KT; Lee C; Zakaria Y; Abdallah AA; Hoex B, 2019, 'Atomic Layer Deposited AlxNiyO as Hole Selective Contact for Silicon Solar Cells', in 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IL, Chicago, pp. 2338 - 2341, presented at 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), IL, Chicago, 16 June 2019 - 21 June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980522

Cui X; Hao X; Sun K; Huang J; Lee CY; Yan C; Sun H; Zhang Y; Green M; Hoex B, 2019, 'High-efficient Cd-free CZTS solar cells achieved by nanoscale atomic layer deposited aluminium oxide', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IL, Chicago, pp. 2482 - 2484, presented at 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), IL, Chicago, 16 June 2019 - 21 June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980884

Zhang Y; Kong C; Khan MU; Fung TH; Davidsen RS; Hansen O; Scardera G; Abbott MD; Hoex B; Payne DNR, 2019, 'Advanced Characterisation of Black Silicon Surface Topography with 3D PFIB-SEM', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 825 - 828, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980830

Cui X; Sun K; Lee CY; Yan C; Sun H; Zhang Y; Liu F; Green M; Hoex B; Hao X, 2018, 'ALD ZnSnO buffer layer for enhancing heterojunction interface quality of CZTS solar cells', 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. 1511 - 1513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547988

To A; Zhang T; Hoex B; Lennon A, 2018, 'Contact properties of electroless nickel plated contacts on diffused p ⁺ silicon surfaces.', 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. 1066 - 1072, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547302

Lee CY; Cui X; Zhang T; Deng R; Kim K; Hoex B, 2018, 'Evaluating the Impact of Thermal Annealing on Al 2 O 3 /c-Si Interface Properties by Non-Destructive Measurements', 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. 2788 - 2791, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547787

Tong J; Ma FJ; Hoex B; Lennon A, 2018, 'Tunnel Oxides Formed by Field-induced Anodization for Silicon Solar Cell Passivation', 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. 2078 - 2081, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547979

Sprafke A; Pollard M; Piechulla P; Bagnall D; Hoex B; Conibeer G; Wehrspohn RB, 2018, 'Mie resonators as rearside light trapping structures in planar crystalline silicon solar cells', in Optics InfoBase Conference Papers, Sentosa Island, Singapore, presented at 2018 OSA Light, Energy and the Environment, Sentosa Island, Singapore, 05 November 2018 - 08 November 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OSE.2018.OT3C.5

Hoex B; Dielen M; Lei M; Zhang T; Lee CY, 2018, 'Quantifying optical losses of silicon solar cells with carrier selective hole contacts', in AIP Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5049273

Zhang T; Lee CY; Gong B; Hoex B, 2018, 'Thermal stability analysis of WOx and MoOx as hole-selective contacts for Si solar cells using in situ XPS', in AIP Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5049290

Varshney U; Abbott MD; Liu S; Chen D; Kim M; Sen C; Payne DNR; Wenham SR; Hoex B; Chan C, 2018, 'Influence of dielectric passivation layer thickness on LeTID in multicrystalline 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. 0363 - 0367, 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:000469200400086&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

To A; Cui J; Hoex B, 2017, 'Extracting the fixed charge density in HfOx films grown on highly-doped p-Si samples', in 2017 IEEE 44TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALIST CONFERENCE (PVSC), IEEE, DC, Washington, pp. 517 - 520, 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:000455636000135&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

An X; Teng P; Mehrvarz H; To A; Li H; Johnson C; Hoex B; Barnett A, 2017, 'Empirical and Quokka simulated evidence for enhanced VOc due to limited junction area for high efficiency silicon solar cells', in 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017, pp. 2755 - 2758, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366550

To A; Min Li W; Li X; Hoex B, 2017, 'The effects of bifacial deposition of ALD AlOx on the contact properties of screen-printed contacts for p-type PERC solar cells', in Energy Procedia, pp. 914 - 921, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.291

Liu S; Pollard M; Payne DN; To A; Hoex B; Chan C; Wenham S; Bagnall D, 2016, 'Exploring the Potential and Limitations of Interdigitated Back Contact Solar Cells Using Experimentally Validated Quokka 3-D Simulation', in Egan R; Passey R (ed.), Asia pacific solar research conference, Canberra, presented at Asia pacific solar research conference, Canberra, 29 November 2016 - 01 December 2016

Barnett A; Han J; Hoex B; Jiao F; Johnson CM; Wang L; An X; Lochtefeld A, 2016, 'Ultra-thin Silicon Solar Cell for Lightweight Steel Roofs', Singapore, presented at PVSEC-26, Singapore, 24 October 2016 - 28 October 2016

Han J; Abbott M; Hamer P; Hoex B; Lochtefeld A; Barnett A, 2016, 'Ultra-Thin Silicon Solar Cell: Flexibility, Modeling and Prediction', in 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), Munich, Germany, presented at 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Munich, Germany, 20 June 2016 - 24 June 2016

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