By Professor Bram Hoex

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

An X; Teng P; Mehrvarz H; To A; Li H; Johnson C; Hoex B; Barnett A, 2016, 'Empirical and Quokka Simulated Evidence for Enhanced VOC due to Limited Junction Area for High Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells', Portland, U.S., presented at 43rd IEEE PVSC, Portland, U.S., 05 June 2016 - 10 June 2016

Barnett A; Han J; Hoex B; Jiao F; Johnson CM; Lochtefeld A, 2016, 'Ultra-thin Silicon Solar Cell on Steel for Building-Integrated Photovoltaics', Shanghai, China, presented at SNEC 10th (2016) International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition, Shanghai, China, 23 May 2016 - 26 May 2016

Duttagupta S; Hoex B; Aberle AG, 2015, 'Progress with surface passivation of heavily doped n+ silicon by industrial PECVD SiNx films', in 2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2015.7356331

Li M; Hoex B; Ma F; Devappa Shetty K; Aberle A; Samudra G, 2015, 'Modelling and Characterization of BBr3 Boron Diffusion Process for n-Type Si Wafer Solar Cells', in Proceedings of the 31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Hamburg, presented at 31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Hamburg, 14 September 2015 - 18 September 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25789

Heinrich M; Kraft A; Lieder M; Hoex B; Aberle AG; Glatthaar M, 2015, 'Quantification of Front Side Metallization Area on Silicon Wafer Solar Cells for Background Plating Detection', in Energy Procedia, pp. 717 - 724, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.102

Nandakumar N; Lin F; Dielissen B; Souren FMM; Gay X; Gortzen R; Duttagupta S; Aberle A; Hoex B, 2014, 'Silicon Surface Passivation by Al2O3 Films Grown by Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition Using Low-Cost Precursors', in Proceedings of the 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Paris, France, presented at 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Paris, France, 30 September 2014 - 03 October 2014

Duttagupta S; Base PK; Ma F; Hoex B; Aberle A, 2014, 'Progress with Cost-Effective Surface Passivation of p+ Silicon by PECVD SiNx', in Proceedings of the 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, presented at 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 September 2014 - 26 September 2014

Stangl R; Khanna A; Wong J; Duttagupta S; Ma F; Qiu Z; Hoex B; Aberle A, 2014, 'Accurate Performance Prediction and Loss Analysis of Silicon Solar Cells Considering Nonlinear Recombination', in Proceedings of the 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, presented at 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 September 2014 - 26 September 2014

Ma F; Hameiri Z; Samudra GS; Peters M; Hoex B, 2014, 'Numerical analysis of injection level dependent effective lifetime on 125 mm undiffused lifetime samples', pp. 3313 - 3316, presented at 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925643

Chaturvedi P; Hameiri Z; Hoex B, 2014, 'SunsPZ©: Real-time spatially resolved solar cell parameter visualizer', pp. 2588 - 2591, presented at 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925460

Duttagupta S; Hoex B; Aberle A, 2013, 'Progress with Industrially-Feasible Excellent Surface Passivation of Heavily-Doped p-Type and n-Type Crystalline Silicon by PECVD SiOx/SiNx with Optimised Antireflective Performance', in Proceedings of the 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Paris, France, presented at 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Paris, France, 30 September 2013 - 04 October 2013

Peters M; Fajun M; Cangming K; Siyu G; Sahraei N; Hoex B; Aberle AG, 2013, 'Advanced solar cell modelling', in Energy Procedia, pp. 99 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2013.05.045

Hoex B; Bosman M; Nandakumar N; Kessels WMM, 2013, 'C-Si surface passivation by aluminum oxide studied with electron energy loss spectroscopy', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 3333 - 3336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6745164

Lin F; Nandakumar N; Dielissen B; Gortzen R; Hoex B, 2013, 'Excellent surface passivation of silicon at low cost: Atomic layer deposited aluminium oxide from solar grade TMA', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 1268 - 1271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744372

Duttagupta S; Ma FJ; Hoex B; Aberle AG, 2013, 'Extremely low surface recombination velocities on heavily doped planar and textured p⁺ silicon using low-temperature positively-charged PECVD SiOx/SiNx dielectric stacks with optimised antireflective properties', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 1776 - 1780, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744487

Virasawmy S; Palina N; Chakraborty S; Widenborg PI; Hoex B; Aberle AG, 2013, 'Laser chemical processing (LCP) of poly-silicon thin film on glass substrates', in Energy Procedia, pp. 137 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2013.05.050

Ma FJ; Duttagupta S; Peters M; Samudra GS; Aberle AG; Hoex B, 2013, 'Numerical analysis of p⁺ emitters passivated by a PECVD AlO x/SiNx stack', in Energy Procedia, pp. 124 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2013.07.258

Ma FJ; Duttagupta S; Peters M; Samudra GS; Aberle AG; Hoex B, 2013, 'Numerical modelling of silicon p⁺ emitters passivated by a PECVD AlOx/SiNx stack', in Energy Procedia, pp. 104 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2013.05.046

Liu L; Du Z; Lin F; Hoex B; Aberle AG, 2012, 'Aluminum local back surface field solar cells with inkjet-opened rear dielectric films', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 2204 - 2207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318034

Duttagupta S; Lin F; Shetty KD; Wilson M; Ma FJ; Lin J; Aberle AG; Hoex B, 2012, 'State-of-the-art surface passivation of boron emitters using inline PECVD AlOx/SiNx stacks for industrial high-efficiency silicon wafer solar cells', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 1036 - 1039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317780

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