By Professor Brett Jason Hallam

Journal articles

Zhang Y; Wang L; Chen D; Kim M; Hallam B, 2021, 'Pathway towards 24% efficiency for fully screen-printed passivated emitter and rear contact solar cells', Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/abe900

Spindlberger L; Kim M; Aberl J; Fromherz T; Schäffler F; Fournel F; Hartmann JM; Hallam B; Brehm M, 2021, 'Advanced hydrogenation process applied on Ge on Si quantum dots for enhanced light emission', Applied Physics Letters, 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0036039

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

Hallam BJ; Hamer PG; Ciesla née Wenham AM; Chan CE; Vicari Stefani B; Wenham S, 2020, 'Development of advanced hydrogenation processes for silicon solar cells via an improved understanding of the behaviour of hydrogen in silicon', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 28, pp. 1217 - 1238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3240

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

Wright B; Madumelu C; Soeriyadi A; Wright M; Hallam B, 2020, 'Evidence for a Light-Induced Degradation Mechanism at Elevated Temperatures in Commercial N-Type Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells', Solar Rrl, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202000214

Repins IL; Kersten F; Hallam B; VanSant K; Koentopp MB, 2020, 'Stabilization of light-induced effects in Si modules for IEC 61215 design qualification', Solar Energy, 208, pp. 894 - 904, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.08.025

Vicari Stefani B; Soeriyadi A; Wright M; Chen D; Kim M; Zhang Y; Hallam B, 2020, 'Large-Area Boron-Doped 1.6 Ω cm p-Type Czochralski Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells with a Stable Open-Circuit Voltage of 736 mV and Efficiency of 22.0%', Solar Rrl, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202000134

Chang NL; Wright M; Egan R; Hallam B, 2020, 'The Technical and Economic Viability of Replacing n-type with p-type Wafers for Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells', Cell Reports Physical Science, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2020.100069

Sen C; Chan C; Hamer P; Wright M; Chong CM; Hallam B; Abbott M, 2020, 'Eliminating light- and elevated temperature-induced degradation in P-type PERC solar cells by a two-step thermal process', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110470

Chen D; Hamer P; Kim M; Chan C; Ciesla nee Wenham A; Rougieux F; Zhang Y; Abbott M; Hallam B, 2020, 'Hydrogen-induced degradation: Explaining the mechanism behind light- and elevated temperature-induced degradation in n- and p-type silicon', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110353

Zhou R; Yu M; Tweddle D; Hamer P; Chen D; Hallam B; Ciesla A; Altermatt PP; Wilshaw PR; Bonilla RS, 2020, 'Understanding and optimizing EBIC pn-junction characterization from modeling insights', Journal of Applied Physics, 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5139894

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

Ciesla AM; Bilbao JI; Chan CE; Payne DNR; Chen D; Kim M; Wenham SR; Hallam BJ, 2020, 'Modeling Boron-Oxygen Degradation and Self-Repairing Silicon PV Modules in the Field', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 10, pp. 28 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2945161

Sen C; Chan C; Hamer P; Wright M; Varshney U; Liu S; Chen D; Samadi A; Ciesla A; Chong CM; Hallam B; Abbott M, 2019, 'Annealing prior to contact firing: A potential new approach to suppress LeTID', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.109938

Vicari Stefani B; Weigand W; Wright M; Soeriyadi A; Yu Z; Kim M; Chen D; Holman Z; Hallam B, 2019, 'P-type Upgraded Metallurgical-Grade Multicrystalline Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells with Open-Circuit Voltages over 690 mV', Physica Status Solidi A Applications and Materials Science, 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201900319

Wang S; Mai L; Ciesla A; Hameiri Z; Payne D; Chan C; Hallam B; Chong CM; Ji J; Shi Z; Wenham S, 2019, 'Advanced passivation of laser-doped and grooved solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 193, pp. 403 - 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.01.025

Sun C; Chen D; Rougieux F; basnet R; Hallam B; macdonald D, 2019, 'Kinetics and dynamics of the regeneration of boron-oxygen defects in compensated n-type silicon', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.03.016

Vargas C; Nie S; Chen D; Chan C; Hallam B; Coletti G; Hameiri Z, 2019, 'Degradation and recovery of n-type multi-crystalline silicon under illuminated and dark annealing conditions at moderate temperatures', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 9, pp. 355 - 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2885711

Collett KA; Du S; Bourret-Sicotte G; Luo Z; Hamer P; Hallam B; Bonilla RS; Wilshaw PR, 2019, 'Scalable Techniques for Producing Field-Effect Passivation in High-Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 9, pp. 26 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2872032

Sen C; Kim M; Chen D; Varshney U; Liu S; Samadi A; Ciesla A; Wenham SR; Chan CE; Chong C; Abbott MD; Hallam BJ, 2019, 'Assessing the Impact of Thermal Profiles on the Elimination of Light- and Elevated-Temperature-Induced Degradation', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 9, pp. 40 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2874769

Sun C; Chen D; Weigand W; Basnet R; Phang SP; Hallam B; Holman Z; Macdonald D, 2018, 'Complete regeneration of BO-related defects in n-type upgraded metallurgical-grade Czochralski-grown silicon heterojunction solar cells', Applied Physics Letters, 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5042460

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

Hamer P; Chan C; Bonilla RS; Hallam B; Bourret-Sicotte G; Collett KA; Wenham S; Wilshaw PR, 2018, 'Hydrogen induced contact resistance in PERC solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 184, pp. 91 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2018.04.036

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

Kim M; Chen DANIEL; abbott M; Nampalli ; wenham ; Stefani B; hallam , 2018, 'Impact of interstitial iron on the study of meta-stable B-O defects in Czochralski silicon: Further evidence of a single defect', Journal of Applied Physics, 123, pp. 161586, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5000323

Hamer P; Hallam B; Bonilla RS; Altermatt PP; Wilshaw P; Wenham S, 2018, 'Modelling of hydrogen transport in silicon solar cell structures under equilibrium conditions', Journal of Applied Physics, 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5016854

Chong CM; Wenham S; Ji J; Mai L; Wang S; Hallam B; Li H, 2018, 'LEDs for the implementation of advanced hydrogenation using hydrogen charge-state control', International Journal of Photoenergy, 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2439425

Hallam BJ; Ciesla AM; Chan CC; Soeriyadi A; Liu S; Soufiani AM; Wright M; Wenham S, 2018, 'Overcoming the Challenges of Hydrogenation in Silicon Solar Cells', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 71, pp. 743 - 752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH18271

Hallam B; Chen D; Shi J; Einhaus R; Holman ZC; Wenham S, 2018, 'Pre-Fabrication Gettering and Hydrogenation Treatments for Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells: A Possible Path to \textgreater700mV Open-Circuit Voltages Using Low-Lifetime Commercial-Grade p-Type Czochralski Silicon', Solar RRL, 1700221, pp. 2 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.201700221

Hallam B; Herguth A; Hamer P; Nampalli N; Wilking S; Abbott M; Wenham S; Hahn G, 2017, 'Eliminating light-induced degradation in commercial p-Type Czochralski silicon solar cells', Applied Sciences Switzerland, 8, pp. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app8010010

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

Nampalli N; Li H; Kim M; Stefani B; Wenham S; Hallam B; Abbott M, 2017, 'Multiple pathways for permanent deactivation of boron-oxygen defects in p-type silicon', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 173, pp. 12 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.06.041

Hallam B; Kim M; Abbott M; Nampalli N; Nærland T; Stefani B; Wenham S, 2017, 'Recent insights into boron-oxygen related degradation: Evidence of a single defect', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 173, pp. 25 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.06.038

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; Hamer PG; Bonilla RS; Wenham SR; Wilshaw PR, 2017, 'Method of Extracting Solar Cell Parameters from Derivatives of Dark I-V Curves', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 7, pp. 1304 - 1312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2731778

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

Hallam B; Chen D; Kim M; Stefani B; Hoex B; Abbott M; Wenham S, 2017, 'The role of hydrogenation and gettering in enhancing the efficiency of next-generation Si solar cells: An industrial perspective', Physica Status Solidi A Applications and Materials Science, 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201700305

Kim M; Hamer P; Li H; Payne D; Wenham S; Abbott M; Hallam B, 2017, 'Impact of thermal processes on multi-crystalline silicon', Frontiers in Energy, 11, pp. 32 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11708-016-0427-5

Chen D; Edwards M; Wenham S; Abbott M; Hallam B, 2017, 'Laser enhanced gettering of silicon substrates', Frontiers in Energy, 11, pp. 23 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11708-016-0441-7

Li H; Kim K; Hallam B; Hoex B; Wenham S; Abbott M, 2017, 'POCl3 diffusion for industrial Si solar cell emitter formation', Frontiers in Energy, 11, pp. 42 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11708-016-0433-7

Nampalli N; Fung TH; Wenham S; Hallam B; Abbott M, 2017, 'Statistical analysis of recombination properties of the boron-oxygen defect in p-type Czochralski silicon', Frontiers in Energy, 11, pp. 4 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11708-016-0442-6

Kim M; Abbott M; Nampalli N; Wenham S; Stefani B; Hallam B, 2017, 'Modulating the extent of fast and slow boron-oxygen related degradation in Czochralski silicon by thermal annealing: Evidence of a single defect', Journal of Applied Physics, 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4975685

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 H; Hallam B; Wenham S; Abbott M, 2017, 'Oxidation Drive-In to Improve Industrial Emitter Performance by POCl3 Diffusion', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 7, pp. 144 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2016.2631300

Wang S; Mai L; Wenham A; Hameiri Z; Payne D; Chan C; Hallam B; Sugianto A; Chong CM; Ji J; Shi Z; Wenham S, 2017, 'Selective emitter solar cell through simultaneous laser doping and grooving of silicon followed by self-aligned metal plating', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 169, pp. 151 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.05.018

Payne DNR; Chan CE; Hallam BJ; Hoex B; Abbott MD; Wenham SR; Bagnall DM, 2016, 'Rapid passivation of carrier-induced defects in p-type multi-crystalline silicon', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 158, pp. 102 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2016.05.022

Wenham A; Song L; Abbott M; Zafirovska I; Wang S; Hallam B; Chan C; Barnett A; Wenham S, 2016, 'Defect passivation on cast-mono crystalline screen-printed cells', Frontiers in Energy, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11708-016-0443-5

Chan CE; Payne DNR; Hallam BJ; Abbott MD; Fung TH; Wenham AM; Tjahjono BS; Wenham SR, 2016, 'Rapid Stabilization of High-Performance Multicrystalline P-type Silicon PERC Cells', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 6, pp. 1473 - 1479, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2016.2606704

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