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Journal articles
2010, 'Impacts of Post-metallisation Processes on the Electrical and Photovoltaic Properties of Si Quantum Dot Solar Cells', Nanoscale research letters, 5, pp. 1762 - 1767, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11671-010-9707-x
,2010, 'In situ low temperature growth of poly-crystalline germanium thin film on glass by RF magnetron sputtering', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 94, pp. 1501 - 1505, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2010.02.035
,2010, 'Investigation of theoretical efficiency limit of hot carriers solar cells with a bulk indium nitride absorber', Journal of Applied Physics, 108, pp. 94507 - 094516, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3494047
,2010, 'Modelling of hot carrier solar cell absorbers', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 94, pp. 1521
,2010, 'Modelling of metal-insulator-semiconductor devices featuring a silicon quantum well', Physica E - Low - Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 42, pp. 2211 - 2217
,2010, 'Practical factors lowering conversion efficiency of hot carrier solar cells', Applied Physics Express, 3, pp. 104301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1143/APEX.3.104301
,2010, 'Size controlled synthesis of Ge nanocrystals in SiO2 at temperatures below 400 °C using magnetron sputtering', Applied Physics Letters, 96, pp. 261901, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3457864
,2010, 'Study of silicon quantum dots in a SiO2 matrix for energy selective contacts applications', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 94, pp. 1936 - 1941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2010.06.024
,2010, 'Study on electrical properties of Si quantum dots based materials', Physica Status Solidi B - Basic Solid State Physics, 248, pp. 472 - 476, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssb.201000676
,2010, 'Surface states induced high p-type conductivity in nanostructured thin film composed of Ge nanocrystals in SiO2 matrix', Applied Physics Letters, 97, pp. 132109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3496031
,2009, 'Capacitance and conductance characteristics of silicon nanocrystal metal-insulator-semiconductor devices', Solid - State Electronics, 53, pp. 530 - 539, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sse.2009.03.001
,2009, 'Effects of phosphorus doping on structural and optical properties of silicon nanocrystals in a SiO2 matrix', Thin Solid Films, 517, pp. 5646 - 5652, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2009.02.076
,2009, 'Hot carrier solar cells operating under practical conditions', Journal of Applied Physics, 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3086447
,2009, 'Impact ionization and Auger recombination at high carrier temperature', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 93, pp. 797 - 802
,2009, 'Impact of bridge- and double-bonded oxygen on OH-terminated Si quantum dots: A density-functional-Hartree-Fock study', Materials Science and Engineering B - Solid State Materials for Advanced Technology, 159-160, pp. 117 - 121
,2009, 'Impact of interface on the effective band gap of Si quantum dots', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 93, pp. 753 - 758, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2008.09.026
,2009, 'In situ formation of tin nanocrystals embedded in silicon nitride matrix', Journal of Applied Physics, 105, pp. 124303
,2009, 'n-Type silicon quantum dots and p-type crystalline silicon heteroface solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 93, pp. 684 - 690
,2009, 'Phosphorus-doped silicon quantum dots for all-silicon quantum dot tandem solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 93, pp. 1524 - 1530
,2009, 'Progress on Hot Carrier Cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 93, pp. 713 - 719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2008.09.034
,2009, 'Si nanocrystal p-i-n diodes fabricated on quartz substrates for third generation solar cell applications', Applied Physics Letters, 95, pp. 153506
,2009, 'Synthesis and characterization of boron-doped Si quantum dots for all-Si quantum dot tandem solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 93, pp. 273 - 279
,2008, 'Critical Discussion of Computation Accuracy (EPAPS article - ftp://aip.org/epaps/phys\_rev\_b/E-PRBMDO-78-101827/EPAPS\Rev3.pdf', Physical Review - Section B - Condensed Matter, 78
,2008, 'Effects of boron doping on the structural and optical properties of silicon nanocrystals in a silicon dioxide matrix', Nanotechnology, 19
,2008, 'Evolution of Si (and SiC) nanocrystal precipitation in SiC matrix', Thin Solid Films, 516, pp. 3824 - 3830, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2007.06.150
,2008, 'Fabrication of multilayered Ge nanocrystals by magnetron sputtering and annealing', Nanotechnology, 19, pp. 455611 - 455615
,2008, 'Fabrication of multilayered Ge nanocrystals embedded in SiOxGeNy films', Applied Surface Science, 254, pp. 7527 - 7530
,2008, 'Formation of a Si-Si3N4 nanocomposite from plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition multilayer structures', Journal of Crystal Growth, 310, pp. 3685 - 3689
,2008, 'Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of annealed silicon-rich silicon nitride thin films', Journal of Applied Physics, 104, pp. 104310
,2008, 'Influence of EDTA concentration on the structure and properties of SnS films prepared by electro-deposition', Surface and Coatings Technology, 202, pp. 6070 - 6074
,2008, 'Role of the interface for the electronic structure of Si quantum dots', Physical Review - Section B - Condensed Matter, 78, pp. 035339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.78.035339
,2008, 'Selective energy contacts for hot carrier solar cells', Thin Solid Films, 516, pp. 6968 - 6973, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2007.12.031
,2008, 'Silicon quantum dot nanostructures for tandem photovoltaic cells', Thin Solid Films, 516, pp. 6748 - 6756, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2007.12.096
,2008, 'Silicon quantum dot/crystalline silicon solar cells', Nanotechnology, 19, pp. 245201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/19/24/245201
,2008, 'Slowing of carrier cooling in hot carrier solar cells', Thin Solid Films, 516, pp. 6948 - 6953, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2007.12.102
,2008, 'Structural characterization of annealed Si1-x Cx /SiC multilayers targeting formation of Si nanocrystals in a SiC matrix', Journal of Applied Physics, 103, pp. 083544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2909913
,2008, 'Structural, electrical and photovoltaic characterization of Si nanocrystals embedded SiC matrix and Si nanocrystals/c-Si heterojunction devices', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 92, pp. 474 - 481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2007.11.002
,2008, 'The effects of annealing temperature on the photoluminescence from silicon nitride multilayer structures', Journal of Crystal Growth, 310, pp. 3680 - 3684, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2008.05.018
,2007, 'Structural studies of SnS films prepared by thermal evaporation', Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 6415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.694343
,2007, 'A comparison of PV/electrolyser and photoelectrolytic technologies for use in solar to hydrogen energy storage systems', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 32, pp. 2703 - 2711, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.09.012
,2007, 'Comparison of hydrogen storage technologies for solar-powered stand-alone power supplies: A photovoltaic system sizing approach', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 32, pp. 2712 - 2718
,2007, 'Fabrication and characterization of Si nanocrystals in SiC matrix produced by magnetron cosputtering', Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 25, pp. 1327 - 1335, http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.2756556
,2007, 'Fabrication and characterization of tin-based nanocrystals', Journal of Applied Physics, 102, pp. 114304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2817902
,2007, 'Fabrication and electrical characteristics of Si nanocrystal/c-Si heterojunctions', Applied Physics Letters, 91, pp. 123510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2787883
,2007, 'Silicon Quantum Dots in a Dielectric Matrix for All-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells', Advances in OptoElectronics, 2007, pp. 69578
,2007, 'Third-generation photovoltaics', Materials Today, 10, pp. 42 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1369-7021(07)70278-X
,2006, 'Investigating large area fabrication of silicon quantum dots in a nitride matrix for photovoltaic applications', Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4, 1, pp. 122 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279379
,2006, 'Two colour excitation up-conversion efficiency enhancement for a silicon photovoltaic device using Er3+-doped phosphors', Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4, 1, pp. 45 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279342
,2006, 'Silicon nanostructures for third generation photovoltaic solar cells', Thin Solid Films, 511-512, pp. 654 - 662, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2005.12.119
,2004, 'Resonant tunneling through defects in an insulator: Modeling and solar cell applications', Journal of Applied Physics, 96, pp. 5006 - 5012
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