By Scientia Professor Xiaojing Hao

Journal articles

Liu X; Huang J; Zhou F; Liu F; Stride JA; Hao X, 2017, 'Spatial Grain Growth and Composition Evolution during Sulfurizing Metastable Wurtzite Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Nanocrystal-Based Coatings', Chemistry of Materials, 29, pp. 2110 - 2121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b04603

Cui H; Liu X; Sun L; Liu F; Yan C; Hao X, 2017, 'Fabrication of efficient Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 solar cells by sputtering single stoichiometric target', Coatings, 7, pp. 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/coatings7020019

Pu A; Ma F; Yan C; Huang J; Sun K; Green M; Hao X, 2017, 'Sentaurus modelling of 6.9% Cu2ZnSnS4 device based on comprehensive electrical & optical characterization', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 160, pp. 372 - 381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2016.10.053

Liu Z; Hao X; Ho-Baillie A; Green MA, 2017, 'In situ X-ray diffraction study on epitaxial growth of SixGe1−xon Si by aluminium-assisted crystallization', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 695, pp. 1672 - 1676, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.10.315

Yan C; Sun K; Liu F; Huang J; Zhou F; Hao X, 2017, 'Boost Voc of pure sulfide kesterite solar cell via a double CZTS layer stacks', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 160, pp. 7 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2016.09.027

Crovetto A; Yan C; Iandolo B; Zhou F; Stride J; Schou J; Hao X; Hansen O, 2016, 'Lattice-matched Cu2ZnSnS4/CeO2 solar cell with open circuit voltage boost', Applied Physics Letters, 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4971779

Liu Z; Hao X; Huang J; Li W; Ho-Baillie A; Green MA, 2016, 'Diode laser annealing on Ge/Si (100) epitaxial films grown by magnetron sputtering', Thin Solid Films, 609, pp. 49 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2016.04.040

Liu X; Huang J; Zhou F; Liu F; Sun K; Yan C; Stride JA; Hao X, 2016, 'Understanding the Key Factors of Enhancing Phase and Compositional Controllability for 6% Efficient Pure-Sulfide Cu₂ZnSnS₄Solar Cells Prepared from Quaternary Wurtzite Nanocrystals', Chemistry of Materials, 28, pp. 3649 - 3658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b04620

Liu X; Feng Y; Cui H; Liu F; Hao X; Conibeer G; Mitzi DB; Green M, 2016, 'The current status and future prospects of kesterite solar cells: A brief review', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 24, pp. 879 - 898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.2741

Lee M; Asare GK; Richards TH; Lee DG; Lee TK; Park J; Oh J; Lim J; Green MA; Hao X; Kim D; Park HH; Yun JS, 2016, 'Towards space compatible perovskite solar cells: guidelines for thermal shock resilience and near space balloon testing', Energy and Environmental Science, 19, pp. 2557 - 2568, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5ee03704b

Huang C; Liu C; Di Y; Li W; Liu F; Jiang L; Li J; Hao X; Huang H, 2016, 'Efficient Planar Perovskite Solar Cells with Reduced Hysteresis and Enhanced Open Circuit Voltage by Using PW12-TiO2 as Electron Transport Layer', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8, pp. 8520 - 8526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b00846

Wu L; Puthen-Veettil B; Nomoto K; Hao X; Jia X; Lin Z; Yang TC; Zhang T; Gutsch S; Conibeer G; Perez-Wurfl I, 2016, 'Temperature dependent electroluminescence from all-Si-nanocrystal p-i-n diodes grown on dielectric substrates', Journal of Applied Physics, 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4941695

Huang C; Fu N; Liu F; Jiang L; Hao X; Huang H, 2016, 'Highly efficient perovskite solar cells with precursor composition-dependent morphology', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 145, pp. 231 - 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2015.10.032

Sheng R; Wen X; Huang S; Hao X; Chen S; Jiang Y; Deng X; Green MA; Ho-Baillie AWY, 2016, 'Photoluminescence characterisations of a dynamic aging process of organic-inorganic CH3NH3PbBr3 perovskite', Nanoscale, 8, pp. 1926 - 1931, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5nr07993d

Zhao L; Di Y; Yan C; Liu F; Cheng Z; Jiang L; Hao X; Lai Y; Li J, 2016, 'In situ growth of SnS absorbing layer by reactive sputtering for thin film solar cells', Rsc Advances, 6, pp. 4108 - 4115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra24144h

Yan C; Liu F; Sun K; Song N; Stride JA; Zhou F; Hao X; Green M, 2016, 'Boosting the efficiency of pure sulfide CZTS solar cells using the In/Cd-based hybrid buffers', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 144, pp. 700 - 706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2015.10.019

Sun K; Liu F; Yan C; Zhou F; Huang J; Shen Y; Liu R; Hao X, 2016, 'Influence of sodium incorporation on kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells fabricated on stainless steel substrates', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 157, pp. 565 - 571, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2016.07.036

Tong Z; Zhang K; Sun K; Yan C; Liu F; Jiang L; Lai Y; Hao X; Li J, 2016, 'Modification of absorber quality and Mo-back contact by a thin Bi intermediate layer for kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 144, pp. 537 - 543, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2015.09.066

Liu F; Yan C; Huang J; Sun K; Zhou F; Stride JA; Green MA; Hao X, 2016, 'Nanoscale Microstructure and Chemistry of Cu₂ZnSnS₄/CdS Interface in Kesterite Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Solar Cells', Advanced Energy Materials, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201600706

Sun K; Yan C; Liu F; Huang J; Zhou F; Stride JA; Green M; Hao X, 2016, 'Over 9% Efficient Kesterite Cu ₂ ZnSnS ₄ Solar Cell Fabricated by Using Zn _{1– x} Cd _x S Buffer Layer', Advanced Energy Materials, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201600046

Sheng R; Ho-Baillie AWY; Huang S; Keevers M; Hao X; Jiang L; Cheng YB; Green MA, 2015, 'Four-Terminal Tandem Solar Cells Using CH3NH3PbBr3 by Spectrum Splitting', Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 6, pp. 3931 - 3934, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01608

Zhou F; Zeng F; Liu X; Liu F; Song N; Yan C; Pu A; Park J; Sun K; Hao X, 2015, 'Improvement of Jsc in a Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cell by Using a Thin Carbon Intermediate Layer at the Cu2ZnSnS4/Mo Interface', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7, pp. 22868 - 22873, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b05652

Liu F; Zeng F; Song N; Jiang L; Han Z; Su Z; Yan C; Wen X; Hao X; Liu Y, 2015, 'Kesterite Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells with beyond 8% Efficiency by a Sol–Gel and Selenization Process', ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, pp. null - null, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b01151

Song N; Young M; Liu F; Erslev P; Wilson S; Harvey SP; Teeter G; Huang Y; Hao X; Green MA, 2015, 'Epitaxial Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film on Si (111) 4° substrate', Applied Physics Letters, 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4922992

Li W; Chen J; Yan C; Hao X, 2015, 'The effect of ZnS segregation on Zn-rich CZTS thin film solar cells', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 632, pp. 178 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.01.205

Liu X; Cui H; Kong C; Hao X; Huang Y; Liu F; Song N; Conibeer G; Green M, 2015, 'Rapid thermal annealed Molybdenum back contact for Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells', Applied Physics Letters, 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4916994

Li W; Liu X; Cui H; Huang S; Hao X, 2015, 'The role of Ag in (Ag,Cu)2ZnSnS4 thin film for solar cell application', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 625, pp. 277 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.11.136

Almansouri I; Bremner S; Ho-Baillie A; Mehrvarz H; Hao X; Conibeer G; Grassman TJ; Carlin JA; Haas A; Ringel SA; Green MA, 2015, 'Designing bottom silicon solar cells for multijunction devices', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 5, pp. 683 - 690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2381875

Cui H; Li W; Liu X; Song N; Lee CY; Liu F; Hao X, 2015, 'Optimization of precursor deposition for evaporated Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells', Applied Physics A Materials Science and Processing, 118, pp. 893 - 899, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00339-014-8806-4

Sheng R; Ho-Baillie A; Huang S; Chen S; Wen X; Hao X; Green MA, 2015, 'Methylammonium lead bromide perovskite-based solar cells by vapor-assisted deposition', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119, pp. 3545 - 3549, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp512936z

Chen J; Li W; Yan C; Huang S; Hao X, 2015, 'Studies of compositional dependent Cu2Zn(GexSn1-x)S4 thin films prepared by sulfurizing sputtered metallic precursors', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 621, pp. 154 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.09.097

Cui H; Lee CY; Li W; Liu X; Wen X; Hao X, 2015, 'Improving efficiency of evaporated Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells by a thin ag intermediate layer between absorber and back contact', International Journal of Photoenergy, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/170507

Liu Z; Hao X; Ho-baillie A; Tsao C-Y; Green MA, 2015, 'Cyclic thermal annealing on Ge/Si(100) epitaxial films grown by magnetron sputtering', Thin Solid Films, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2014.11.083

Liu X; Huang Y; Yun J; Wen X; Lu Z; Zhang T; Cui H; Li W; Lee C-Y; Xu S; Hao X; Conibeer G, 2015, 'Characterization of a Cu₂ZnSnS₄solar cell fabricated by sulfurization of metallic precursor Mo/Zn/Cu/Sn', physica status solidi (a), 212, pp. 2074 - 2079, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201431942

Liu X; Zhou F; Song N; Huang J; Yan C; Liu F; Sun K; Stride JA; Hao X; Green MA, 2015, 'Exploring the application of metastable wurtzite nanocrystals in pure-sulfide Cu ₂ ZnSnS ₄ solar cells by forming nearly micron-sized large grains', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3, pp. 23185 - 23193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ta05813a

Liu F; Shen S; Zhou F; Song N; Wen X; Stride JA; Sun K; Yan C; Hao X, 2015, 'Kesterite Cu ₂ ZnSnS ₄ thin film solar cells by a facile DMF-based solution coating process', Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3, pp. 10783 - 10792, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5tc01750e

Song N; Wen X; Hao X, 2015, 'Radio frequency magnetron sputtered highly textured Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films on sapphire (0001) substrates', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 632, pp. 53 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.01.192

Liu X; Cui H; Li W; Song N; Liu F; Conibeer G; Hao X, 2014, 'Improving Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) solar cell performance by an ultrathin ZnO intermediate layer between CZTS absorber and Mo back contact', Physica Status Solidi Rapid Research Letters, 8, pp. 966 - 970, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssr.201409052

Li W; Li , 2014, 'Inhibiting MoS2 formation by introducing a ZnO intermediate layer for Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells', Materials Letters

Cui H; Liu X; Song N; Li N; Liu F; Hao X, 2014, 'Impact of rapid thermal annealing of Mo coated soda lime glass substrate on device performance of evaporated Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells', Materials Letters, 125, pp. 40 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2014.03.122

Li W; Chen J; Yan C; Liu F; Hao X, 2014, 'Transmission electron microscopy analysis for the process of crystallization of Cu2ZnSnS4 film from sputtered Zn/CuSn precursor', Nanotechnology, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/25/19/195701

Yan C; Liu F; Song N; Ng BK; Stride JA; Tadich A; Hao X, 2014, 'Band alignments of different buffer layers (CdS, Zn(O,S), and In2S3) on Cu2ZnSnS4', Applied Physics Letters, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4873715

Zhang K; Su Z; Zhao L; Yan C; Liu F; Cui H; Hao X; Liu Y, 2014, 'Improving the conversion efficiency of Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell by low pressure sulfurization', Applied Physics Letters, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4870508

Song N; Wang Y; Hu Y; Huang Y; Hao X; Huang S; Li W, 2014, 'Heteroepitaxial growth of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film on sapphire substrate by radio frequency magnetron sputtering', Applied Physics Letters, 104, pp. 092103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4867093

Liu F; Sun K; Li W; Yan C; Cui H; Jiang L; Hao X; Green MA, 2014, 'Enhancing the Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell efficiency by back contact modification: Inserting a thin TiB2 intermediate layer at Cu2ZnSnS4/Mo interface', Applied Physics Letters, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4863736

Liu Z; Hao X; Ho-Baillie A; Green MA, 2014, 'One-step aluminium-assisted crystallization of Ge epitaxy on Si by magnetron sputtering', Applied Physics Letters, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4864463

Cui H; Liu X; Liu F; Hao X; Song N; Yan C, 2014, 'Boosting Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells efficiency by a thin Ag intermediate layer between absorber and back contact', Applied Physics Letters, 104, pp. 041115 - 041115-4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4863951

Su Z; Sun K; Han Z; Cui H; Liu F; Lai Y; Li J; Hao X; Liu Y; Green MA, 2014, 'Fabrication of Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells with 5.1% efficiency via thermal decomposition and reaction using a non-toxic sol-gel route', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2, pp. 500 - 509, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ta13533k

Liu Z; Hao X; Qi F; Ho-Baillie A; Green MA, 2014, 'Epitaxial growth of single-crystalline silicon-germanium on silicon by aluminium-assisted crystallization', Scripta Materialia, 71, pp. 25 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2013.09.026

Sun K; Su Z; Yan C; Liu F; Cui H; Jiang L; Shen Y; Hao X; Liu Y, 2014, 'Flexible Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells based on successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction method', Rsc Advances, 4, pp. 17703 - 17708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ra47823h

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