ARCPHOTOVOLTAICSCENTRE OFEXCELLENCE2010/11ANNUAL REPORT8. PUBLICATIONS8.1 BOOKY. Yamaguchi, Martin A Green, Y. Ohshita and N. Kojima, “Fundamentals and Applications <strong>of</strong> Solar Cells”, ISBN 978-4-621-08211-9, 231pp (Maruzen, Japan, 2010)8.2 BOOK CHAPTERSG. Conibeer, “Up and Down Conversion forPhotovoltaics” in “Physics <strong>of</strong> Solar cells” Ed. Badescu, V& Paulescu, M, accepted after review April 2009 (NovaScience Publishers, July 2010).G. Conibeer, “Applications <strong>of</strong> Si Nanocrystals inPhotovoltaic Solar Cells” in “Silicon Nanocrystals:Physics and Applications”, Ed. Rasit Turan and LorenzoPavesi (Wiley VCH, 2010).R. Corkish, “Solar Energy”, in Mohd. Nordin Hassanand Sukanta Roy (eds.), “Sustainable Energy in Asiaand the Pacific”, Akademi Sains Malaysia, 2010 ISBN:978.983-9445-43-5 (invited).8.3 patent applicationsI. Brazil and A. Lennon, “Method for TexturingSurfaces”, International Patent Application PCT/AU2010/001208, filed on 16 September 2010.G. Conibeer, S. Shrestha, D. Konig and M.A. Green,“Hot Carrier Energy Conversion Structure andMethod <strong>of</strong> Fabricating the Same”, InternationalPatent Application PCT/AU2010/000848, filed on 2July 2010.R. Corkish, B. Jaya, Y. Augarten, C. Rizos and L. Ge,“Method to Detect Faults in Photovoltaic Arraysby Observation <strong>of</strong> Electroluminescence Signal”, IPNotification to <strong>New</strong> <strong>South</strong> Innovations, 1 July 2010.M.A. Green,“Improved Scheme for Light-Trappingin Organic Photovoltaic and Related Thin-FilmOptoelectronic Devices”, Australian ProvisionalApplication 2010900576, filed on 12 February 2010.M.A. Green, “Si Cells with III-V Multijunction Cells”,Australian Provisional Application 2010900574, filedon 12 February 2010.M.A. Green, A. Wenham and S.R. Wenham, “ImprovedMetal Adhesion”, International Patent ApplicationPCT/AU2010/000215, filed on 24 February 2010.P. Hamer and S.R. Wenham, “Method <strong>of</strong> Fabricatinga P-N Junction”, Australian Provisional Application2010905292, filed on 1 December 2010.D. König, “Acceptor Modulation Doping <strong>of</strong>Nanocrystals and Quantum Structures, InternationalPatent Application PCT/AU2010/001043, filed on 13August 2010.D. König, “Donor Modulation Doping <strong>of</strong> QuantumStructures”, International Patent Application PCT/AU2010/001042, filed on 13 August 2010.A. Lennon, D. Lu and Y. Chen, “Metal Contact Schemefor Solar Cell”, Australian Provisional Application2010902694, filed on 2 July 2010.A. Lennon, S.R. Wenham and A. Ho-Baillie, “Method<strong>of</strong> Patterned Etching <strong>of</strong> Selected Material”, NationalPhase Entry PCT/AU2009/000098 filed on 1August 2010.A. Lennon and S.R. Wenham, “A Method for theSelective Delivery <strong>of</strong> Material to a Substrate”,International Patent Application PCT/AU2010/001001, filed on 6 August 2010.A. Lennon, Y. Yao, K. Chin and D. Coyle, “Method andApparatus for Light Induced Plating <strong>of</strong> Solar Cells”,Australian Provisional Application 2010903869, filedon 27 August 2010.D. König, “Photovoltaic Device Physics at theNanoscale”, Chapter 3 (pp. 73 - 146) in L. Tsakalakos(Ed.), Nanotechnology for Photovoltaics, Taylor &Francis, April 2010, ISBN-13: 9781420076745 [AmazonBooks bestsellers rank 680,938] (invited).L. Mai, A. Wenham and S.R. Wenham, “Solar CellMethods and Structures”, International PatentApplication PCT/AU2010/000036, filed on 15 January2010.L. Mai, A. Wenham and S.R. Wenham, “Photoplating<strong>of</strong> Metal Electrodes for Solar Cells”, InternationalPatent Application PCT/AU2010/001460, filed on 3November 2010.C-Y. Tsao, X.J. Hao and M.A. Green, “A Method<strong>of</strong> Forming a Germanium Layer on a SiliconSubstrate and a Photovoltaic Device Including aGermanium Layer”, Australian Provisional Application2010905488, filed on 15 December 2010.S.R. Wenham, B. Tjahjono and L. Mai, “PhotovoltaicDevice Structure and Method”, International PatentApplication PCT/AU2010/000145, filed on 11February 2010.S.R. Wenham, B. Tjahjono, A. Lennon and N. Kuepper,“Improved Metallization Method for Silicon SolarCells”, International Patent Application PCT/AU2010/001421, filed on 25 October 2010.S.R. Wenham, B. Tjahjono, A. Lennon and Y. Yao,“Method and Apparatus for Light Induced Plating<strong>of</strong> Solar Cells”, International Patent Application PCT/AU2010/001461, filed on 3 November 2010.124
8.4 Papers in refereed Scientific andTechnical JournalsP. Aliberti, S.K. Shrestha, R. Teuscher, B. Zhang, M.A.Green and G.J. Conibeer, ”Study <strong>of</strong> Silicon QuantumDots in a SiO 2Matrix for Energy Selective ContactsApplications”, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, Vol.94, pp. 1936-1941, 2010.P. Aliberti, Y. Feng, Y. Takeda, S.K. Shrestha, M.A.Green and G. Conibeer, “Investigation <strong>of</strong> TheoreticalEfficiency Limit <strong>of</strong> Hot Carriers Solar Cells with a BulkIndium Nitride Absorber”, Journal <strong>of</strong> Applied Physics,Vol. 108, 094507 (10 pp.), 2010.Y. Augarten, T. Trupke, M. Lenio, J. Bauer, J. Weber,M. Juhl and O. Breitenstein, “Calculation <strong>of</strong>Quantitative Shunt Values Using PhotoluminescenceImaging”, Progress in Photovoltaics (re-submittedJanuary 2011).G. Barber, T. Mallouk, S. Zakeer, M. Graetzel, M.A.Green, A. Lee, P.G. Hoertz, N. Abrams, J. Mikulca and P.Liskat, “Tandem Hybrid Concentrator Using Dye Cellsand Silicon”, Journal <strong>of</strong> Physical Chemistry Letters, Vol.2, pp. 518-585. 2011.G. Barber, S-H. Lee, P. Liska, Paul, M. Graetzel, S.M.Zakeeruddin, M.A. Green, A. Ho-Baillie, J. Mikulca,T. Mallouk, P. Hoertz and N. Abrams, “Utilization <strong>of</strong>Direct and Diffuse Sunlight in a Dye-Sensitized SolarCell – Silicon Photovoltaic Hybrid ConcentratorSystem”, Journal <strong>of</strong> Physical Chemistry Letters(submitted 9 February 2011).I. Brazil and M.A. Green, “Measuring Strain Changesduring Production <strong>of</strong> Thin Film Crystalline Siliconon Glass Photovoltaic Modules”, Journal <strong>of</strong> MaterialsScience: Materials in Electronics, Vol. 21, No. 11, pp.1207-1211, 2010.I. Brazil and M.A. Green, “Investigating PolysiliconThin Film Structural Changes during Rapid ThermalAnnealing <strong>of</strong> a Thin Film Crystalline Silicon on GlassSolar Cell”, Journal <strong>of</strong> Materials Science: Materials inElectronics, Vol. 21 (10), pp. 994-999, 2010.R. Clady, M.J.Y. Tayebjee, P. Aliberti, D. König, N.J.Ekins-Daukes, G.J. Conibeer, T.W. Schmidt and M.A.Green, “Femtosecond Investigation <strong>of</strong> High EnergyCarrier Relaxation Processes in GaAs and InP forHot Carrier Solar Cell Applications”, Progress inPhotovoltaics (accepted October 2010).R. Clady, T. Schmidt, M. Tayebjee, P. Aliberti, G.Conibeer, D. Konig, M.A. Green and N.J. Ekins-Daukes,“Interplay Between the Hot Phonon Effect andIntervalley Scattering on the Cooling Rate <strong>of</strong> HotCarrier in GaAs and InP”, Progress in Photovoltaics:Research and Applications (accepted 10 March 2011).G. Conibeer, M.A. Green, D. Konig, I. Perez-Wurfl, S.Huang, X. Hao, D. Di, L. Shi, S. Shrestha, B. Puthen-Veettil, Y. So, B. Zhang and Z. Wan, “Silicon QuantumDot Based Solar Cells: Addressing the Issues <strong>of</strong>Doping, Voltage and Current Transport”, Progress inPhotovoltaics: Res. Appl. 18 (2010) In press, Publishedonline in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). DOI: 10.1002/pip.1045 (acceptedSeptember 2010).G. Conibeer and S. Huang, “International Journal <strong>of</strong>Nanoparticles”, ed Chang Hui Ye, Nanomaterials forThird Generation Photovoltaics (in press), 2010.G. Conibeer, R. Patterson, L. Huang, J-F. Guillemoles,D. König, S. Shrestha and M.A. Green, “Modelling<strong>of</strong> Hot Carrier Solar Cell Absorbers”, Solar EnergyMaterials and Solar Cells, Vol. 94, pp. 1516-1521, 2010(doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2010.01.018).Richard Corkish, Anna Bruce and Deo Prasad,“Integrated Solar Photovoltaics for Buildings”, Review<strong>of</strong> Architecture and Building Science (ISSN: 1225-1666), Vol. 54 (1), pp.86-92, 2010.D. Di, I. Perez-Wurfl, A. Gentle, D-H. Kim, X. Hao,L. Shi, G. Conibeer and M.A. Green, “Impacts <strong>of</strong>Post-metallisation Processes on the Electrical andPhotovoltaic Properties <strong>of</strong> Si Quantum Dot SolarCells”, Nanoscale Research Letters, Vol. 5 (11), pp.1762-1767, 2010.D. Di, I. Perez-Wurfl, G. Conibeer and M. A. Green,“Formation and Photoluminescence <strong>of</strong> Si QuantumDots in SiO 2/Si 3N 4Hybrid Matrix for All-Si TandemSolar Cells”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol.94 , pp. 2238-2243, December 2010.C. Flynn, D. König, I. Perez-Wurfl, M.A. Green and G.Conibeer, “Correlation between Fixed Charge andCapacitance Peaks in Silicon Nanocrystal Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor Devices”, SemiconductorScience and Technology, Vol. 25, 045011 (8pp), 2010.C. Flynn, D. König, M.A. Green and G. Conibeer,“Modelling <strong>of</strong> Metal-Insulator-SemiconductorDevices Featuring a Silicon Quantum Well”, Physica E,Vol. 42, pp. 2211-2217, 2010.M.A. Green and A. Ho, “43% Composite Split-Spectrum Concentrator Solar Cell Efficiency”, Progressin Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, Vol. 18,pp. 42-47, 2010.M.A. Green, K. Emery, Y. Hishikawa and W. Warta,“Solar Cell Efficiency Tables (Version 35), Progress inPhotovoltaics, Vol. 18, pp.144-150, 2010.M.A. Green, K. Emery, Y. Hishikawa and W. Warta,“Solar Cell Efficiency Tables (Version 36), Progress inPhotovoltaics, 2010, Vol. 18 (5), pp. 346-352, 2010.M.A. Green, “Enhanced Evanescent Mode LightTrapping in Organic Solar Cells and Other Low IndexOptoelectronic Devices”, Progress in Photovoltaics,Vol. 19, pp. 473-477, 2011.M.A. Green, “Learning Experience for Thin-Film SolarModules: First Solar, Inc. Case Study”, Progress inPhotovoltaics, Vol. 19, pp. 498-500, 2011.M.A. Green, “Is Sour Crude or Sour Gas a PotentialSource <strong>of</strong> Se and Te?”, Progress in Photovoltaics(accepted 1 February 2011).M.A. Green, “Analytical Treatment <strong>of</strong> Trivich-Flinnand Shockley-Queisser Photovoltaic Efficiency LimitsUsing Polylogarithms” Progress in Photovoltaics:Research and Applications (accepted 11 March 2011).P.J. Gress, P.I. Widenborg, S. Varlamov and A.G. Aberle,“Wire Bonding As a Cell Interconnection Techniquefor Polycrystalline Silicon Thin-film Solar Cells onGlass”, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research andApplications, Vol. 18, pp. 221-228, 2010.Z. Hameiri, L. Mai, A.B. Sproul and S.R. Wenham,“18.7% Efficient Laser Doped Solar Cell on CZ p-typeSilicon”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 97, pp. 222111-222113, 2010.Z. Hameiri, L. Mai and S.R. Wenham, “Advantages <strong>of</strong>Photoplating for Laser Doped Solar Cells”, Progressin Photovoltaics: Research and Applications (DOI:10.1002/pip.1072), 2010.Z. Hameiri, T. Puzzer, L Mai, A.B. Sproul and S.R.Wenham, “Laser Induced Defects in Laser DopedSolar Cells”, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research andApplications (DOI: 10.1002/pip.1043), 2010.Z. Hameiri, T. Puzzer, L Mai and S.R. Wenham, “SR.Influence <strong>of</strong> Laser Power on the Properties <strong>of</strong> LaserDoped Solar Cells”, Solar Energy Materials and SolarCells, 95, pp. 1085-1094, 2011.S. He, J. Jannsens, J. Wong and A. Sproul, “TheInfluence <strong>of</strong> Base Doping Density on the Performance<strong>of</strong> Evaporated Poly-Si Thin-Film Solar Cells bySolid-Phase Epitaxy”, Thin Solid Films, Vol. 519, pp.475-478, 2010.S. He and A. Sproul, “Optical Properties <strong>of</strong> EvaporatedPoly-Si Thin-Films on Glass”, Thin Solid Films, Vol. 519,pp. 351-356, 2010.S. He, J. Wong, D. Inns, B. Hoex, A. Aberle and A.Sproul, “Influences <strong>of</strong> Oxygen Contamination onEvaporated Poly-Si Thin-Film Solar Cells by Solid-Phase Epitaxy”, Thin Solid Films, Vol. 518, pp. 4351-4355, 2010.G. Jin, P. I. Widenborg, P. Campbell and S. Varlamov,“Lambertian Matched Absorption Enhancementin PECVD Poly-Si Thin Film on AluminiumInduced Textured Glass Superstrates for Solar CellApplications”, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research andApplication, Vol. 18, pp. 582-589, 2010.D. König, K. Casalenuovo, Y. Takeda, G. Conibeer,J.F. Guillemoles, R. Patterson, L.M. Huang and M.A.Green, “Hot Carrier Solar Cells: Principles, Design andMaterials”, Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems andNanostructures, Vol. 42, pp. 2862-2866, 2010.A. Lahreche, Y. Beggah and R. Corkish, “The Effect<strong>of</strong> Electron Range on Electron Beam InducedCurrent Collection and a Simple Method to Extractan Electron Range for Any Generation Function”,Ultramicroscopy (submitted July 2010).M. Lenio, A. J. Lennon, A. Ho-Baillie and S. R. Wenham.“Effect <strong>of</strong> Electroless Nickel on the Series Resistance<strong>of</strong> High-Efficiency Inkjet Printed Passivated EmitterRear Contacted Solar Cells”. Solar Energy Materialsand Solar Cells, Vol. 94 (12), pp. 2102-2107,December 2010.D. Lin, L. Ma, G. Conibeer and I. Perez-Wurfl,“Study on electrical properties <strong>of</strong> Si quantum dotsbased materials”, Physica Status Solidi (acceptedSeptember 2010).L. Ma, D. Lin, G. Conibeer and I. Perez-Wurfl,“Introducing Dopants by Diffusion to Improve theConductivity <strong>of</strong> Silicon Quantum Dot Materials in 3rdGeneration Photovoltaic Device”, Physica Status Solidi(accepted September 2010).B. Mitchell, T. Trupke, J. Weber and J. Nyhus, “BulkMinority Carrier Lifetimes and Doping <strong>of</strong> SiliconBricks from Photoluminescence Intensity Ratios”,Journal <strong>of</strong> Applied Physics (accepted March 2011).E.J. Mitchell, S. Lindekugel, M. Künle, K. Schillinger,S. Janz and S. Reber, “c-Si Wafer-equivalent EpitaxialThin-film Solar Cells on Isolating Substrates”, SolarEnergy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 95, Issue 4, pp.1163-1167, 2011 (doi:10.1016/i.solmat.2010.12.046).E.J. Mitchell, N. Brinkmann and S. Reber, “Progresswith Epitaxy Wrap-through Crystalline Silicon ThinfilmSolar Cells”, Progress in Photovoltaics: Researchand Applications (accepted December 2010).Z. Ouyang, O. Kunz, A. B. Sproul and S. Varlamov,“Influence <strong>of</strong> the Absorber Doping for p-typeEvaporated Polycrystalline Silicon Thin-Film SolarCells On Glass, Journal <strong>of</strong> Applied Physics, Vol. 109,p.060104, 2011.Z. Ouyang, S. Pillai, F. Beck, O. Kunz, S. Varlamov, K.Catchpole, P. Campbell and M.A. Green, “EffectiveLight Trapping in Polycrystalline Silicon Thin-FilmSolar Cells by Means <strong>of</strong> Rear Localised SurfacePlasmons”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 96, p.261109, 2010.125