Adam B Phillips
- Associate Research Professor, Physics and Astronomy , College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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Article (Faculty180)
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2018Nanocomposite (CuS)x(ZnS)1-x thin film back contact for CdTe solar cells: Toward a bifacial device. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 186:227-335.
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Article (Web of Science)
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2022Copper iodide nanoparticles as a hole transport layer to CdTe photovoltaics: 5.5 % efficient back-illuminated bifacial CdTe solar cells. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS. 235.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111451
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2022Improving CdSeTe Devices With a Back Buffer Layer of CuxAlOy. IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS. 12:16-21.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/jphotov.2021.3120506
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2022Understanding the Interplay Between CdSe Thickness and Cu Doping Temperature in CdSe/CdTe Devices. IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS. 12:11-15.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/jphotov.2021.3110338
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2021Protecting Perovskite Solar Cells against Moisture-Induced Degradation with Sputtered Inorganic Barrier Layers. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS. 4:7571-7578.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c00816
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2021Effects of Cu Precursor on the Performance of Efficient CdTe Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES. 13:38432-38440.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c11784 PMID: 34347421
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2021Enabling bifacial thin film devices by developing a back surface field using CuxAlOy. NANO ENERGY. 83.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.105827
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2021Tailoring the CdS/CdSe/CdTe multilayer structure for optimization of photovoltaic device performance guided by mapping spectroscopic ellipsometry. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS. 221.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110907
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2020Back-Surface Passivation of CdTe Solar Cells Using Solution-Processed Oxidized Aluminum. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES. 12:51337-51343.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c12800 PMID: 33146989
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2020Aspect ratio controlled synthesis of tellurium nanowires for photovoltaic applications. MATERIALS ADVANCES. 1.Full Text via DOI: 10.1039/d0ma00394h
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2020Environmental Impact per Energy Yield for Bifacial Perovskite Solar Cells Outperforms Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells. CELL REPORTS PHYSICAL SCIENCE. 1.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2020.100216
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2020Decreasing the resolution limit of laser beam induced current measurements below the beam size without confocal optics: Determining laser scribe widths. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS. 215.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110660
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2020Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction-Deposited Transparent Cu-Zn-S Nanocomposites as Hole Transport Materials in CdTe Photovoltaics. ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/ente.202000429
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2020Understanding and Advancing Bifacial Thin Film Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS. 3:6072-6078.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.0c00851
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2020Maximize CdTe solar cell performance through copper activation engineering. NANO ENERGY. 73.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.104835
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2020CuSCN as the Back Contact for Efficient ZMO/CdTe Solar Cells. MATERIALS. 13.Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/ma13081991 PMID: 32344645
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2020Materials requirements for improving the electron transport layer/perovskite interface of perovskite solar cells determined via numerical modeling. MRS ADVANCES. 5:2603-2610.Full Text via DOI: 10.1557/adv.2020.319
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2019Wet chemical etching of cadmium telluride photovoltaics for enhanced open-circuit voltage, fill factor, and power conversion efficiency. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH. 34:3988-3997.Full Text via DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2019.363
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2019Influences of buffer material and fabrication atmosphere on the electrical properties of CdTe solar cells. PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS. 27:1115-1123.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/pip.3192
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2019The Role of Back Buffer Layers and Absorber Properties for > 25% Efficient CdTe Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS. 2:5419-5426.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.9b00367
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2019Irradiance and temperature considerations in the design and deployment of high annual energy yield perovskite/CIGS tandems. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS. 3:1841-1851.Full Text via DOI: 10.1039/c9se00237e
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2019Substrate heating effects on composition, structure and ferromagnetic resonance properties of CoFeB thin films. JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS. 476:516-523.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2018.12.084
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2019Eliminating S-Kink To Maximize the Performance of MgZnO/CdTe Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS. 2:2896-2903.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.9b00233
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2019The Effects of Hydrogen Iodide Back Surface Treatment on CdTe Solar Cells. SOLAR RRL. 3.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/solr.201800304
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2019Controlling Band Alignment at the Back Interface of Cadmium Telluride Solar Cells using ZnTe and Te Buffer Layers. MRS ADVANCES. 4:913-919.Full Text via DOI: 10.1557/adv.2019.31
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2018Impact of Moisture on Photoexcited Charge Carrier Dynamics in Methylammonium Lead Halide Perovskites. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS. 9:6312-6320.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b02595
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2018Nanocomposite (CuS)(x)(ZnS)(1-x) thin film back contact for CdTe solar cells: Toward a bifacial device. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS. 186:227-235.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2018.06.025
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2018Probing the origins of photodegradation in organic-inorganic metal halide perovskites with time-resolved mass spectrometry. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS. 2:2460-2467.Full Text via DOI: 10.1039/c8se00358k
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2018Post-Deposition Annealing Effects on Ferromagnetic CoFeB Thin Films. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS. 54.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2018.2845394
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2018Role of band alignment at the transparent front contact/emitter interface in the performance of wide bandgap thin film solar cells. APL MATERIALS. 6.Full Text via DOI: 10.1063/1.5051537
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2018Selective Cd Removal From CdTe for High-Efficiency Te Back-Contact Formation. IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS. 8:1125-1131.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2830302
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2018Life cycle analysis of metals in emerging photovoltaic (PV) technologies: A modeling approach to estimate use phase leaching. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION. 186:632-639.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.063
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2018Determination of conductivity anisotropy and the role of doping in single walled carbon nanotube thin films with THz spectroscopic ellipsometry. CARBON. 129:592-597.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.12.022
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2018Development of CdCl2 Activation to Minimize Zn Loss from Sputtered Cd1-xZnxTe Thin Films for Use in Tandem Solar Cells. MRS ADVANCES. 3:3129-3134.Full Text via DOI: 10.1557/adv.2018.521
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2018Energy Payback Time (EPBT) and Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROI) of Perovskite Tandem Photovoltaic Solar Cells. IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS. 8:305-309.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2768961
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2018Enhanced Grain Size and Crystallinity in CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Films by Metal Additives to the Single-Step Solution Fabrication Process. MRS ADVANCES. 3:3237-3242.Full Text via DOI: 10.1557/adv.2018.413
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2018Identification of Defect Levels in Copper Indium Diselenide (CuInSe2) Thin Films via Photoluminescence Studies. MRS ADVANCES. 3:3135-3141.Full Text via DOI: 10.1557/adv.2018.556
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2018Low Temperature Photoluminescence Spectroscopy of Defect and Interband Transitions in CdSexTe1-x Thin Films. MRS ADVANCES. 3:3293-3299.Full Text via DOI: 10.1557/adv.2018.516
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2018Numerical Modelling of Front Contact Alignment for High Efficiency Cd1-xZnxTe and Cd1-xMgxTe Solar Cells for Tandem Devices. MRS ADVANCES. 3:3121-3128.Full Text via DOI: 10.1557/adv.2018.501
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2018Optical design of perovskite solar cells for applications in monolithic tandem configuration with CuInSe2 bottom cells. MRS ADVANCES. 3:3111-3119.Full Text via DOI: 10.1557/adv.2018.464
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2018Post-Deposition Annealing Effects on Ferromagnetic CoFeB Thin Films. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS. 54:1-7.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/tmag.2018.2845394
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2018Selective Cd Removal From CdTe for High-Efficiency Te Back-Contact Formation. IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS. 8:1125-1131.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/jphotov.2018.2830302
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2017Imaging the Spatial Evolution of Degradation in Perovskite/Si Tandem Solar Cells After Exposure to Humid Air. IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS. 7:1563-1568.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2748720
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2017Environmental analysis of perovskites and other relevant solar cell technologies in a tandem configuration. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. 10:1874-1884.Full Text via DOI: 10.1039/c7ee01650f
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2017A technoeconomic analysis of perovskite solar module manufacturing with low-cost materials and techniques. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. 10:1297-1305.Full Text via DOI: 10.1039/c7ee00757d
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2017Environmental Impacts from Photovoltaic Solar Cells Made with Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. 51:4722-4732.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b06272
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2017Thin film iron pyrite deposited by hybrid sputtering/co-evaporation as a hole transport layer for sputtered CdS/CdTe solar cells. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS. 163:277-284.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2017.01.044
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2017Enhanced Grain Size, Photoluminescence, and Photoconversion Efficiency with Cadmium Addition during the Two-Step Growth of CH3NH3PbI3. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES. 9:2334-2341.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b12627
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2017Impact of Divalent Metal Additives on the Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Prepared by the Two-Step Solution Process. MRS ADVANCES. 2:1183-1188.Full Text via DOI: 10.1557/adv.2017.47
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2017Imaging the Spatial Evolution of Degradation in Perovskite/Si Tandem Solar Cells After Exposure to Humid Air. IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS. 7:1563-1568.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/jphotov.2017.2748720
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2016Probing Photocurrent Nonuniformities in the Subcells of Monolithic Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS. 7:5114-5120.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02415
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2016Substrate configuration, bifacial CdTe solar cells grown directly on transparent single wall carbon nanotube back contacts. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS. 157:35-41.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2016.05.001
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2016Perovskite Solar Cell Stability in Humid Air: Partially Reversible Phase Transitions in the PbI2-CH3NH3I-H2O System. ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS. 6.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201600846
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2016High speed, intermediate resolution, large area laser beam induced current imaging and laser scribing system for photovoltaic devices and modules. REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS. 87.Full Text via DOI: 10.1063/1.4962940
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2015Simultaneous shunt protection and back contact formation for CdTe solar cells with single wall carbon nanotube layers. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. 107.Full Text via DOI: 10.1063/1.4938130
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2015Activated complex model and surfactant reorganization during SWCNT separations on hydrogels. CARBON. 95:330-337.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.08.007
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2015Iron pyrite nanocrystal film serves as a copper-free back contact for polycrystalline CdTe thin film solar cells. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS. 140:108-114.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.03.032
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2015Impact of Processing Temperature and Composition on the Formation of Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskites. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS. 27:4612-4619.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b01017
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2015Limitations of ultra-thin transparent conducting oxides for integration into plasmonic-enhanced thin-film solar photovoltaic devices. Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 4:12.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s40243-015-0055-8
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2014Intraexciton Transitions Observed in High Stability Doped Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Films and Solutions. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C. 118:25253-25260.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/jp507653j
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2013Wiring-up Carbon Single Wall Nanotubes to Polycrystalline Inorganic Semiconductor Thin Films: Low-Barrier, Copper-Free Back Contact to CdTe Solar Cells. NANO LETTERS. 13:5224-5232.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/nl402659c
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2012Hydrogen absorption at room temperature in nanoscale titanium benzene complexes. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 37:1546-1550.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.09.136
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2011Vibrational spectra of Ti:C2H4(nH2) and Ti:C2H4(nD2) (n = 1–5) complexes and the equilibrium isotope effect: Calculations and experiment. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 36:9727-9732.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.05.034
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2009CONTROLLED GROWTH OF ISOLATED VANADIUM NANOSTRUCTURES VIA PULSED LASER ABLATION. International Journal of Nanoscience. 08:589-593.Full Text via DOI: 10.1142/s0219581x09006432
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2009High capacity hydrogen absorption in transition-metal ethylene complexes: consequences of nanoclustering. NANOTECHNOLOGY. 20:204020.Full Text via DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/20/204020
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2008A technique to measure hydrogen absorption in isolated nanometer structures. REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS. 79:013907.Full Text via DOI: 10.1063/1.2832341
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2008High Capacity Hydrogen Absorption in Transition Metal-Ethylene Complexes Observed via Nanogravimetry. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. 100:105505.Full Text via DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.100.105505
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Proceedings Paper (Web of Science)
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2021Material Requirements for CdSe Wide Bandgap Solar CellsFull Text via DOI: 10.1109/pvsc43889.2021.9519107
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2017Application of Mapping Spectroscopic Ellipsometry for CdSe/CdTe Solar Cells: Optimization of Low-Temperature Processed Devices with All-Sputtered Semiconductors. 2012 IEEE 38TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), VOL 2. 2462-2466.
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2017Applications of hybrid organic-inorganic metal halide perovskite thin film as a hole transport layer in CdTe thin film solar cells. 2012 IEEE 38TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), VOL 2. 748-751.
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2017CdS1-xSex Window Layer for CdTe Prepared by the Exchange of S with Se in CdS Films. 2012 IEEE 38TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), VOL 2. 170-174.
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2017Influence of Mono-and Di-valent Metal Additives on Morphology and Charge Carrier Dynamics of CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite. 2012 IEEE 38TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), VOL 2. 1030-1033.
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2017Novel, Facile Back Surface Treatment for CdTe Solar Cells. 2012 IEEE 38TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), VOL 2. 815-819.
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2017Substrate heating effects on ferromagnetic CoFeB thin films. SPINTRONICS X.Full Text via DOI: 10.1117/12.2291567
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2017Use of Single Wall Carbon Nanotube films doped with Triethyloxonium Hexachlorantimonate as a Transparent Back Contact for CdTe Solar Cells. 2012 IEEE 38TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), VOL 2. 730-734.
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2016In-Situ Observation of Moisture-Induced Degradation of Perovskite Solar Cells Using Laser-Beam Induced Current. 2012 IEEE 38TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), VOL 2. 1202-1206.
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2016Investigation on the Nucleation and Growth Mechanisms of Perovskite Formation in the Two-Step Solution Process. 2012 IEEE 38TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), VOL 2. 831-834.
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2016RF-Sputtered Cd2SnO4 for Flexible Glass CdTe Solar Cells. 2012 IEEE 38TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), VOL 2. 450-453.
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2015Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Cu Metal Matrix Composites for Current Collection from Space Photovoltaics. 2012 IEEE 38TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), VOL 2.
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2015Evolution of the Optical Response of Sputtered CdS:O as a Function of Temperature. 2012 IEEE 38TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), VOL 2.
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2015Investigation of degradation mechanisms of perovskite-based photovoltaic devices using laser beam induced current mapping. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SMART STRUCTURES AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS 2010, PTS 1 AND 2.Full Text via DOI: 10.1117/12.2195789
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2015Spatially Resolved Characterization of Solution Processed Perovskite Solar Cells Using the LBIC Technique. 2012 IEEE 38TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), VOL 2.
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2014Semiconducting Carbon Single-walled Nanotubes as a Cu-Free, Barrier-Free Back Contact for CdTe Solar Cell. 2014 IEEE 40TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALIST CONFERENCE (PVSC). 2348-2353.
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2014Spray Pyrolysis of Semi-transparent Backwall Superstrate CuIn(S,Se)(2) Solar Cells. 2014 IEEE 40TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALIST CONFERENCE (PVSC). 1712-1717.
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2013CdTe/CdS Thin Film Solar Cells in the Substrate Configuration on a Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Back Contact. 2012 IEEE 38TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), VOL 2. 1126-1130.
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2013The Performance of Nanocrystalline CuInS2/In2S3/SnO2 Heterojunction Solar Cells Prepared by Chemical Spray Pyrolysis. 2012 IEEE 38TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC), VOL 2. 2540-2544.
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Review Article (Web of Science)
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2016Pathways toward high-performance perovskite solar cells: review of recent advances in organo-metal halide perovskites for photovoltaic applications. JOURNAL OF PHOTONICS FOR ENERGY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1117/1.JPE.6.022001
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2016Pathways toward high-performance perovskite solar cells: review of recent advances in organo-metal halide perovskites for photovoltaic applications. JOURNAL OF PHOTONICS FOR ENERGY. 022001.Full Text via DOI: 10.1117/1.jpe.6.022001
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