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New paper on hafnium oxide etch resistance
"Hafnium oxide: A thin film dielectric with controllable etch resistance for semiconductor device fabrication" now published in AIP Advances
New paper on chemical enhancement of ALD dielectric stacks
"Stable chemical enhancement of passivating nanolayer structures grown by atomic layer deposition on silicon" now published in Nanoscale
Tim Niewelt wins presentation prize!
Dr. Tim Niewelt won a prize for his contribution entitled "LeTID Stability Tests on Gallium-Doped Industrial PERC Cells and Wafers" at SiliconPV 2023. Well done Tim!
New paper on hafnium oxide passivation of silicon
"Mechanisms of Silicon Surface Passivation by Negatively Charged Hafnium Oxide Thin Films" now published in IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics.
https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2022.3227624Link opens in a new window
New paper on carrier lifetimes measured by photo-μSR
"Carrier lifetimes in high-lifetime silicon wafers and solar cells measured by photoexcited muon spin spectroscopy" now published in Journal of Applied Physics
Ailish Wratten wins presentation prizes!
PhD student Ailish Wratten won the Best Oral Presentation prizes at the MRS Spring 2022 conference for her contributions entitled "Demonstrating the Robustness of Hafnium Oxide Thin Films" and "Understanding Hafnium Oxide Passivation for Silicon Solar Cells" in the in EQ06 Surfaces and Interfaces and EN01 Silicon for Photovoltaics sessions, respectively. Well done, Ailish!