A5100649610- Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies
- Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- solar cell performance optimization
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
- Semiconductor materials and interfaces
- Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
- Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
- Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis
- Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
- Advanced Optical Network Technologies
- Architecture and Computational Design
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials
- Semiconductor materials and devices
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Energy Load and Power Forecasting
- Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
UNSW Sydney
2019-2024
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
2021-2023
The University of Sydney
2022
Architectural Association School of Architecture
2021
Shanghai University
2018
Zhejiang University of Technology
2017
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
2016
As the photovoltaic (PV) industry heading towards multi-TW scale, PV technologies need to be carefully evaluated based on material consumption rather than just efficiency or cost ensure sustainable growth of industry.
Abstract The clean energy transition could see the cumulative installed capacity of photovoltaics increase from 1 TW before end 2022 to 15–60 by 2050, creating a significant silver demand risk. Here, we present learning curve for photovoltaic industry with rate 20.3 ± 0.8%. Maintaining business as usual dominance p‐type technology require over 20% current annual supply 2027 and 450–520 kt until approximately 85–98% global reserves. A rapid higher efficiency tunnel oxide passivated contact...
Light- and elevated temperature-induced degradation (LeTID) has been extensively studied on p-type silicon materials with increasing evidence suggesting the involvement of hydrogen. Recent findings identical phenomenon in n-type wafers have further opened up new areas understanding into inherent behavior root cause defect. In this work, we compare LeTID observed both p- under dark illuminated annealing conditions, highlighting previously unobserved similarities defect formation recovery...
Abstract High‐efficiency silicon‐based tandem solar cells will likely drive the push towards terawatt (TW) scale PV manufacturing on pathway to net zero emissions by 2050. In this work, we provide a comprehensive analysis of material consumption and sustainability issues for future cells. First, analyse sustainable capacity variety potential candidates top cell in cell. We show that III‐V, CIGS CdTe are not suitable support TW‐scale manufacturing. Perovskites thus present most approach, as...
Abstract As PV manufacturing heads towards the multi‐TW scale, it is required to carefully evaluate a wide range of concepts including not only efficiency and cost but also material consumption ensure sustainable technologies. The rapid growth could significantly increase demand for several materials in solar cells such as silver, aluminium, copper even silicon, thereby causing dramatic price fluctuations. Furthermore, capacity would be at risk being limited by supply some scarce metals,...
A rectangular hypersonic inlet is tested at the low-speed mode ( 5), design 6), and overspeed 7) to enrich understanding of hypersonic-inlet unstart. flow plug placed duct exit simulate combustion-induced high pressure initiate High-speed schlieren imaging time-resolved measurements are used simultaneously record unsteady-flow structures surface pressures unstart process. The results indicate that processes basically same for mode. An phenomenon dominated by ramp-side separation, which...
Abstract Photovoltaics (PV) is one of the most effective and necessary energy sources to mitigate climate change. The broad electrification scenario projects PV market grow from 1 TW in 2022 over 63 2050. While increasing production will significantly reduce emission intensity electricity generation, it still important minimise overall environmental impact such a large industry. In this study, we investigated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 30 MW plant using life cycle assessment (LCA). Based...
Abstract In this work, the efficiency potential of fully screen-printed passivated emitter and rear contact (PERC) solar cell structure is investigated via numerical simulations. A series improvements optimizations are performed on bulk quality, properties metallization PERC cells based experimental results obtained in both industry laboratory environments. With significantly improved surface passivation we find that carrier recombination losses at metal/silicon interface will impose a...
As the photovoltaics industry approaches terawatt (TW) manufacturing scale, consumption of silver in screen‐printed contacts must be significantly reduced for all cell architectures to avoid risks depleting global supply and substantial cost inflations. With alternative metallization techniques (e.g., plating) facing their own challenges mass production, advancements mainstream screen‐printing technology accelerate pace reductions are urgently needed. This work presents a silver‐lean contact...
Herein, large‐area defect‐engineered p‐type silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells using standard 1.6 Ω cm commercial‐grade boron‐doped Czochralski (Cz) wafers are fabricated. It is demonstrated that despite achieving an open‐circuit voltage of 735 mV with efficiency 21.6% for gettered samples, without appropriate treatment, the heavily susceptible to boron–oxygen‐related light‐induced degradation (LID), effective lifetime at maximum power point decreasing 13 μs. This results in a loss...
A critical concern for the photovoltaics (PV) industry is ensuring sustainability at terawatt (TW) level. We are now risk of entering a phase unsustainable resource use, despite key goal to provide 'renewable' and 'sustainable' energy. Estimated silver (Ag) reductions as in ITRPV projections not sufficient avoid significant increase overall consumption. Targets PERC 2030 would result using 50% global supply ~1.7 TW, which still low scale expect demand price. Predicted Ag consumption suggests...
The global cumulative photovoltaic (PV) installed capacity is now over 1 TW. While this an impressive amount of PV growth, it contributes less than 3% total electricity generation and, therefore, requires significantly more to decarbonize the sector completely. In order achieve decarbonization sustainably, all factors must be considered, including extraction and purification abundant materials. Based on conservative ambitious future production scenarios learning rate (LR) for material...
The microwave annealing of semiconductor devices has not been extensively researched and is rarely utilized in industry, yet it the potential to significantly reduce time cost associated with large-volume processing, such as various heating processes required manufacture photovoltaic modules. In this paper, we describe silicon solar cells, effective passivation light-induced defects, a reduction degradation. We find that cells are heated rapidly field B–O defect can be achieved by processing...