By Associate Professor Brett Jason Hallam

Books

Hallam B; Chan C, 2021, Hydrogen Passivation and Laser Doping for Silicon Solar Cells

Book Chapters

Hallam B; Wright M; Ciesla A, 2021, 'Hydrogen passivation of bulk defects', in Hydrogen Passivation and Laser Doping for Silicon Solar Cells, Institution of Engineering and Technology, pp. 115 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/pbpo134e_ch4

Soufiani AM; Chan C; Ji ; Hallam B, 2021, 'Laser-doped selective emitter formation and the passivation of laser-induced defects', in Hydrogen Passivation and Laser Doping for Silicon Solar Cells, Institution of Engineering and Technology, pp. 337 - 394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/pbpo134e_ch8

Hallam B; Ciesla A; Kim M; Herguth A, 2021, 'The boron-oxygen defect system', in Hydrogen Passivation and Laser Doping for Silicon Solar Cells, Institution of Engineering and Technology, pp. 179 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/pbpo134e_ch5

Chan C; Hallam B, 2021, 'Applications of laser doping', in Hydrogen Passivation and Laser Doping for Silicon Solar Cells, pp. 395 - 436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/pbpo134e_ch9

Wright M; Hallam B; Chan C, 2021, 'Conclusion and future outlook', in Hydrogen Passivation and Laser Doping for Silicon Solar Cells, pp. 437 - 460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/pbpo134e_ch10

Hamer P; Sun C; Hallam B, 2021, 'Hydrogen passivation mechanisms', in Hydrogen Passivation and Laser Doping for Silicon Solar Cells, pp. 25 - 74

Wright M; Hallam B; Chan C; Green M, 2021, 'Industrial silicon solar cells', in Hydrogen Passivation and Laser Doping for Silicon Solar Cells, pp. 1 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/pbpo134e_ch1

Chen R; Ciesla A; Vaqueiro-Contreras M; Chen D; Wright M; Hallam B; Peaker T, 2021, 'Negative impacts of hydrogen in silicon', in Hydrogen Passivation and Laser Doping for Silicon Solar Cells, pp. 249 - 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/pbpo134e_ch6

Journal articles

Zhang Y; Wang S; Wang L; Chang YC; Chen R; Chan C; Sun L; Cheng Y; Song N; Okamoto K; Ao Y; Wang D; Hallam B, 2025, 'Silver-lean screen-printing metallisation for industrial TOPCon solar cells: Enabling an 80 % reduction in silver consumption', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2025.113654

Vicari Stefani B; Kim M; Wright M; Soeriyadi A; Nyapshaev I; Emtsev K; Hallam B, 2025, 'Ring Defects Associated with Boron–Oxygen-Related Degradation in p-Type Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells', Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400255

Gandhi HH; Hoex B; Hallam BJ, 2025, 'Private equity renewable energy investments in India', Heliyon, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41098

Chang YC; Zhang Y; Wang L; Wang S; Wang H; Huang CY; Chen R; Chan C; Hallam B, 2025, 'Silver-lean metallization and hybrid contacts via plating on screen-printed metal for silicon solar cells manufacturing', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 33, pp. 158 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3799

Wang S; Kim M; Wang L; Zhang Y; Chang N; Chan C; Hallam B, 2025, 'Sustainability Impact of Different PV Mounting Systems and Pathways for Decarbonizing Emissions of PV Deployment', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 15, pp. 610 - 620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2025.3567083

Zhang Y; Wang S; Wang L; Sun Z; Chang YC; Chen R; Chan C; Okamoto K; Ao Y; Wang D; Dhamrin M; Kosuke T; Hallam B, 2024, 'Ultra-Lean Silver Screen-Printing for Sustainable Terawatt-Scale Photovoltaic', Solar Rrl, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400478

Vicari Stefani B; Kim M; Zhang Y; Hallam B; Green MA; Bonilla RS; Fell C; Wilson GJ; Wright M, 2023, 'Historical market projections and the future of silicon solar cells', Joule, 7, pp. 2684 - 2699, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2023.11.006

Sun Z; Wang L; Luo H; Hamer P; Ye H; Hallam B, 2023, 'Study of the Hydrogen Passivation Effect of Low-Temperature-Deposited Amorphous Silicon Layers on SiGe Solar Cells Grown on a Silicon Substrate', ACS Applied Energy Materials, 6, pp. 12064 - 12071, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c02283

Kim M; Drury S; Altermatt P; Wang L; Zhang Y; Chan C; Dias P; Hallam B, 2023, 'Identifying methods to reduce emission intensity of centralised Photovoltaic deployment for net zero by 2050: Life cycle assessment case study of a 30 MW PV plant', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 31, pp. 1493 - 1502, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3747

Wright M; Vicari Stefani B; Jones TW; Hallam B; Soeriyadi A; Wang L; Altermatt P; Snaith HJ; Wilson GJ; Bonilla RS, 2023, 'Design considerations for the bottom cell in perovskite/silicon tandems: a terawatt scalability perspective', Energy and Environmental Science, 16, pp. 4164 - 4190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3ee00952a

Hallam B; Kim M; Zhang Y; Wang L; Lennon A; Verlinden P; Altermatt PP; Dias PR, 2023, 'The silver learning curve for photovoltaics and projected silver demand for net-zero emissions by 2050', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 31, pp. 598 - 606, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3661

Madumelu C; Cai Y; Hollemann C; Peibst R; Hoex B; Hallam BJ; Soeriyadi AH, 2023, 'Assessing the stability of p+ and n+ polysilicon passivating contacts with various capping layers on p-type wafers', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2023.112245

Vaqueiro-Contreras M; Hallam B; Chan C, 2023, 'Review of Laser Doping and its Applications in Silicon Solar Cells', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 13, pp. 373 - 384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2023.3244367

Puthen Veettil B; Zhang Y; Payne D; Juhl M; Huang S; Hallam B; Bagnall D, 2023, 'Microwave annealing of silicon solar cells', Applied Physics Letters, 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0127896

Underwood R; Kim M; Drury S; Zhang Y; Wang L; Chan C; Hallam B, 2023, 'Abundant Material Consumption Based on a Learning Curve for Photovoltaic toward Net-Zero Emissions by 2050', Solar Rrl, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202200705

Wright M; Soeriyadi AH; Kim M; Wright B; Stefani BV; Andronikov D; Nyapshaev I; Abolmasov S; Abramov A; Bonilla RS; Hallam B, 2022, 'On the kinetics of high intensity illuminated annealing of n-type SHJ solar cells: 0.4%abs efficiency gain in one second', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2022.112039

Hallam B; Kim M; Underwood R; Drury S; Wang L; Dias P, 2022, 'A Polysilicon Learning Curve and the Material Requirements for Broad Electrification with Photovoltaics by 2050', Solar Rrl, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202200458

Gandhi HH; Hoex B; Hallam BJ, 2022, 'Strategic investment risks threatening India's renewable energy ambition', Energy Strategy Reviews, 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2022.100921

Vicari Stefani B; Wright M; Soeriyadi A; Chen D; Kim M; Wright B; Andronikov D; Nyapshaev I; Abolmasov S; Wilson G; Hallam B, 2022, 'Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells and p-type Crystalline Silicon Wafers: A Historical Perspective', Solar RRL, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202200449

Khan TA; Burr PA; Payne D; Juhl M; Das U; Hallam B; Bagnall D; Puthen Veettil B, 2022, 'Molecular dynamic simulation on temperature evolution of SiC under directional microwave radiation', Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 34, pp. 195701, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/ac553c

Lennon A; Lunardi M; Hallam B; Dias PR; Monteiro Lunardi M, 2022, 'The aluminium demand risk of terawatt photovoltaics for net zero emissions by 2050', Nature Sustainability, 5, pp. 357 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00838-9

Chen D; Madumelu C; Kim M; Stefani BV; Soeriyadi A; Kang D; Sio HC; Zhang X; Zhu P; Hallam B; Wright M, 2022, 'Investigating the degradation behaviours of n+-doped Poly-Si passivation layers: An outlook on long-term stability and accelerated recovery', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111491

Kim M; Wright M; Chen D; Chan C; Ciesla A; Abbott M; Hallam B, 2022, 'Defect concentration and Δn change in light- And elevated temperature-induced degradation', Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ac34a8

Hollemann C; Rienäcker M; Soeriyadi A; Madumelu C; Haase F; Krügener J; Hallam B; Brendel R; Peibst R, 2022, 'Firing stability of tube furnace-annealed n-type poly-Si on oxide junctions', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 30, pp. 49 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3459

Wright M; Soeriyadi A; Wright B; Andronikov D; Nyapshaev I; Abolmasov S; Abramov A; Hallam B, 2022, 'High-Intensity Illuminated Annealing of Industrial SHJ Solar Cells: A Pilot Study', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 12, pp. 267 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2021.3122932

Sen C; Hamer P; Soeriyadi A; Wright B; Wright M; Samadi A; Chen D; Stefani BV; Zhang D; Wu J; Jiang F; Hallam B; Abbott M, 2022, 'Impact of surface doping profile and passivation layers on surface-related degradation in silicon PERC solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111497

Yu M; Shi Y; Deru J; Al-Dhahir I; McNab S; Chen D; Voss M; Hwu ET; Ciesla A; Hallam B; Hamer P; Altermatt PP; Wilshaw P; Bonilla RS, 2021, 'Assessing the Potential of Inversion Layer Solar Cells Based on Highly Charged Dielectric Nanolayers', Physica Status Solidi Rapid Research Letters, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssr.202100129

Mondejar ME; Avtar R; Diaz HLB; Dubey RK; Esteban J; Gómez-Morales A; Hallam B; Mbungu NT; Okolo CC; Prasad KA; She Q; Garcia-Segura S, 2021, 'Digitalization to achieve sustainable development goals: Steps towards a Smart Green Planet', Science of the Total Environment, 794, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148539

Ciesla A; Kim M; Wright M; Zafirovska I; Chen D; Hallam B; Chan C, 2021, 'A case study on accelerated light- and elevated temperature-induced degradation testing of commercial multi-crystalline silicon passivated emitter and rear cell modules', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 29, pp. 1202 - 1212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3455

Chen D; Kim M; Shi J; Vicari Stefani B; Yu Z; Liu S; Einhaus R; Wenham S; Holman Z; Hallam B, 2021, 'Defect engineering of p-type silicon heterojunction solar cells fabricated using commercial-grade low-lifetime silicon wafers', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 29, pp. 1165 - 1179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3230

Zhang Y; Kim M; Wang L; Verlinden P; Hallam B, 2021, 'Design considerations for multi-terawatt scale manufacturing of existing and future photovoltaic technologies: Challenges and opportunities related to silver, indium and bismuth consumption', Energy and Environmental Science, 14, pp. 5587 - 5610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1ee01814k

Soufiani AM; Soeriyadi A; Chan C; Hallam B, 2021, 'Improved Laser-Induced Defect Passivation and Simultaneous Elimination of Light-Induced Degradation in p-Type Czochralski Silicon', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 11, pp. 1370 - 1379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2021.3104765

Chen D; Vaqueiro Contreras M; Ciesla A; Hamer P; Hallam B; Abbott M; Chan C, 2021, 'Progress in the understanding of light- and elevated temperature-induced degradation in silicon solar cells: A review', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 29, pp. 1180 - 1201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3362

Rauha ITS; Soeriyadi AH; Kim M; Yli-Koski M; Wright B; Vähänissi V; Hallam BJ; Savin H, 2021, 'Increased surface recombination in crystalline silicon under light soaking due to Cu contamination', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111360

Wright M; Stefani BV; Soeriyadi A; Basnet R; Sun C; Weigand W; Yu Z; Holman Z; Macdonald D; Hallam B, 2021, 'Progress with Defect Engineering in Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells', Physica Status Solidi Rapid Research Letters, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssr.202100170

Vicari Stefani B; Kim M; Wright M; Soeriyadi A; Andronikov D; Nyapshaev I; Abolmasov S; Emtsev K; Abramov A; Hallam B, 2021, 'Stability Study of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells Fabricated with Gallium- and Boron-Doped Silicon Wafers', Solar Rrl, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202100406

Zhang Y; Wang L; Chen D; Kim M; Hallam B, 2021, 'Pathway towards 24% efficiency for fully screen-printed passivated emitter and rear contact solar cells', Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/abe900

Spindlberger L; Kim M; Aberl J; Fromherz T; Schäffler F; Fournel F; Hartmann JM; Hallam B; Brehm M, 2021, 'Advanced hydrogenation process applied on Ge on Si quantum dots for enhanced light emission', Applied Physics Letters, 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0036039

Chen R; Tong H; Zhu H; Ding C; Li H; Chen D; Hallam B; Chong CM; Wenham S; Ciesla A, 2020, '23.83% efficient mono-PERC incorporating advanced hydrogenation', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 28, pp. 1239 - 1247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3243

Hallam BJ; Hamer PG; Ciesla née Wenham AM; Chan CE; Vicari Stefani B; Wenham S, 2020, 'Development of advanced hydrogenation processes for silicon solar cells via an improved understanding of the behaviour of hydrogen in silicon', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, 28, pp. 1217 - 1238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3240

Madumelu C; Wright B; Soeriyadi A; Wright M; Chen D; Hoex B; Hallam B, 2020, 'Investigation of light-induced degradation in N-Type silicon heterojunction solar cells during illuminated annealing at elevated temperatures', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 218, pp. 110752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110752

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