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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

Cheng Y; Zhang Y; Xu Y; Stokes A; Dhamrin M; Deng S; Sun L; Tsuji K; Seidel J; Chen D; Chen Y; Green M; Song N, 2025, 'Integration of aluminum contacts in TOPCon solar cells: A pathway to reduce silver usage', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2025.113559

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, 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

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

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

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

Wang L; Zhang Y; Kim M; Wright M; Underwood R; Bonilla RS; Hallam B, 2023, 'Sustainability evaluations on material consumption for terawatt-scale manufacturing of silicon-based tandem solar cells', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 31, pp. 1442 - 1442

Bartsch J; Kluska S; Glatthaar M; Gervais E; Lorenz A; De Rose A; Hallam B; Zhang Y; Tous L, 2022, 'The role of silver in terawatt PV production - perspectives and options', Photovoltaics International, 48, https://www.pv-tech.org/technical-papers/the-role-of-silver-in-terawatt-pv-production-perspectives-and-options/

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

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

Vicari Stefani B; Soeriyadi A; Wright M; Chen D; Kim M; Zhang Y; Hallam B, 2020, 'Large-Area Boron-Doped 1.6 Ω cm p-Type Czochralski Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells with a Stable Open-Circuit Voltage of 736 mV and Efficiency of 22.0%', Solar RRL, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202000134

Chen D; Hamer P; Kim M; Chan C; Ciesla nee Wenham A; Rougieux F; Zhang Y; Abbott M; Hallam B, 2020, 'Hydrogen-induced degradation: Explaining the mechanism behind light- and elevated temperature-induced degradation in n- and p-type silicon', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110353

Conference Papers

Cheng Y; Zhang Y; Deng S; Sun L; Dhamrin M; Tsuji K; Green M; Song N; Deng S, 2024, 'Screen-printed aluminum contact for the n-type passivated contact structure', in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2024, Sydney, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2024, Sydney, 03 December 2024 - 05 December 2024, https://www.openconf.org/APSRC2024/modules/request.php?module=oc_program&action=summary.php&id=133

Zhang Y; Wang S; Wang L; Sun Z; Chang A; Chen R; Chan C; Hallam B, 2024, 'Ultra-Lean Silver Screen Printing for Sustainable Terawatt-Scale Photovoltaics', Sydney, Australia, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2024, Sydney, Australia, 03 December 2024, https://apvi.org.au/solar-research-conference/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Hallam_B_Ultra-Lean_Silver_Screen_Printing_for_Sustainable_Terawatt-Scale_Photovoltaics.pdf

Yamaguchi M; Araki K; Ota Y; Nishioka K; Zhang Y; Hallam B; Kojima N; Ohshita Y, 2024, 'Effectiveness of the Concentrating Photovoltaics (CPV) Toward TW-Scale PV Production', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 48 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC57443.2024.10749584

Zhang Y; Wang L; Wang S; Chang A; Chen R; Dhamrin M; Tsuji K; Chan C; Hallam B, 2023, 'Roadmap towards 1 mg/W Silver Consumption for Industrial High-Efficiency Screen-Printed Silicon Solar Cells', in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2023, Melbourne, presented at APSRC, 2023,, Melbourne, 05 December 2023, chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://apvi.org.au/solar-research-conference/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Zhang-Y-Roadmap-towards-1-mgW-Silver-Consumption-for-Industrial-High-Efficiency-Screen-Printed-Silicon-Solar-Cells.pdf

Wang L; Sun Z; Perez-Wurfl I; Chang A; Zhang Y; Pollard M; Qi F; Kim M; Chen R; Hallam B, 2023, 'Impacts of Silicon Thickness on Cell Efficiency and Sustainable Deployment for Terawatt Scale Silicon Solar Cell Production', Shenzhen, China, presented at The 34th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference (PVSEC-34), Shenzhen, China, 06 November 2023, https://pvsec34.scievent.com/news/6924.html

Zhang Y; Wang L; Chang A; Chen R; Chan C; Hallam B, 2023, 'Silver-Lean Screen-Printed Contacts for Industrial Silicon Solar Cells', Shenzhen, China, presented at The 34th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference (PVSEC-34), Shenzhen, China, 06 November 2023, https://pvsec34.scievent.com/news/6924.html

Yamaguchi M; Araki K; Zhang Y; Hallam B; Kojima N; Ohshita Y, 2023, 'Consideration for importance of concentrating photovoltaics (PV) toward TW-scale PV production', in Aip Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0146171

Kim M; Wang L; Zhang Y; Underwood R; Drury S; Hallam B, 2023, 'Roadmap towards sustainable SHJ solar cell design', in Aip Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0140906

Wang L; Zhang Y; Kim M; Wright M; Underwood R; Bonilla RS; Hallam B, 2022, 'Sustainable Material Evaluation for Silicon Based Tandem Solar Cells at Terawatt Scale Production', Milan, Italy, pp. 265 - 270, presented at WCPEC-8, Milan, Italy, 26 September 2022 - 30 September 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.4229/WCPEC-82022-2CO.2.1

Zhang Y; Wang L; Chen R; Chan C; Hallam B, 2022, 'Low-Area Screen Printed Contacts for Industrial Perc Solar Cells', Milan, Italy, presented at 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-8), Milan, Italy, 26 September 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.4229/WCPEC-82022-1DV.4.32

Kim M; Zhang Y; Verlinden P; Hallam B, 2022, 'Towards Sustainable Silicon PV Manufacturing at the Terawatt Level', in Aip Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0090424

Zhang Y; Kim M; Wang L; Dias P; Underwood R; Verlinden P; Hallam B, 2021, 'Towards Multi-TW Scale Manufacturing of PV Technologies: Challenges Related to Material Consumption', in Proceedings Ises Solar World Congress 2021, International Solar Energy Society (ISES), pp. 62 - 71, presented at Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2021, - 29 November 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.18086/swc.2021.04.01

Conference Presentations

Wang L; Zhang Y; Kim M; Underwood R; Drury S; Hallam B; Wright M, 2022, 'Sustainability Evaluations on Material Consumption for Terawatt Scale Manufacturing of Silicon based Tandem Solar Cells', presented at TandemPV workshop 2022, 30 May 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3687

Zhang Y; Kim M; Wang L; Dias P; Underwood R; Verlinden P; Hallam B, 2021, 'Towards Sustainable Manufacturing of Solar Energy Technologies at the Terra-Watt Scale', presented at 2021 ISES Solar World Congress, 25 October 2021 - 29 October 2021

Chen D; Kim M; Varshney U; Sen C; Liu S; Zhang YUCHAO; Hamer P; Chong C; Ciesla A; Chan C; Chen R; Abbott M; Hallam B, 2019, 'Light and Elevated Temperature Induced Degradation (LeTID): the Past , the Present and What Lies Ahead', presented at 2019 Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, Canberra, Australia, 02 December 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27901


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