By Dr Yuchao Zhang

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, 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

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3687

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

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