Select Publications

Journal articles

Soufiani AM; Kim J; Ho-Baillie A; Green M; Hameiri Z, 2018, 'Luminescence imaging characterization of perovskite solar cells: A note on the analysis and reporting the results', Advanced Energy Materials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201702256

Kim KH; Winderbaum S; Hameiri Z, 2017, 'In-situ diagnostics of PECVD AlOx deposition by optical emission spectroscopy', Surface and Coatings Technology, 328, pp. 204 - 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2017.08.034

Li H; Ma FJ; Hameiri Z; Wenham S; Abbott M, 2017, 'An advanced qualitative model regarding the role of oxygen during POCl3 diffusion in silicon', Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters, 11, pp. 1700046 - 1700046, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssr.201700046

Kim J; Yun JS; Cho Y; Lee DS; Wilkinson B; Soufiani AM; Deng X; Zheng J; Shi A; Lim S; Chen S; Hameiri Z; Zhang M; Lau CFJ; Huang S; Green MA; Ho-Baillie AWY; Mahboubi Soufiani A; Shi LA, 2017, 'Overcoming the challenges of large-area high-efficiency perovskite solar cells', ACS Energy Letters, 2, pp. 1978 - 1984, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.7b00573

Yang X; Weber K; Hameiri Z; De Wolf S, 2017, 'Industrially feasible, dopant-free, carrier-selective contacts for high-efficiency silicon solar cells', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 11, pp. 896 - 904, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.2901

Soufiani AM; Hameiri Z; Meyer S; Lim S; Tayebjee MJY; Yun JS; Ho-Baillie A; Conibeer GJ; Spiccia L; Green MA; Mahboubi Soufiani A, 2017, 'Lessons learnt from spatially resolved electro- and photoluminescence imaging: Interfacial delamination in CH3NH3PbI3 planar perovskite solar cells upon illumination', Advanced Energy Materials, 7, pp. 1602111 - 1602111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201602111

Vargas C; Zhu Y; Coletti G; Chan C; Payne D; Jensen M; Hameiri Z; Vargas Castrillon C, 2017, 'Recombination parameters of lifetime-limiting carrier-induced defects in multicrystalline silicon for solar cells', Applied Physics Letters, 110, pp. 092106 - 092106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4977906

Payne DNR; Vargas C; Hameiri Z; Wenham SR; Bagnall DM, 2017, 'An advanced software suite for the processing and analysis of silicon luminescence images', Computer Physics Communications, 215, pp. 223 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2017.02.012

Zhu Y; Le Gia QT; Juhl MK; Coletti G; Hameiri Z, 2017, 'Application of the Newton–Raphson method to lifetime spectroscopy for extraction of defect parameters', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 7, pp. 1092 - 1092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2695666

Dumbrell R; Juhl MK; Trupke T; Hameiri Z, 2017, 'Comparison of terminal and implied open-circuit voltage measurements', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 7, pp. 1376 - 1383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2729889

Yang X; Weber K; Hameiri Z; De Wolf S, 2017, 'Cover Image, Volume 25, Issue 11', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.2949

Hameiri Z; Borojevic N; Mai L; Nandakumar N; Kim K; Winderbaum S, 2017, 'Low-absorbing and thermally stable industrial silicon nitride films with very low surface recombination', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 7, pp. 996 - 1003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2706424

Li H; Ma F-J; Hameiri Z; Wenham S; Abbott M, 2017, 'On elimination of inactive phosphorus in industrial POCl3 diffused emitters for high efficiency silicon solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 171, pp. 213 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.06.040

Zhu Y; Juhl MK; Trupke T; Hameiri Z, 2017, 'Photoluminescence imaging of silicon wafers and solar cells with spatially inhomogeneous illumination', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 7, pp. 1087 - 1087, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2690875

Wang S; Mai L; Wenham A; Hameiri Z; Payne D; Chan C; Hallam B; Sugianto A; Chong CM; Ji J; Shi Z; Wenham S, 2017, 'Selective emitter solar cell through simultaneous laser doping and grooving of silicon followed by self-aligned metal plating', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 169, pp. 151 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.05.018

Soufiani AM; Tayebjee MJY; Meyer S; Ho-Baillie A; Yun JS; MacQueen RW; Spiccia L; Green MA; Hameiri Z, 2016, 'Electro- and photoluminescence imaging as fast screening technique of the layer uniformity and device degradation in planar perovskite solar cells', Journal of Applied Physics, 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4960763

Soufiani AM; Tayebjee MJY; Meyer S; Ho-Baillie A; Sung Yun J; MacQueen RW; Spiccia L; Green MA; Hameiri Z; Yun JS; Mahboubi Soufiani A, 2016, 'Electro- and photoluminescence imaging as fast screening technique of the layer uniformity and device degradation in planar perovskite solar cells', Journal of Applied Physics, 120, pp. 035702 - 035702, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4956436

Borojevic N; Hameiri Z; Winderbaum S, 2016, 'Advanced optical modelling of dynamically deposited silicon nitride layers', Applied Physics Letters, 109, pp. 021903 - 021903, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4958707

Hameiri Z; Mahboubi Soufiani A; Juhl MK; Jiang LC; Huang FZ; Cheng YB; Kampwerth H; Weber J; Green M; Trupke T, 2015, 'Photoluminescence and electroluminescence imaging of perovskite solar cells', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 23, pp. 1697 - 1705, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.2716

Huang M; Hameiri Z; Aberle AG; Mueller T, 2015, 'Influence of discharge power and annealing temperature on the properties of indium tin oxide thin films prepared by pulsed-DC magnetron sputtering', Vacuum, 121, pp. 187 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2015.08.019

Huang M; Hameiri Z; Aberle AG; Mueller T, 2015, 'Study of hydrogen influence and conduction mechanism of amorphous indium tin oxide for heterojunction silicon wafer solar cells', Physica Status Solidi A Applications and Materials Science, 212, pp. 2226 - 2232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201532221

Huang M; Hameiri Z; Aberle AG; Mueller T, 2015, 'Comparative study of amorphous indium tin oxide prepared by pulsed-DC and unbalanced RF magnetron sputtering at low power and low temperature conditions for heterojunction silicon wafer solar cell applications', Vacuum, 119, pp. 68 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2015.04.032

Duttagupta S; Hameiri Z; Grosse T; Landgraf D; Hoex B; Aberle AG, 2015, 'Dielectric Charge Tailoring in PECVD SiOx/SiNx Stacks and Application at the Rear of Al Local Back Surface Field Si Wafer Solar Cells', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 5, pp. 1014 - 1019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2419132

Basu PK; Khanna A; Hameiri Z, 2015, 'The effect of front pyramid heights on the efficiency of homogeneously textured inline-diffused screen-printed monocrystalline silicon wafer solar cells', Renewable Energy, 78, pp. 590 - 598, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2015.01.058

Hameiri Z; Ma F-J, 2015, 'The impact of surface damage region and edge recombination on the effective lifetime of silicon wafers at low illumination conditions', Journal of Applied Physics, 117, pp. 085705, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4913451

Cui J; Ouyang Z; Hameiri Z; Wang X; Lennon AJ, 2015, 'Ultralow interface state density achieved by light-induced anodization of aluminum on silicon solar cell surfaces', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 5, pp. 1020 - 1026, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2422141

Heinrich M; Kluska S; Binder S; Hameiri Z; Hoex B; Aberle AG, 2014, 'Accurate potential drop sheet resistance measurements of laser-doped areas in semiconductors', Journal of Applied Physics, 116, pp. 134505, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4895584

Hameiri Z; Rougieux F; Sinton R; Trupke T, 2014, 'Contactless determination of the carrier mobility sum in silicon wafers using combined photoluminescence and photoconductance measurements', Applied Physics Letters, 104, pp. 073506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4865804

Huang M; Hameiri Z; Gong H; Wong W-C; Aberle AG; Mueller T, 2014, 'Hybrid silver nanoparticle and transparent conductive oxide structure for silicon solar cell applications', Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters, 8, pp. 399 - 403, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssr.201400005

Huang M; Hameiri Z; Gong H; Wong WC; Aberle AG; Mueller T, 2014, 'Hybrid silver nanoparticle and transparent conductive oxide structure for silicon solar cell applications', Physica Status Solidi Rapid Research Letters, 8, pp. 399 - 403, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssr.201400005

Blum AL; Swirhun JS; Sinton RA; Yan F; Herasimenka S; Roth T; Lauer K; Haunschild J; Lim B; Bothe K; Hameiri Z; Seipel B; Xiong R; Dhamrin M; Murphy JD, 2014, 'Interlaboratory study of Eddy-current measurement of excess-carrier recombination lifetime', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 4, pp. 525 - 531, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2284375

Basu PK; Chakraborty S; Hameiri Z; Boreland MB, 2014, 'Novel non-metallic non-acidic approach to generate sub-wavelength surface structures for inline-diffused multicrystalline silicon wafer solar cells', Applied Surface Science, 307, pp. 689 - 697, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.04.101

Xu L; Weber K; Fell A; Hameiri Z; Phang SP; Yang X; Franklin E, 2014, 'The impact of SiO2/SiNx stack thickness on laser doping of silicon solar cell', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 4, pp. 594 - 600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2298097

Heinrich M; Kluska S; Hameiri Z; Hoex B; Aberle AG, 2013, 'Extracting physical properties of arbitrarily shaped laser-doped micro-scale areas in semiconductors', Applied Physics Letters, 103, pp. 262103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4856796

Hameiri Z; Chaturvedi P; McIntosh KR, 2013, 'Imaging the local ideality factor by contactless photoluminescence measurement', Applied Physics Letters, 103, pp. 023501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4812835

Hameiri Z; Chaturvedi P, 2013, 'Spatially resolved electrical parameters of silicon wafers and solar cells by contactless photoluminescence imaging', Applied Physics Letters, 102, pp. 073502, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4792348

Kanti Basu P; Hameiri Z; Sarangi D; Cunnusamy J; Carmona E; Boreland MB, 2013, '18.7% efficient inline-diffused screen-printed silicon wafer solar cells with deep homogeneous emitter etch-back', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 117, pp. 412 - 420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2013.06.046

Liao B; Stangl R; Ma F-J; Hameiri Z; Mueller T; Chi D; Aberle AG; Bhatia CS; Hoex B, 2013, 'Deposition temperature independent excellent passivation of highly boron doped silicon emitters by thermal atomic layer deposited Al2O3', Journal of Applied Physics, 114, pp. 094505, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4819970

Hameiri Z; Trupke T; Gao N; Sinton RA; Weber JW, 2013, 'Effective bulk doping concentration of diffused and undiffused silicon wafers obtained from combined photoconductance and photoluminescence measurements', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 21, pp. 942 - 949, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.2184

Hameiri Z; McIntosh K; Xu G, 2013, 'Evaluation of recombination processes using the local ideality factor of carrier lifetime measurements', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 117, pp. 251 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.040

Thomson AF; Hameiri Z; Grant NE; Price CJ; Di Y; Spurgin J, 2013, 'Uncertainty in photoconductance measurements of the emitter saturation current', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 3, pp. 1200 - 1207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2270346

Hameiri Z; Mai L; Wenham SR, 2011, 'Advantages of photoplating for laser doped solar cells', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 19, pp. 511 - 516

Hameiri Z; Mai L; Puzzer T; Wenham SR, 2011, 'Influence of laser power on the properties of laser doped solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 95, pp. 1085 - 1094, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2010.12.006

Hameiri Z; Puzzer T; Mai L; Sproul AB; Wenham SR, 2011, 'Laser induced defects in laser doped solar cells', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and applications, 19, pp. 391 - 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.1043

Hameiri Z; Mai L; Sproul AB; Wenham SR, 2010, '18.7% efficient laser-doped solar cell on p-type Czochralski silicon', Applied Physics Letters, 97, pp. 222111 - 222113

Hameiri Z; Spooner ED; Sproul AB, 2009, 'High efficiency pool filtering systems utilising variable frequency drives', Renewable Energy, 34, pp. 450 - 455

Conference Papers

Prasad A; Liu G; Wright B; Rodriguez J; Hameiri Z; Kay M, 2025, 'Optimal rainfall threshold for natural cleaning of dirt on panels', Cairns, Australia, presented at 31st Conference of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, Cairns, Australia, 23 June 2025 - 27 June 2025

Le HTA; Samadi A; Wang S; Wang S; So A; Hameiri Z, 2025, 'Accelerating regeneration rate for silicon solar cells impacted by light and elevated temperature-induced degradation under field-related conditions', Montreal, Quebec, presented at 53rd IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference, Montreal, Quebec, 08 June 2025

Javier GM; Wright B; Shakiba A; Hameiri Z, 2025, 'Automated analysis of performance losses in solar cells using explainable artificial intelligence', Montreal, Quebec, presented at 53rd IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference, Montreal, Quebec, 08 June 2025

Kanagasundaram A; Wright B; Prasad A; Rodriguez J; Hameiri Z, 2025, 'Enhancing solar farm performance monitoring using attention-based LSTM models and satellite weather data', Montreal, Quebec, presented at 53rd IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference, Montreal, Quebec, 08 June 2025


Back to profile page