Publications: Investigation of defects and interfaces in silicon wafers
Journal Papers
The impact of surface damage region and edge recombination on the effective lifetime of silicon wafers at low illumination conditions
Journal of Applied Physics, 2015
Z. Hameiri, F.J. Ma
Recombination parameters of lifetime-limiting carrier-induced defects in multicrystalline silicon for solar cells
Applied Physics Letters, 2017
C. Vargas, Y. Zhu, G. Coletti, C. Chan, D. Payne, M. Jensen, Z. Hameiri
Carrier-induced degradation in multicrystalline silicon: Dependence on the silicon nitride passivation layer and hydrogen released during firing
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2018
C. Vargas, K. Kim, G. Coletti, D. Payne, C. Chan, S. Wenham, Z. Hameiri
Impact of dark annealing on the kinetics of light- and elevated temperature-induced degradation
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2018
S. Liu, D. Payne, C. Vargas, D. Chen, M. Kim, C. Sen, U. Varshney, Z. Hameiri, C. Chan, M. Abbott, and S. Wenham
On the transient negative photoconductance in n-type Czochralski silicon
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2018
Y. Zhu, M.K. Juhl, G. Coletti, Z. Hameiri
On the impact of dark annealing and room temperature illumination on p-type multicrystalline silicon wafers
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2019
C. Vargas, G. Coletti, C. Chan, D. Payne, Z. Hameiri
Degradation of surface passivation and bulk in p-type monocrystalline silicon wafers at elevated temperature
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2019
K. Kim, R. Chen, D. Chen, P. Hamer, A. Ciesla (nee Wenham), S. Wenham, Z. Hameiri
Degradation and recovery of n-type multi-crystalline silicon under illuminated and dark annealing conditions at moderate temperatures
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2019
C. Vargas, S. Nei, D. Chen, C. Chan, B. Hallam, G. Coletti, Z. Hameiri
Reassessments of minority carrier traps in silicon with photoconductance decay measurements
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2019
Y. Zhu, M.K. Juhl, G. Coletti, Z. Hameiri
Degradation and regeneration of radiation-induced defects in silicon: A study of vacancy-hydrogen interactions
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2019
M.U. Khan, D. Chen, S. Jafari, T. Ohshima, H. Abe, Z. Hameiri, C.M. Chong, M. Abbott,
Gettering effects of silicon nitride films from various plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition condition
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2019
A.Y Liu, Z. Hameiri, Y. Wan, C. Sun, D. Macdonald
Investigation of two-level defects in injection dependent lifetime spectroscopy
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2020
Y. Zhu, C. Sun, T. Niewelt, G. Coletti, Z. Hameiri
Detailed analysis of radiative transitions from defects in n-type monocrystalline silicon using temperature- and light intensity-dependent spectral photoluminescence
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2020
R.L. Chin, M. Pollard, Y. Zhu, Z. Hameiri
Hydrogenation in multicrystalline silicon: The impact of dielectric film properties and firing conditions
Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 2020
H.C. Sio, S.P. Phang, H.T. Nguyen, Z. Hameiri, D. Macdonald
Electrical characterization of thermally activated defects in n-type float-zone silicon
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2021
Y. Zhu, F. Rougieux, N.E. Grant, J.A.T. De Guzman, J.D. Murphy, V.P. Markevich, G.Coletti, A.R. Peaker, Z. Hameiri
On the correlation between light-induced degradation and minority carrier traps in boron-doped Czochralski silicon
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021
S. Jafari, Y. Zhu, F. Rougieux, J. A. T. De Guzman, V. P. Markevich, A. R. Peaker, Z. Hameiri
Spatially resolved defects parameters of the D1 dislocation center in silicon using temperature- and injection-dependent hyperspectral photoluminescence mapping
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2021
R.L. Chin, M. Pollard, Z. Hameiri
Conference Papers
Boron-oxygen defect formation rates and activity at elevated temperatures
Energy Procardia, 2016
P. Hamer, N. Nanpalli, Z. Hameiri, M. Kim, D. Chen, N. Gorman, B. Hallam, M. Abbott, S. Wenham
Extension of the temperature dependence of iron-boron association rate
26th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, 2016
C. Vargas, Z. Hameiri, G. Coletti
Influence of silicon nitride and its hydrogen content on carrier-induced degradation in multicrystalline silicon wafer
33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 2017
C. Vargas, K. Kim, G. Coletti, D. Payne, C. Chan, S. Wenham, Z. Hameiri
Impact of transient trapping on steady state photoconductance lifetime measurements
27th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, 2017
Y. Zhu, M.K. Juhl, G. Coletti, Z. Hameiri
Defect engineering for material-quality improvements in low-capex crystalline silicon—an application of temperature- and injection-dependent lifetime spectroscopy
MRS Fall Meeting, 2017
M.A. Jensen, Y. Zhu, K. Nakajima, M. Juhl, A. Youssef, E.E. Looney, Z. Hameiri, R. Sander, T. Buonassisi
Assessing the defect responsible for LeTID: Temperature- and injection-dependent lifetime spectroscopy
44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2017
M.A. Jensen, Y. Zhu, E.E. Looney, A.E. Morishige, C.V. Castrillon, Z. Hameiri, T. Buonassisi
Understanding the efficiency limitation of silicon material for solar cells
10th International Workshop on Crystalline Silicon for Solar Cells, 2018
M.C. Schubert, F. Schindler, W. Kwapil, F.D. Heinz, T. Niewelt, R. Eberle, Y. Zhu, M.K. Juhl, Z. Hameiri, T. Trupke, F. Rougieux, D. Macdonald
Investigating the different degradation behavior of multicrystalline silicon PERC and Al-BSF solar cells
7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2018
M. Jensen, H.S. Laine, Y. Zhu, C. Vargas, Z. Liu, J.B. Li, Z. Hameiri, T. Buonassisi
Hydrogen-induced degradation
7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2018
A. Wenham, S. Wenham, R. Chen, C. Chan, D. Chen, B. Hallam, D. Payne, T. Fung, M. Kim, S. Liu, S. Wang, K. Kim, A. Samadi, C. Sen, C. Vargas, U. Varshney, B. Vicari Stefani, P. Hamer, G. Bourret-Sicotte, N. Nampalli, Z. Hameiri, C. Chong, M. Abbott
Temperature dependence of slow minority carrier de-trapping in Czochralski silicon with high concentrations of thermal donors
35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 2018
M. Siriwardhana, Y. Zhu, Z. Hameiri, F. Heinz, D. Macdonald F.E. Rougieux
Reassessment of minority carrier traps in silicon during “quasi-steady-state” photoconductance measurements
7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2018
Y. Zhu, M. Juhl, G. Coletti, Z. Hameiri
Kinetics of the degradation and regeneration of p-type multicrystalline silicon under dark anneal
35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 2018
C. Vargas, G. Coletti, D. Payne, C. Chan, Z. Hameiri
Insights into bulk defects in n-type monocrystalline silicon wafers via temperature-dependent micro-photoluminescence spectroscopy
7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2018
R.L. Chin, Y. Zhu, G. Coletti, S. Binetti, M. Pollard, Z. Hameiri
Trapping in multi-crystalline silicon wafers: The impact of firing and laser treatment
Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference, 2019
S. Jafari, Y. Zhu, F. Rougieux, Z. Hameiri
An incomplete ionization model for indium in silicon
Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference, 2019
V. Siu, S. Nie, Y. Zhu, Z. Hameiri
Trapping in multi-crystalline silicon wafers: Impact of laser treatment and firing
36th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 2019
S. Jafari, Y. Zhu, F. Rougieux, Z. Hameiri
New insights into the thermally activated defects in n-type float-zone silicon
9th SiliconPV, 2019
Y. Zhu, F. Rougieux, N. Grant, J. Mullins, J.A. De Guzman, J. Murphy, V. Markevich, G. Coletti, A. Peaker, Z. Hameiri
Injection dependent lifetime spectroscopy for two level defects in silicon
46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2019
Y. Zhu, G. Coletti, Z. Hameiri
Boron-oxygen related light-induced degradation of Si solar cells: Transformation between minority carrier trapping and recombination active centers
47th IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference, 2020 – won the ‘Best Student Award’
S. Jafari, Y. Zhu, F. Rougieux, J.A.T De Guzman, V.P. Markevich, A.R. Peaker, Z. Hameiri
Boron-oxygen-related traps in Czochralski grown silicon
Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference, 2020
S. Jafari, Y. Zhu, F. Rougieux, J.A.T. De Guzman, V.P. Markevich, A.R. Peaker, Z. Hameiri
Temperature-dependent characterization of Si-SiO2 interface passivation for corona charged oxides
Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference, 2020
S. Nie, R.S. Bonilla, Z. Hameiri