Publications

• Qian, J, Clement, C, Ernst, M et al. 2019, 'Analysis of Hotspots in Half Cell Modules Undetected by Current Test Standards', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 842-848.
• Qian, J, Ernst, M, Wu, N et al. 2019, 'Impact of perovskite solar cell degradation on the lifetime energy yield and economic viability of perovskite/silicon tandem modules', Sustainable Energy & Fuels, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 1439-1447.
• Qian, J, Thomson, A, Blakers, A et al. 2018, 'Comparison of Half-Cell and Full-Cell Module Hotspot-Induced Temperature by Simulation', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 834-839.
• Haedrich, B, Ernst, M, Thomson, A et al. 2018, 'How cell textures impact angular cell-to-module ratios and the annual yield of crystalline solar modules', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 183, pp. 181-192.
• Qian, J, Thomson, A, Ernst, M et al. 2018, 'Two-Dimensional Hot Spot Temperature Simulation for c-Si Photovoltaic Modules', Physica Status Solidi A, vol. 215, no. 21, pp. 1-7.
• Fong, K, Kho, T, Liang, W et al. 2018, 'Phosphorus diffused LPCVD polysilicon passivated contacts with in-situ low pressure oxidation', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 186, pp. 236-242.
• Fong, K, Kho, T, Liang, W et al. 2018, 'Optimization and Characterization of Phosphorus Diffused LPCVD Polysilicon Passivated Contacts with Low Pressure Tunnel Oxide', 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018, IEEE, United States, pp. 2002-2005pp.
• Huyeng, J, Ernst, M, Fong, K et al. 2018, 'Implications of laser-doping parameters and contact opening size on contact resistivity', 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018, IEEE, United States, pp. 1008-1012pp.
• Ernst, M, Huyeng, J, Walter, D et al. 2018, 'Unravelling the Origins of Contact Recombination for Localized Laser-Doped Contacts', 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018, IEEE, United States, pp. 2195-2199pp.
• Ernst, M, Holst, H, Winter, M et al. 2017, 'Corrigendum to "SunCalculator: A program to calculate the angular and spectral distribution of direct and diffuse solar radiation" Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 157, (2016), pp. 913-922', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 167, p. 1.
• Thomson, A, Ernst, M, Haedrich, B et al. 2017, 'Impact of PV module configuration on energy yield under realistic conditions', Optical and Quantum Electronics, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. -.
• Ernst, M, Fell, A, Franklin, E et al 2017, 'Characterization of Recombination Properties and Contact Resistivity of Laser-Processed Localized Contacts from Doped Silicon Nanoparticle Ink and Spin-On Dopants', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 471-478pp.
• Ernst, M, Franklin, E, Fell, A et al. 2017, 'Fabrication of a 22.8% Efficient Back Contact Solar Cell With Localized Laser-Doping', Physica Status Solidi A, vol. 214, no. 11, pp. 4pp.
• Han, Y, Franklin, E, Zhang, X et al 2016, 'Rear Passivation and Point Contacts Formation by Laser Process through Stacks of a-Si:H(i) and a-Si:B/Sb for High Efficiency Silicon Solar Cell', 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition EU PVSEC 2016, WIP Wirtschaft und Infrastuktur GmbH & Co Planungs KG, Munich, Germany, pp. 621-624pp.
• Ernst, M, Thomson, A, Haedrich, B et al. 2016, 'Comparison of Ground-based and Satellite-based Irradiance Data for Photovoltaic Yield Estimation', 6th International Conference on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics, SiliconPV 2016, ed. A Weeber, J Poortmans, Elserier, TBC, pp. 546-553.
• Thomson, A, Ernst, M & Haedrich, B 2016, 'Location specific PV yield and loss simulation based on module stack and layout', International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD 2016, ed. de Sterke M.,Poulton C.,Piprek J.,Steel M., IEEE, Piscataway, New Jersey, pp. 163-164.
• Ernst, M, Holst, H, Winter, M et al 2016, 'SUNCALCULATOR: A program to calculate the angular and spectral distribution of direct and diffuse solar radiation', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 157, pp. 913-922.
• Ernst, M, Walter, D, Fell, A et al 2016, 'Efficiency Potential of P-Type Al2O3/SiNx Passivated PERC Solar Cells With Locally Laser-Doped Rear Contacts', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 624-631.
• Han, Y, Franklin, E, Fell, A et al 2016, 'Low-temperature micro-photoluminescence spectroscopy on laser-doped silicon with different surface conditions', Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, vol. 122, no. 4, pp. -.
• Walter, D, Ernst, M, Allen, T et al 2015, 'Nanosecond laser ablation of dielectric films for the formation of p-type doped silicon for photovoltaic applications', The 13th Conference on Laser Ablation (COLA-2015), The 13th Conference on Laser Ablation (COLA-2015) , Canberra, pp. 1pp.
• Walter, D, Fell, A, Ernst, M et al 2015, 'Electronic properties of Al p(+) surfaces formed by laser doping from aluminium oxide precursors: implications for PERC cell design and performance', Energy Procedia, vol. 77, pp. 321-330.
• Yang, X, Bullock, J, Xu, L et al. 2015, 'Passivated contacts to laser doped p(+) and n(+) regions', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 140, pp. 38-44.
• Ernst, M, Steckenreiter, V, Kajari-Schroder, S et al 2015, 'Laser Welding for Processing of Thin Crystalline Si Wafers', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 1335-1339.
• Nguyen, H, Han, Y, Ernst, M et al 2015, 'Dislocations in laser-doped silicon detected by micro-photoluminescence spectroscopy', Applied Physics Letters, vol. 107, no. 2, pp. 1-5.
• Thomson, A, Haedrich, B, Ernst, M et al. 2015, 'Prospecting solar energy in Australia: accounting for temperature losses', 2015 Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference, ed. R. Egan, R. Passey, Australian Photovoltaic Institute, Canberra.
• Allen, T, Ernst, M, Samundsett, C et al 2015, 'Demonstration of c-Si Solar Cells With Gallium Oxide Surface Passivation and Laser-Doped Gallium p(+) Regions', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 1586-1590.
• Ernst, M & Brendel, R 2014, 'Lambertian light trapping in thin crystalline macroporous Si layers', Physica Status Solidi: Rapid Research Letters, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 235-238.
• Ernst, M & Brendel, R 2014, 'Lambertian Light Trapping in Thin Macroporous Silicon Layers', Optical Nanostructures and Advanced Materials for Photovoltaics, Optical Society of American (OSA), USA, pp. 1-3.
• Schafer, S, Ernst, M, Kajari-Schroder, S et al 2013, 'Multilayer etching for kerf-free solar cells from macroporous silicon', Energy Procedia, vol. 38, pp. 933-941.
• Ernst, M & Brendel, R 2013, 'Macroporous Silicon Solar Cells With an Epitaxial Emitter', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 723-729.
• Ernst, M, Schulte-Huxel, H, Niepelt, R et al 2013, 'Thin crystalline macroporous silicon solar cells with ion implanted emitter', Energy Procedia, vol. 38, pp. 910-918.
• Ernst, M, Brendel, R, Ferre, R et al 2012, 'Thin macroporous silicon heterojunction solar cells', Physica Status Solidi: Rapid Research Letters, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 187-189.
• Ernst, M, Zywietz, U & Brendel, R 2012, 'Point contact openings in surface passivated macroporous silicon layers', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 105, pp. 113-118.
• Ernst, M, Brendel, R, Ferre, R et al 2011, 'Macroporous silicon as an absorber for thin heterojunction solar cells', 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, IEEE, online, pp. 1040-1045.
• Ernst, M & Brendel, R 2011, 'Modeling effective carrier lifetimes of passivated macroporous silicon layers', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 95, no. 4, pp. 1197-1202.
• Brendel, R & Ernst, M 2010, 'Macroporous Si as an absorber for thin-film solar cells', Physica Status Solidi: Rapid Research Letters, vol. 4, no. 1-2, pp. 40-42.
• Ernst, M & Brendel, R 2010, 'Large area macroporous silicon layers for monocrystalline thin-film solar cells', IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010, IEEE, Honolulu, HI, pp. 3122-3124.

Projects and Grants

Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.

• Performance Evaluation of Bifacial Modules on Australian Rooftops (Primary Investigator)
• Ex Led: Survey of Solar Module Quality on Australian Solar Farms using Outdoor Photoluminescence Imaging and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (Secondary Investigator)
• Advanced Device Characterisation Cluster (Secondary Investigator)
• Tuneable femtosecond laser system for low-damage ablation for advanced solar cells (Primary Investigator)
• Advanced multifunctional dielectric layers enabling simplified production of high-efficiency silicon solar cells (Secondary Investigator)
• Metallised Encapsulant for Silicon PV Modules: A Path to Reduced LCOE for PV (Secondary Investigator)
• Next Generation Industrial Bifacial Silicon Solar Cells (Secondary Investigator)