2023
Jian, J. -X., Xie, L. -H., Mumtaz, A., Baines, T., Major, J. D., Tong, Q. -X., & Sun, J. (2023). Interface-Engineered Ni-Coated CdTe Heterojunction Photocathode for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Evolution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES. doi:10.1021/acsami.3c01476DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c01476
Garcia-Osorio, D. A., Shalvey, T. P., Banerji, L., Saeed, K., Neri, G., Phillips, L. J., . . . Cowan, A. J. (2023). Hybrid photocathode based on a Ni molecular catalyst and Sb2Se3 for solar H-2 production. CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 59(7), 944-947. doi:10.1039/d2cc04810hDOI: 10.1039/d2cc04810h
2022
Thomas, L., Don, C. H., & Major, J. D. (2022). An investigation into the optimal device design for selenium solar cells. ENERGY REPORTS, 8, 14-22. doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2022.05.045DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.05.045
Thomas, L., Hobson, T. D. C., Phillips, L. J., Cheetham, K. J., Tarbuck, N., Jones, L. A. H., . . . Durose, K. (2022). Insights into post-growth doping and proposals for CdTe:In photovoltaic devices. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-ENERGY, 4(4). doi:10.1088/2515-7655/ac7ad5DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/ac7ad5
Hobson, T. D. C., Shiel, H., Savory, C. N., Swallow, J. E. N., Jones, L. A. H., Featherstone, T. J., . . . Major, J. D. (2022). P-type conductivity in Sn-doped Sb<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>3</sub>. Journal of Physics: Energy, 4(4), 045006. doi:10.1088/2515-7655/ac91a6DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/ac91a6
Campbell, S., Phillips, L. J., Major, J. D., Hutter, O. S., Voyce, R., Qu, Y., . . . Barrioz, V. (2022). Routes to increase performance for antimony selenide solar cells using inorganic hole transport layers. FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY, 10. doi:10.3389/fchem.2022.954588DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.954588
Shalvey, T. P., Bagshaw, H., & Major, J. D. (2022). Interrelation of the CdTe Grain Size, Postgrowth Processing, and Window Layer Selection on Solar Cell Performance.. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 14(37), 42188-42207. doi:10.1021/acsami.2c07609DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c07609
Herklotz, F., Lavrov, E. V., Hobson, T. D. C., Major, J. D., & Durose, K. (2022). Oxygen in antimony triselenide: An IR absorption study. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 120(21). doi:10.1063/5.0095547DOI: 10.1063/5.0095547
Shalvey, T. P., Shiel, H., Hutter, O. S., Zoppi, G., Bowen, L., Dhanak, V. R., & Major, J. D. (n.d.). Sodium Fluoride Doping Approach to CdTe Solar Cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials. doi:10.1021/acsaem.1c03351DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c03351
Smiles, M., Shalvey, T., Thomas, L., Hobson, T. D. C., Jones, L. A. H., Phillips, L., . . . Veal, T. (n.d.). GeSe photovoltaics: doping, interfacial layer and devices. Faraday Discussions. doi:10.1039/d2fd00048bDOI: 10.1039/d2fd00048b
2021
Leaver, J. F., Durose, K., Major, J. D., & IEEE. (2021). Annealing and Treatment Effects on Se Diffusion in CdTe Photovoltaics. In 2021 IEEE 48TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC) (pp. 1187-1191). doi:10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518821DOI: 10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518821
Zakutayev, A., Major, J. D., Hao, X., Walsh, A., Tang, J., Todorov, T. K., . . . Saucedo, E. (2021). Emerging inorganic solar cell efficiency tables (version 2). JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-ENERGY, 3(3). doi:10.1088/2515-7655/abebcaDOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/abebca
Shiel, H., Hobson, T. D. C., Hutter, O. S., Phillips, L. J., Smiles, M. J., Jones, L. A. H., . . . Veal, T. D. (2021). Band alignment of Sb2O3 and Sb2Se3. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 129(23). doi:10.1063/5.0055366DOI: 10.1063/5.0055366
Tan, J., Yang, W., Lee, H., Park, J., Kim, K., Hutter, O. S., . . . Moon, J. (2021). Surface restoration of polycrystalline Sb2Se3 thin films by conjugated molecules enabling high-performance photocathodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 286, 119890. doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.119890DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.119890
Tong, C. -J., Edwards, H. J., Hobson, T. D. C., Hutter, O. S., Durose, K., Dhanak, V. R., . . . McKenna, K. P. (2021). Correction: "Density Functional Theory and Experimental Determination of Band Gaps and Lattice Parameters in Kesterite Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1-x)(4)" (vol 11, pg 10463, 2020). JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 12(1), 612. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03723DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03723
2020
Tong, C. -J., Edwards, H. J., Hobson, T. D. C., Durose, K., Dhanak, V. R., Major, J. D., & McKenna, K. P. (n.d.). Density Functional Theory and Experimental Determination of Band Gaps and Lattice Parameters in Kesterite Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1–x)4. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 10463-10468. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03205DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03205
Shiel, H., Hutter, O. S., Phillips, L. J., Swallow, J. E. N., Jones, L. A. H., Featherstone, T. J., . . . Veal, T. D. (2020). Natural Band Alignments and Band Offsets of Sb2Se3 Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS, 3(12), 11617-11626. doi:10.1021/acsaem.0c01477DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.0c01477
Fleck, N., Hutter, O. S., Phillips, L. J., Shiel, H., Hobson, T. D. C., Dhanak, V. R., . . . Major, J. D. (2020). How Oxygen Exposure Improves the Back Contact and Performance of Antimony Selenide Solar Cells.. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 12(47), 52595-52602. doi:10.1021/acsami.0c14256DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c14256
Yang, W., Park, J., Kwon, H. -C., Hutter, O. S., Phillips, L. J., Tan, J., . . . Moon, J. (2020). Solar water splitting exceeding 10% efficiency via low-cost Sb2Se3 photocathodes coupled with semitransparent perovskite photovoltaics. Energy & Environmental Science, 13(11), 4362-4370. doi:10.1039/d0ee02959aDOI: 10.1039/d0ee02959a
Baines, T., Bowen, L., Mendis, B. G., & Major, J. D. (2020). Microscopic Analysis of Interdiffusion and Void Formation in CdTe(1-x)Sex and CdTe Layers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 12(34), 38070-38075. doi:10.1021/acsami.0c09381DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c09381
Don, C. H., Shiel, H., Hobson, T. D. C., Savory, C. N., Swallow, J. E. N., Smiles, M. J., . . . Veal, T. D. (n.d.). Sb 5s2 lone pairs and band alignment of Sb2Se3: a photoemission and density functional theory study. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. doi:10.1039/d0tc03470cDOI: 10.1039/d0tc03470c
Step up in performance (Journal article)
Major, J. (2020). Step up in performance. NATURE ENERGY, 5, 559-560. doi:10.1038/s41560-020-0672-zDOI: 10.1038/s41560-020-0672-z
Mariotti, S., Al Turkestani, M., Hutter, O. S., Papageorgiou, G., Major, J. D., Swallow, J., . . . Durose, K. (2020). Direct Silicon Heterostructures With Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite for Photovoltaic Applications. IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS, 10(4), 945-951. doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2020.2981805DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2020.2981805
Hobson, T. D. C., Phillips, L. J., Hutter, O. S., Durose, K., & Major, J. D. (2020). Defect properties of Sb2Se3 thin film solar cells and bulk crystals. Applied Physics Letters, 116(26). doi:10.1063/5.0012697DOI: 10.1063/5.0012697
Williams, R. E., Ramasse, Q. M., McKenna, K. P., Phillips, L. J., Yates, P. J., Hutter, O. S., . . . Mendis, B. G. (2020). Evidence for Self-healing Benign Grain Boundaries and a Highly Defective Sb2Se3-CdS Interfacial Layer in Sb2Se3 Thin-Film Photovoltaics. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 12(19), 21730-21738. doi:10.1021/acsami.0c03690DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c03690
GeSe: Optical Spectroscopy and Theoretical Study of a van der Waals Solar Absorber (Journal article)
Murgatroyd, P. A. E., Smiles, M. J., Savory, C. N., Shalvey, T. P., Swallow, J. E. N., Fleck, N., . . . Veal, T. D. (2020). GeSe: Optical Spectroscopy and Theoretical Study of a van der Waals Solar Absorber. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 32(7), 3245-3253. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c00453DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c00453
Hobson, T. D. C., Hutter, O. S., Fleck, N., Daniels, L. M., Major, J. D., Ng, T. M., & Durose, K. (2020). Vegard Relation and Raman Band Reference Data Generated from Bulk Crystals of Kesterite-Phase Composition Series Cu2ZnSnS4xSe4–4x (CZTSSe, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1). Crystal Growth & Design, 20(4), 2164-2173. doi:10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00911DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00911
Hobson, T. D. C., Phillips, L. J., Hutter, O. S., Shiel, H., Swallow, J. E. N., Savory, C. N., . . . Major, J. D. (2020). Isotype heterojunction solar cells using n-type Sb₂Se₃ thin films. Chemistry of Materials, 32(6), 2621-2630. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c00223DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c00223
Shalvey, T. P., & Major, J. D. (2020). Impact of NaF during chloride treatment of CdTe solar cells. MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING, 107. doi:10.1016/j.mssp.2019.104827DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2019.104827
Supardan, S. N., Das, P., Major, J. D., Hannah, A., Zaidi, Z. H., Mahapatra, R., . . . Mitrovic, I. Z. (2020). Band alignments of sputtered dielectrics on GaN. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, 53(7). doi:10.1088/1361-6463/ab5995DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/ab5995
Yang, W., Kim, J. H., Hutter, O. S., Phillips, L. J., Tan, J., Park, J., . . . Moon, J. (2020). Benchmark performance of low-cost Sb₂Se₃ photocathodes for unassisted solar overall water splitting. Nature Communications, 11. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14704-3DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14704-3
Artegiani, E., Major, J. D., Shiel, H., Dhanak, V., Ferrari, C., & Romeo, A. (2020). How the amount of copper influences the formation and stability of defects in CdTe solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 204, 110228. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110228DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110228
2019
Roberts, J. W., Chalker, P. R., Ding, B., Oliver, R. A., Gibbon, J. T., Jones, L. A. H., . . . Massabuau, F. C. -P. (2019). Low temperature growth and optical properties of alpha-Ga2O3 deposited on sapphire by plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition. JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, 528. doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2019.125254DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2019.125254
Chemical etching of Sb2Se3 solar cells: surface chemistry and back contact behaviour (Journal article)
Shiel, H., Hutter, O. S., Phillips, L. J., Al Turkestani, M., Dhanak, V. R., Veal, T. D., . . . Major, J. D. (2019). Chemical etching of Sb2Se3 solar cells: surface chemistry and back contact behaviour. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-ENERGY, 1(4). doi:10.1088/2515-7655/ab3c98DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/ab3c98
Artegiani, E., Menossi, D., Shiel, H., Dhanak, V., Major, J. D., Gasparotto, A., . . . Romeo, A. (2019). Analysis of a novel CuCl2 back contact process for improved stability in CdTe solar cells. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 27(8), 706-715. doi:10.1002/pip.3148DOI: 10.1002/pip.3148
Whittles, T. J., Veal, T. D., Savory, C. N., Yates, P. J., Murgatroyd, P. A. E., Gibbon, J. T., . . . Dhanak, V. R. (2019). Band Alignments, Band Gap, Core Levels, and Valence Band States in Cu3BiS3 for Photovoltaics. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 11(30), 27033-27047. doi:10.1021/acsami.9b04268DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b04268
Band alignment and electrical study of Al2O3, MgO and ZrO2 on GaN for MIS-HEMTs (Conference Paper)
Supardan, S. N., Das, P., Major, J., Hannah, A., Zaidi, Z. H., Cai, Y., . . . Mitrovic, I. Z. (2019, July 27). Band alignment and electrical study of Al2O3, MgO and ZrO2 on GaN for MIS-HEMTs. In 6th International Conference on Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials and Thin Films for Energy Application – NANOENERGY 2019. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Wong, L. H., Zakutayev, A., Major, J. D., Hao, X., Walsh, A., Todorov, T. K., & Saucedo, E. (2019). Emerging inorganic solar cell efficiency tables (Version 1). Journal of Physics: Energy, 1(3). doi:10.1088/2515-7655/ab2338DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/ab2338
Bayhan, H., Dagkaldiran, E. T., Major, J. D., Durose, K., & Bayhan, M. (2019). Regimes of current transport mechanisms in CdS/CdTe solar cells. SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 34(7). doi:10.1088/1361-6641/ab23b5DOI: 10.1088/1361-6641/ab23b5
Hutter, O. S., Phillips, L. J., Yates, P. J., Major, J. D., & Durose, K. (2018). CSS Antimony Selenide Film Morphology and High Efficiency PV Devices. In 2018 IEEE 7TH WORLD CONFERENCE ON PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERSION (WCPEC) (A JOINT CONFERENCE OF 45TH IEEE PVSC, 28TH PVSEC & 34TH EU PVSEC) (pp. 0027-0031). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Kartopu, G., Oklobia, O., Turkay, D., Diercks, D. R., Gorman, B. P., Barrioz, V., . . . Irvine, S. J. C. (2019). Study of thin film poly-crystalline CdTe solar cells presenting high acceptor concentrations achieved by in-situ arsenic doping. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 194, 259-267. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2019.02.025DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2019.02.025
Current enhancement via a TiO2 window layer for CSS Sb2Se3 solar cells: performance limits and high Voc (Journal article)
Phillips, L. J., Savory, C. N., Hutter, O. S., Yates, P. J., Shiel, H., Mariotti, S., . . . Major, J. D. (2019). Current enhancement via a TiO2 window layer for CSS Sb2Se3 solar cells: performance limits and high Voc. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 9(2), 544-551. doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2885836DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2885836
Mendis, B. G., Ramasse, Q. M., Shalvey, T. P., Major, J. D., & Durose, K. (2019). Optical Properties and Dielectric Functions of Grain Boundaries and Interfaces in CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS, 2(2), 1419-1427. doi:10.1021/acsaem.8b01995DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.8b01995
2018
Hutter, O., Phillips, L. J., Durose, K., & Major, J. (2018). 6.6% efficient antimony selenide solar cells using grain structure control and an organic contact layer. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 188, 177-181. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2018.09.004DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2018.09.004
A comparison of organic back contact materials for CdTe solar cells (Conference Paper)
Shalvey, T. P., Phillips, L. J., Durose, K., & Major, J. D. (2018). A comparison of organic back contact materials for CdTe solar cells. In 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC). IEEE. doi:10.1109/pvsc.2018.8547725DOI: 10.1109/pvsc.2018.8547725
CSS Antimony Selenide Film Morphology and High Efficiency PV Devices (Conference Paper)
Hutter, O. S., Phillips, L. J., Yates, P. J., Major, J. D., & Durose, K. (2018). CSS Antimony Selenide Film Morphology and High Efficiency PV Devices. In 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC). IEEE. doi:10.1109/pvsc.2018.8547653DOI: 10.1109/pvsc.2018.8547653
Co-Sputtered Mg<sub>x</sub>Zn<sub>(1-x)</sub>O window layers for CdTe<sub>(1-x)</sub>Se<sub>x</sub> solar cells (Conference Paper)
Baines, T., Durose, K., & Major, J. D. (2018). Co-Sputtered Mg<sub>x</sub>Zn<sub>(1-x)</sub>O window layers for CdTe<sub>(1-x)</sub>Se<sub>x</sub> solar cells. In 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC). IEEE. doi:10.1109/pvsc.2018.8547696DOI: 10.1109/pvsc.2018.8547696
Featherstone, T. J., Swallow, J. E. N., Major, J. D., Durose, K., & Veal, T. D. (2018). Transparent Ta doped SnO2 films deposited by RF co-sputtering. In 2018 IEEE 7TH WORLD CONFERENCE ON PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERSION (WCPEC) (A JOINT CONFERENCE OF 45TH IEEE PVSC, 28TH PVSEC & 34TH EU PVSEC) (pp. 2980-2984). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
The search for silicon's successor (Media)
Major, J. (2018). The search for silicon's successor. [Magazine/Website]. Retrieved from https://physicsworld.com/a/the-search-for-silicons-successor/
Baines, T., Zoppi, G., Bowen, L., Shalvey, T. P., Mariotti, S., Durose, K., & Major, J. D. (2018). Incorporation of CdSe layers into CdTe thin film solar cells. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 180, 196-204. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2018.03.010DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2018.03.010
Band gap temperature-dependence of close-space sublimation grown Sb2Se3 by photo-reflectance (Journal article)
Birkett, M., Linhart, W., Stoner, J., Phillips, L. J., Durose, K., Alaria, J., . . . Veal, T. D. (2018). Band gap temperature-dependence of close-space sublimation grown Sb2Se3 by photo-reflectance. APL Materials, 6(8), 8 pages. doi:10.1063/1.5027157DOI: 10.1063/1.5027157
Baines, T., Papageorgiou, G., Hutter, O. S., Bowen, L., Durose, K., & Major, J. D. (2018). Self-Catalyzed CdTe Wires. NANOMATERIALS, 8(5). doi:10.3390/nano8050274DOI: 10.3390/nano8050274
Supardan, S. N., Das, P., Shaw, A. P., Major, J. D., Valizadeh, R., Hannah, A., . . . Mitrovic, I. Z. (2018, June 11). Sputtered ZrO2, Al2O3 and MgO on GaN: band alignment and interface study. In 20th Workshop on Dielectrics in Microelectronics - Wodim 2018. Berlin, Germany.
CdTe Solar Cells (Chapter)
Baines, T., Shalvey, T. P., & Major, J. D. (2018). CdTe Solar Cells. In COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS: WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS (pp. 215-232). doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-811479-7.00010-5DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-811479-7.00010-5
2017
Major, J. D., Phillips, L. J., Al Turkestani, M., Bowen, L., Whittles, T. J., Dhanak, V. R., & Durose, K. (2017). P3HT as a pinhole blocking back contact for CdTe thin film solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 172, 1-10. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2017.07.005DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2017.07.005
Xiong, X., Forster, M., Major, J., Xu, Y., & Cowan, A. J. (2017). Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of ZnTe Photocathodes for Solar Fuel Production. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part C: Nanomaterials and Interfaces, 121(40), 22073-22080. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b06304DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b06304
Deep-sea mining - Is it worth the risk? (Media)
Major, J. (2017). Deep-sea mining - Is it worth the risk?.
Phillips, L. J., Yates, P., Hutter, O., Baines, T., Bowen, L., Durose, K., & Major, J. (2017). Close-Spaced Sublimation for Sb2Se3 Solar Cells. In IEEE PVSC 44. Washington DC.
Major, J. D., Tena-Zaera, R., Azaceta, E., Bowen, L., & Durose, K. (2017). Development of ZnO nanowire based CdTe thin film solar cells. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 160, 107-115. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2016.10.024DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2016.10.024
2016
Bayhan, H., Ozden, S., Major, J. D., Bayhan, M., Dagdevirena, E. T., & Durose, K. (2016). A comparison of the effect of CdCl2 and MgCl2 processing on the transport properties of n-CdS/p-CdTe solar cells and a simple approach to determine their back contact barrier height. SOLAR ENERGY, 140, 66-72. doi:10.1016/j.solener.2016.10.051DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2016.10.051
Major, J. D., Al Turkestani, M., Bowen, L., Brossard, M., Li, C., Lagoudakis, P., . . . Durose, K. (2016). In-depth analysis of chloride treatments for thin-film CdTe solar cells. Nature Communications, 7. doi:10.1038/NCOMMS13231DOI: 10.1038/NCOMMS13231
Major, J. D. (2016). Grain boundaries in CdTe thin film solar cells: a review. SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 31(9). doi:10.1088/0268-1242/31/9/093001DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/31/9/093001
Mendis, B. G., Howkins, A., Stowe, D., Major, J. D., & Durose, K. (2016). The role of transition radiation in cathodoluminescence imaging and spectroscopy of thin-foils. ULTRAMICROSCOPY, 167, 31-42. doi:10.1016/j.ultramic.2016.05.002DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2016.05.002
Electronic Properties of CdTe/CdS Solar Cells as Influenced by a Buffer Layer (Conference Paper)
Fedorenko, Y. G., Major, J. D., Pressman, A., Phillips, L., & Durose, K. (2016). Electronic Properties of CdTe/CdS Solar Cells as Influenced by a Buffer Layer. In MRS ADVANCES Vol. 1 (pp. 937-942). doi:10.1557/adv.2016.69DOI: 10.1557/adv.2016.69
Substrate geometry CdTe solar cells with catalytically-grown nano-rough surfaces (Conference Paper)
Papageorgiou, G., Major, J. D., & Durose, K. (2016). Substrate geometry CdTe solar cells with catalytically-grown nano-rough surfaces. In MRS ADVANCES Vol. 1 (pp. 985-990). doi:10.1557/adv.2016.153DOI: 10.1557/adv.2016.153
2015
Structural and electrical characterisation of MgCl2-treated CdTe solar cells (Conference Paper)
Major, J. D., Al Turkestani, M. K., & Durose, K. (2015). Structural and electrical characterisation of MgCl2-treated CdTe solar cells. In 2015 IEEE 42ND PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALIST CONFERENCE (PVSC). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
ZnO nanowire radial CdTe solar cells (Conference Paper)
Major, J. D., Tena-Zaera, R., Azaceta, E., & Durose, K. (2015). ZnO nanowire radial CdTe solar cells. In 2015 IEEE 42ND PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALIST CONFERENCE (PVSC). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Fedorenko, Y. G., Major, J. D., Pressman, A., Phillips, L., & Durose, K. (2015). Electronic Properties of CdS/CdTe Solar Cells as Influenced by a Buffer Layer. Retrieved from http://arxiv.org/abs/1511.08421v2
Long lifetime hole traps at grain boundaries in CdTe thin-film photovoltaics (Journal article)
Mendis, B. G., Gachet, D., Major, J., & Durose, K. (2015). Long lifetime hole traps at grain boundaries in CdTe thin-film photovoltaics. Physical Review Letters (PRL), 115(21). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.218701DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.218701
Energy Materials special issue from the 2015 Photovoltaic Science and Technology Conference (PVSAT11) (Journal article)
Irvine, S., & Major, J. (2015). Energy Materials special issue from the 2015 Photovoltaic Science and Technology Conference (PVSAT11). Materials Research Innovations, 19(7), 469. doi:10.1080/14328917.2015.1128646DOI: 10.1080/14328917.2015.1128646
A Comparative Study of the Effects of Nontoxic Chloride Treatments on CdTe Solar Cell Microstructure and Stoichiometry (Journal article)
Williams, B., Major, J., Bowen, L., Keunig, W., Creatore, M., & Durose, K. (2015). A Comparative Study of the Effects of Nontoxic Chloride Treatments on CdTe Solar Cell Microstructure and Stoichiometry. Advanced Energy Materials, 5(21). doi:10.1002/aenm.201500554DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201500554
Modification of electron states in CdTe absorber due to a buffer layer in CdTe/CdS solar cells (Journal article)
Fedorenko, Y. G., Major, J. D., Pressman, A., Phillips, L. J., & Durose, K. (2015). Modification of electron states in CdTe absorber due to a buffer layer in CdTe/CdS solar cells. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 118(16). doi:10.1063/1.4934680DOI: 10.1063/1.4934680
A comparative study of microstructural stability and sulphur diffusion in CdS/CdTe photovoltaic devices (Journal article)
Taylor, A. A., Major, J., Kartopu, G., Lamb, D., Duenow, J., Dhere, R. G., . . . Mendis, B. G. (2015). A comparative study of microstructural stability and sulphur diffusion in CdS/CdTe photovoltaic devices. Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 141, 341-349. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2015.06.010DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.06.010
NH4Cl Alternative to the CdCl2 Treatment Step for CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cells (Journal article)
Major, J. D., Bowen, L., Treharne, R. E., Phillips, L. J., & Durose, K. (2015). NH4Cl Alternative to the CdCl2 Treatment Step for CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cells. IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS, 5(1), 386-389. doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2362296DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2362296
NH4Cl Alternative to the CdCl2 Treatment Step for CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cells (Journal article)
Major, J., Bowen, L., Treharne, R., Phillips, L., & Durose, K. (2015). NH4Cl Alternative to the CdCl2 Treatment Step for CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cells. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 5(1), 386-389. doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2362296DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2362296
2014
A Combinatorial Approach to the Optimisation of Cd(1-x)ZnxS Layers for CdTe Solar Cells (Conference Paper)
Treharne, R. E., Clayton, A., Phillips, L. J., Major, J. D., Irvine, S. J. C., & Durose, K. (2014). A Combinatorial Approach to the Optimisation of Cd(1-x)ZnxS Layers for CdTe Solar Cells. In 2014 IEEE 40TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALIST CONFERENCE (PVSC) (pp. 1722-1725). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Characterization of sulfurized CuSbS<inf>2</inf> thin films for PV applications (Conference Paper)
Peccerillo, E., Major, J., Phillips, L., Treharne, R., Whittles, T. J., Dhanak, V., . . . Durose, K. (2014). Characterization of sulfurized CuSbS<inf>2</inf> thin films for PV applications. In 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC). IEEE. doi:10.1109/pvsc.2014.6924891DOI: 10.1109/pvsc.2014.6924891
Assessment of photovoltaic junction position using combined focused ion beam and electron beam‐induced current analysis of close space sublimation deposited CdTe solar cells (Journal article)
Major, J. D., Bowen, L., Treharne, R., & Durose, K. (2014). Assessment of photovoltaic junction position using combined focused ion beam and electron beam‐induced current analysis of close space sublimation deposited CdTe solar cells. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 22(10), 1096-1104. doi:10.1002/pip.2507DOI: 10.1002/pip.2507
A low-cost non-toxic post-growth activation step for CdTe solar cells (Journal article)
Major, J. D., Treharne, R. E., Phillips, L. J., & Durose, K. (2014). A low-cost non-toxic post-growth activation step for CdTe solar cells. Nature, 511, 334-337. doi:10.1038/nature13435DOI: 10.1038/nature13435
Challenges and prospects for developing CdS/CdTe substrate solar cells on Mo foils (Journal article)
Williams, B. L., Major, J. D., Bowen, L., Phillips, L., Zoppi, G., Forbes, I., & Durose, K. (2014). Challenges and prospects for developing CdS/CdTe substrate solar cells on Mo foils. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 124, 31-38. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2014.01.017DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.01.017
Core-shell ITO/ZnO/CdS/CdTe nanowire solar cells (Journal article)
Williams, B. L., Taylor, A. A., Mendis, B. G., Phillips, L., Bowen, L., Major, J. D., & Durose, K. (2014). Core-shell ITO/ZnO/CdS/CdTe nanowire solar cells. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 104(5). doi:10.1063/1.4863826DOI: 10.1063/1.4863826
Assessment of Photovoltaic Junction Position Using Combined FIB and EBIC Analysis of CSS Deposited CdTe Solar Cells (Journal article)
Major, J. D., Bowen, L., Treharne, R. E., & Durose, K. (2014). Assessment of Photovoltaic Junction Position Using Combined FIB and EBIC Analysis of CSS Deposited CdTe Solar Cells. Progress in Photovoltaics.
Challenges and prospects for developing CdS/CdTe substrate solar cells on Mo foils (Journal article)
Williams, B. L., Major, J. D., Bowen, L., Phillips, L., Zoppi, G., Forbes, I., & Durose, K. (2014). Challenges and prospects for developing CdS/CdTe substrate solar cells on Mo foils. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 124(31).
Core-shell ITO/ZnO/CdS/CdTe nanowire solar cells (Journal article)
Williams, B. L., Taylor, A. A., Mendis, B. G., Phillips, L., Bowen, L., Major, J. D., & Durose, K. (2014). Core-shell ITO/ZnO/CdS/CdTe nanowire solar cells. Applied Physics Letters, 104.
Development of a low cost non-toxic MgCl2 post-growth activation step for CdTe solar cells (Journal article)
Major*, J. D., Treharne, R. E., Phillips, L., & Durose, K. (2014). Development of a low cost non-toxic MgCl2 post-growth activation step for CdTe solar cells. Nature, 511, 334-337.
Direct observation of Cu, Zn cation disorder in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell absorber material using aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (Journal article)
Mendis, B. G., Shannon, M. D., Goodman, M. C. J., Major, J. D., Claridge, R., Halliday, D. P., & Durose, K. (2014). Direct observation of Cu, Zn cation disorder in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell absorber material using aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy. PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS, 22(1), 24-34. doi:10.1002/pip.2279DOI: 10.1002/pip.2279
Direct observation of Cu, Zn cation disorder in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell absorber material using aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (Journal article)
Mendis, B. G., Shannon, M. D., Goodman, M. C., Major, J. D., Claridge, R., Halliday, D. P., & Durose, K. (2014). Direct observation of Cu, Zn cation disorder in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell absorber material using aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy. Progress in Photovoltaics, 22, 24.
Salt swap (Journal article)
Bennington-Castro, J. (2014). Salt swap. Scientific American, 20.
Solar energy breakthrough: new panels will be cheaper and safer (Journal article)
Connor, S. (2014). Solar energy breakthrough: new panels will be cheaper and safer. The independent, cover + 20-21.
2013
The nature of electrostatic potential fluctuations in Cu2ZnSnS4 and their role on photovoltaic device performance (Conference Paper)
Mendis, B. G., Shannon, M. D., Goodman, M. C. J., Major, J. D., Taylor, A. A., Halliday, D. P., & Durose, K. (2013). The nature of electrostatic potential fluctuations in Cu2ZnSnS4 and their role on photovoltaic device performance. In 18TH MICROSCOPY OF SEMICONDUCTING MATERIALS CONFERENCE (MSM XVIII) Vol. 471. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/471/1/012014DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/471/1/012014
Luminescence of Cu2ZnSnS4 polycrystals described by the fluctuating potential model (Journal article)
Halliday, D. P., Claridge, R., Goodman, M. C. J., Mendis, B. G., Durose, K., & Major, J. D. (2013). Luminescence of Cu2ZnSnS4 polycrystals described by the fluctuating potential model. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 113(22). doi:10.1063/1.4810846DOI: 10.1063/1.4810846
Impact of CdTe surface composition on doping and device performance in close Space sublimation deposited CdTe solar cells (Journal article)
Major, J. D., Proskuryakov, Y. Y., & Durose, K. (2013). Impact of CdTe surface composition on doping and device performance in close Space sublimation deposited CdTe solar cells. PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS, 21(4), 436-443. doi:10.1002/pip.1196DOI: 10.1002/pip.1196
Co-Sputtered Zn1-XSnXO Buffer Layers for CdTe Thin Film Solar Cells (Conference Paper)
Major, J. D., & Durose, K. (2013). Co-Sputtered Zn1-XSnXO Buffer Layers for CdTe Thin Film Solar Cells. In 2013 IEEE 39TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC) (pp. 1146-1149). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
D. P. Halliday, R. Claridge, M. C. Goodman, B. G. Mendis, K. Durose, J. D. Major (Journal article)
Halliday, D. P., Claridge, R., Goodman, M. C., Mendis, B. G., Durose, K., & Major, J. D. (2013). D. P. Halliday, R. Claridge, M. C. Goodman, B. G. Mendis, K. Durose, J. D. Major. Journal of Applied Physics, 113.
The nature of electrostatic potential fluctuations in Cu2ZnSnS4 and their role on photovoltaic device performance (Journal article)
Mendis, B. G., Shannon, M. D., Goodman, M. C., Major, J. D., Taylor, A. A., Halliday, D. P., & Durose, K. (2013). The nature of electrostatic potential fluctuations in Cu2ZnSnS4 and their role on photovoltaic device performance. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 471.
2012
The role of secondary phase precipitation on grain boundary electrical activity in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) photovoltaic absorber layer material (Journal article)
Mendis, B. G., Goodman, M. C. J., Major, J. D., Taylor, A. A., Durose, K., & Halliday, D. P. (2012). The role of secondary phase precipitation on grain boundary electrical activity in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) photovoltaic absorber layer material. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 112(12). doi:10.1063/1.4769738DOI: 10.1063/1.4769738
Focussed ion beam and field emission gun-scanning electron microscopy for the investigation of voiding and interface phenomena in thin-film solar cells (Journal article)
Major, J. D., Bowen, L., & Durose, K. (2012). Focussed ion beam and field emission gun-scanning electron microscopy for the investigation of voiding and interface phenomena in thin-film solar cells. PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS, 20(7), 892-898. doi:10.1002/pip.1164DOI: 10.1002/pip.1164
Focussed ion beam and field emission gun-scanning electron microscopy for the investigation of voiding and interface phenomena in thin-film solar cells (Journal article)
Major, J. D., Bowen, L., & Durose, K. (2012). Focussed ion beam and field emission gun-scanning electron microscopy for the investigation of voiding and interface phenomena in thin-film solar cells. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 20(7), 892-898. doi:10.1002/pip.1164DOI: 10.1002/pip.1164
Assessment of photovoltaic junction position in CdTe solar cells using a combined FIBEBIC technique (Conference Paper)
Major, J. D., Bowen, L., Treharne, R. E., & Durose, K. (2012). Assessment of photovoltaic junction position in CdTe solar cells using a combined FIBEBIC technique. In Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings Vol. 1432 (pp. 181-186). doi:10.1557/op1.2012.1031DOI: 10.1557/op1.2012.1031
Assessment of Photovoltaic Junction Position in CdTe Solar Cells Using a Combined FIB-EBIC Technique (Conference Paper)
Major, J. D., Bowen, L., Treharne, R. E., & Durose, K. (2012). Assessment of Photovoltaic Junction Position in CdTe Solar Cells Using a Combined FIB-EBIC Technique. In MRS spring conference (pp. 1432-1435). San Francisco: MRS.
2011
Early stage growth mechanisms of CdTe thin films deposited by close space sublimation for solar cells (Journal article)
Major, J. D., & Durose, K. (2011). Early stage growth mechanisms of CdTe thin films deposited by close space sublimation for solar cells. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 95(12), 3165-3170. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2011.05.002DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.05.002
Early stage growth mechanisms of CdTe thin films deposited by close space sublimation for solar cells (Journal article)
Major, J. D., & Durose, K. (2011). Early stage growth mechanisms of CdTe thin films deposited by close space sublimation for solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 95(12), 3165-3170. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2011.05.002DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.05.002
Impact of cadmium-rich back surfaces on cadmium chloride treatment and device performance in close space sublimation deposited CdTe solar cells (Conference Paper)
Major, J. D., Proskuryakov, Y. Y., & Durose, K. (2011). Impact of cadmium-rich back surfaces on cadmium chloride treatment and device performance in close space sublimation deposited CdTe solar cells. In 2011 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. IEEE. doi:10.1109/pvsc.2011.6186711DOI: 10.1109/pvsc.2011.6186711
Vacancy defects in CdTe thin films (Journal article)
Keeble, D. J., Major, J. D., Ravelli, L., Egger, W., & Durose, K. (2011). Vacancy defects in CdTe thin films. PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 84(17). doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.84.174122DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.174122
Impact of CdTe surface composition on doping and device performance in close Space sublimation deposited CdTe solar cells (Journal article)
Major, J. D., Proskuryakov, Y. Y., & Durose, K. (2011). Impact of CdTe surface composition on doping and device performance in close Space sublimation deposited CdTe solar cells. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, n/a. doi:10.1002/pip.1196DOI: 10.1002/pip.1196
Electrical, morphological and structural properties of RF magnetron sputtered Mo thin films for application in thin film photovoltaic solar cells (Journal article)
Zoppi, G., Beattie, N. S., Major, J. D., Miles, R. W., & Forbes, I. (2011). Electrical, morphological and structural properties of RF magnetron sputtered Mo thin films for application in thin film photovoltaic solar cells. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE, 46(14), 4913-4921. doi:10.1007/s10853-011-5404-0DOI: 10.1007/s10853-011-5404-0
Impact of cadmium-rich back surfaces on cadmium chloride treatment and device performance in close space sublimation deposited CdTe solar cells (Conference Paper)
Major, J. D., Proskuryakov, Y. Y., & Durose, K. (2011). Impact of cadmium-rich back surfaces on cadmium chloride treatment and device performance in close space sublimation deposited CdTe solar cells. In 37th IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (pp. 3537-003541). Seattle: IEEE.
Vacancy defects in CdTe thin films (Journal article)
Keeble, D. J., Major, J. D., Ravellie, L., Egger, W., & Durose, K. (2011). Vacancy defects in CdTe thin films. Physical Review B, 84.
2010
Recent research trends in thin film solar cells (Journal article)
Al Turkestani, M. K., Major, J. D., Trehame, R. E., Proskuryakov, Y. Y., & Durose, K. (2010). Recent research trends in thin film solar cells. Annals of Arid Zone, 49(3-4), 303-310.
Control of grain size in sublimation-grown CdTe, and the improvement in performance of devices with systematically increased grain size (Journal article)
Major, J. D., Proskuryakov, Y. Y., Durose, K., Zoppi, G., & Forbes, I. (2010). Control of grain size in sublimation-grown CdTe, and the improvement in performance of devices with systematically increased grain size. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 94(6), 1107-1112. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2010.02.034DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.02.034
Nucleation and Grain Boundaries in CdTe/CdS Solar Cells (Conference Paper)
Major, J. D., Proskuryakov, Y. Y., & Durose, K. (2010). Nucleation and Grain Boundaries in CdTe/CdS Solar Cells. In THIN-FILM COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR VOLTAICS-2009 Vol. 1165 (pp. 223-+). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2009
Nucleation and early stage growth of CdTe thin films deposited by close space sublimation (Conference Paper)
Major, J. D., & Durose, K. (2009). Nucleation and early stage growth of CdTe thin films deposited by close space sublimation. In 2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). IEEE. doi:10.1109/pvsc.2009.5411691DOI: 10.1109/pvsc.2009.5411691
Doping levels, trap density of states and the performance of co-doped CdTe(As,Cl) photovoltaic devices (Journal article)
Proskuryakov, Y. Y., Durose, K., Major, J. D., Al Turkestani, M. K., Barrioz, V., Irvine, S. J. C., & Jones, E. W. (2009). Doping levels, trap density of states and the performance of co-doped CdTe(As,Cl) photovoltaic devices. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 93(9), 1572-1581. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2009.04.010DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.04.010
Doping levels, trap density of states and the performance of co-doped CdTe(As,Cl) photovoltaic devices (Journal article)
Proskuryakov, Y. Y., Durose, K., Major, J. D., Al Turkestani, M. K., Barrioz, V., Irvine, S. J. C., & Jones, E. W. (2009). Doping levels, trap density of states and the performance of co-doped CdTe(As,Cl) photovoltaic devices. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 93(9), 1572-1581. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2009.04.010DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.04.010
Study of buried junction and uniformity effects in CdTe/CdS solar cells using a combined OBIC and EQE apparatus (Journal article)
Major, J. D., & Durose, K. (2009). Study of buried junction and uniformity effects in CdTe/CdS solar cells using a combined OBIC and EQE apparatus. THIN SOLID FILMS, 517(7), 2419-2422. doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2008.11.052DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2008.11.052
NUCLEATION AND EARLY STAGE GROWTH OF CdTe THIN FILMS DEPOSITED BY CLOSE SPACE SUBLIMATION (Conference Paper)
Major, J. D., & Durose, K. (2009). NUCLEATION AND EARLY STAGE GROWTH OF CdTe THIN FILMS DEPOSITED BY CLOSE SPACE SUBLIMATION. In 2009 34TH IEEE PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE, VOLS 1-3 (pp. 1367-1371). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2007
Comparative study of trap densities of states in CdTe/CdS solar cells (Journal article)
Proskuryakov, Y. Y., Major, J. D., Durose, K., Barrioz, V., Irvine, S. J. C., Jones, E. W., & Lamb, D. (2007). Comparative study of trap densities of states in CdTe/CdS solar cells. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 91(15). doi:10.1063/1.2790778DOI: 10.1063/1.2790778
Nucleation of CdTe thin films deposited by close-space sublimation under a nitrogen ambient (Journal article)
Major, J. D., Proskuryakov, Y. Y., Durose, K., & Green, S. (2007). Nucleation of CdTe thin films deposited by close-space sublimation under a nitrogen ambient. THIN SOLID FILMS, 515(15), 5828-5832. doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2006.12.169DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2006.12.169
Highly arsenic doped CdTe layers for the back contacts of CdTe solar cells (Conference Paper)
Barrioz, V., Proskuryakov, Y. Y., Jones, E. W., Major, J. D., Irvine, S. J. C., Durose, K., & Lamb, D. A. (2007). Highly arsenic doped CdTe layers for the back contacts of CdTe solar cells. In THIN-FILM COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOVOLTAICS - 2007 Vol. 1012 (pp. 367-+). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
