Yr Athro Stuart Irvine

Athro Emeritws (Gwyddoniaeth), Science and Engineering

s.j.c.irvine@abertawe.ac.uk

Ar gael ar gyfer Goruchwyliaeth Ôl-raddedig

Trosolwg

Yr Athro Stuart Irvine yw Cyfarwyddwr y Ganolfan Ymchwil Ynni Solar (CSER) yn y Coleg Peirianneg, Prifysgol Abertawe ac mae’n gweithio yn y Ganolfan Dechnoleg OpTIC yn Llanelwy: ynghyd â’r tîm CSER. Mae'n un o'r arloeswyr ar gyfer dyddodiad lled-ddargludyddion cyfansawdd II-VI gan Ddyddodiad Anwedd Cemegol Metal-organig (MOCVD) i'w gymhwyso i gelloedd solar ffilm denau a deunyddiau ffilm denau uwch ar gyfer y diwydiant opto-electroneg. Mae'r ymchwil hon wedi arwain at gyhoeddi dros 200 o gyhoeddiadau mewn cyfnodolion a chynadleddau a 10 patent.

Cyhoeddiadau

Uchafbwyntiau Ymchwil

Belisle, R., Nguyen, W., Bowring, A., Calado, P., Li, X., Irvine, S., McGehee, M., Barnes, P., & O'Regan, B. (2017). Interpretation of inverted photocurrent transients in organic lead halide perovskite solar cells: proof of the field screening by mobile ions and determination of the space charge layer widths. Energy & Environmental Science, 10(1), 192-204.
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6EE02914K, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51698
Kartopu, G., Oklobia, O., Turkay, D., Diercks, D., Gorman, B., Barrioz, V., Campbell, S., Major, J., Turkestani, M., Yerci, S., Barnes, T., Beattie, N., Zoppi, G., Jones, S., Irvine, S., Kartopu, G., & Irvine, S. (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.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.02.025, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa49015
Lamb, D., Underwood, C., Barrioz, V., Gwilliam, R., Hall, J., Baker, M., Irvine, S., & Lamb, D. (2017). Proton irradiation of CdTe thin film photovoltaics deposited on cerium-doped space glass. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2923, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34616
Taylor, A., Major, J., Kartopu, G., Lamb, D., Duenow, J., Dhere, R., Maeder, X., Irvine, S., Durose, K., Mendis, B., & Irvine, S. (2015). A comparative study of microstructural stability and sulphur diffusion in CdS/CdTe photovoltaic devices. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 141, 341-349.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2015.06.010, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29565
Hodgson, S., Kartopu, G., Rugen-Hankey, S., Clayton, A., Barrioz, V., Irvine, S., & Irvine, S. (2015). Accessing the quantum palette: quantum-dot spectral conversion towards the BIPV application of thin-film micro-modules. Journal of Optics, 17(10), 105905
https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/17/10/105905, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29566
Clayton, A., Baker, M., Babar, S., Gibson, P., Irvine, S., Kartopu, G., Lamb, D., Barrioz, V., & Irvine, S. (2015). Influence of CdCl2 activation treatment on ultra-thin Cd1−xZnxS/CdTe solar cells. Thin Solid Films, 590, 241-247.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2015.07.077, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29567
Brooks, W., Lamb, D., & Irvine, S. (2015). IR Reflectance Imaging for Crystalline Si Solar Cell Crack Detection. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 5(5), 1271-1275.
https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2438636, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29568
Barrioz, V., Monir, S., Kartopu, G., Lamb, D., Brooks, W., Siderfin, P., Jones, S., Clayton, A., Irvine, S., & Irvine, S. (2015). MOCVD for solar cells, a transition towards a chamberless inline process. Journal of Crystal Growth, 414, 223-231.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2014.11.014, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29570
Kartopu, G., Barrioz, V., Monir, S., Lamb, D., Irvine, S., & Irvine, S. (2015). CdTe thin film solar cells produced using a chamberless inline process via metalorganic chemical vapour deposition. Thin Solid Films, 578, 93-97.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2015.01.048, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29571
Hodgson, S., Brooks, W., Clayton, A., Kartopu, G., Lamb, D., Barrioz, V., & Irvine, S. (2015). Increased conversion efficiency in cadmium telluride photovoltaics by luminescent downshifting with quantum dot/poly(methyl methacrylate) films. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 23(2), 150-159.
https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2408, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29572

Holl Ymchwil

Erthyglau Cylchgronau

Irvine, S., Oklobia, O., Jones, S., Lamb, D., Kartopu, G., Lu, D., & Xiong, G. (2023). Creating metal saturated growth in MOCVD for CdTe solar cells. Journal of Crystal Growth, 607, 127124
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2023.127124, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62584
Kartopu, G., Oklobia, O., Tansel, T., Jones, S., & Irvine, S. (2023). A facile photolithography process enabling pinhole-free thin film photovoltaic modules on soda-lime glass. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 251, 112112
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2022.112112, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62029
Clayton, A., Abbas, A., Siderfin, P., Jones, S., Teloeken, A., Oklobia, O., Walls, J., & Irvine, S. (2022). MOCVD of II-VI HRT/Emitters for Voc Improvements to CdTe Solar Cells. Coatings, 12(2), 261
https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12020261, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60732
Oklobia, O., Kartopu, G., Jones, S., Siderfin, P., Grew, B., Lee, H., Tsoi, W., Abbas, A., Walls, J., McGott, D., Reese, M., & Irvine, S. (2021). Development of arsenic doped Cd(Se,Te) absorbers by MOCVD for thin film solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 231, 111325
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111325, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57656
Lamb, D., Irvine, S., Baker, M., Underwood, C., & Mardhani, S. (2021). Thin film cadmium telluride solar cells on ultra‐thin glass in low earth orbit—3 years of performance data on the AlSat‐1N CubeSat mission. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 29(9), 1000-1007.
https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3423, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56859
Hall, R., Lamb, D., & Irvine, S. (2021). Back contacts materials used in thin film CdTe solar cells—A review. Energy Science & Engineering, 9(5), 606-632.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.843, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56320
Kartopu, G., Fan, Q., Oklobia, O., & Irvine, S. (2021). Combinatorial study of the structural, optical, and electrical properties of low temperature deposited Cd1-Zn Te (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) thin films by MOCVD. Applied Surface Science, 540, 148452
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.148452, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55668
Teloeken, A., Lamb, D., Dunlop, T., & Irvine, S. (2020). Effect of bending test on the performance of CdTe solar cells on flexible ultra-thin glass produced by MOCVD. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 211, 110552
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110552, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53921
Monir, S., Kartopu, G., Barrioz, V., Lamb, D., Irvine, S., Yang, X., & Vagapov, Y. (2020). Thin CdTe Layers Deposited by a Chamberless Inline Process using MOCVD, Simulation and Experiment. Applied Sciences, 10(5), 1734
https://doi.org/10.3390/app10051734, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53874
Oklobia, O., Kartopu, G., & Irvine, S. (2019). Properties of Arsenic–Doped ZnTe Thin Films as a Back Contact for CdTe Solar Cells. Materials, 12(22), 3706
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12223706, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52998
Kartopu, G., Oklobia, O., Turkay, D., Diercks, D., Gorman, B., Barrioz, V., Campbell, S., Major, J., Turkestani, M., Yerci, S., Barnes, T., Beattie, N., Zoppi, G., Jones, S., Irvine, S., Kartopu, G., & Irvine, S. (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.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.02.025, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa49015
Kartopu, G., Williams, B., Zardetto, V., Gürlek, A., Clayton, A., Jones, S., Kessels, W., Creatore, M., & Irvine, S. (2019). Enhancement of the photocurrent and efficiency of CdTe solar cells suppressing the front contact reflection using a highly-resistive ZnO buffer layer. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 191, 78-82.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2018.11.002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa45459
Kartopu, G., Williams, B., Zardetto, V., Gürlek, A., Clayton, A., Jones, S., Kessels, W., Creatore, M., Irvine, S., Kartopu, G., Irvine, S., & Clayton, A. (2019). Data on dopant characteristics and band alignment of CdTe cells with and without a ZnO highly-resistive-transparent buffer layer. Data in Brief, 22, 218-221.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.12.002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48072
Kartopu, G., Turkay, D., Ozcan, C., Hadibrata, W., Aurang, P., Yerci, S., Unalan, H., Barrioz, V., Qu, Y., Bowen, L., Gürlek, A., Maiello, P., Turan, R., & Irvine, S. (2018). Photovoltaic performance of CdS/CdTe junctions on ZnO nanorod arrays. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 176, 100-108.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.11.036, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa37059
Clayton, A., Charbonneau, C., Tsoi, W., Siderfin, P., Irvine, S., & Tsoi, W. (2018). One-step growth of thin film SnS with large grains using MOCVD. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 19(1), 153-159.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2018.1428478, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38099
https://zenodo.org/record/1043466#.WrzjC8nTW70
Clayton, A., Charbonneau, C., Siderfin, P., & Irvine, S. (2018). A critical role of hydrogen sulfide evolution during MOCVD of single phase thin film tin sulfide using ditertiarybutylsulfide as a less toxic precursor. MRS Advances, 3(32), 1849-1853.
https://doi.org/10.1557/adv.2018.239, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40702
Belisle, R., Nguyen, W., Bowring, A., Calado, P., Li, X., Irvine, S., McGehee, M., Barnes, P., & O'Regan, B. (2017). Interpretation of inverted photocurrent transients in organic lead halide perovskite solar cells: proof of the field screening by mobile ions and determination of the space charge layer widths. Energy & Environmental Science, 10(1), 192-204.
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6EE02914K, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51698
Lamb, D., Underwood, C., Barrioz, V., Gwilliam, R., Hall, J., Baker, M., Irvine, S., & Lamb, D. (2017). Proton irradiation of CdTe thin film photovoltaics deposited on cerium-doped space glass. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2923, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34616
Claypole, A., Baker, M., Babar, S., Grilli, R., Gibson, P., Kartopu, G., Lamb, D., Barrioz, V., Irvine, S., & Clayton, A. (2017). Effects of Cd 1-x Zn x S alloy composition and post-deposition air anneal on ultra-thin CdTe solar cells produced by MOCVD. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 192, 244-252.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2017.01.067, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2017.01.067
Belisle, R., Nguyen, W., Bowring, A., Calado, P., Li, X., Irvine, S., McGehee, M., Barnes, P., & O'Regan, B. (2017). Interpretation of inverted photocurrent transients in organic lead halide perovskite solar cells: proof of the field screening by mobile ions and determination of the space charge layer widths. Energy and Environmental Science, 10(1), 192-204.
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6EE02914K, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31836
Irvine, S. & Rowlands-Jones, R. (2016). Potential for further reduction in the embodied carbon in PV solar energy systems. IET Renewable Power Generation, 10(4), 428-433.
https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-rpg.2015.0374, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29564
Lamb, D., Irvine, S., Clayton, A., Kartopu, G., Barrioz, V., Hodgson, S., Baker, M., Grilli, R., Hall, J., Underwood, C., & Kimber, R. (2016). Characterization of MOCVD Thin-Film CdTe Photovoltaics on Space-Qualified Cover Glass. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 6(2), 557-561.
https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2016.2520199, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa32326
Amikhalili, A., Barrioz, V., Irvine, S., Beattie, N., & Zoppi, G. (2016). A combined Na and Cl treatment to promote grain growth in MOCVD grown CdTe thin films. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 699, 969-975.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.12.342, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31552
Kartopu, G., Phillips, L., Barrioz, V., Irvine, S., Hodgson, S., Tejedor, E., Dupin, D., Clayton, A., Rugen-Hankey, S., & Durose, K. (2016). Progression of metalorganic chemical vapour-deposited CdTe thin-film PV devices towards modules. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 24(3), 283-291.
https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2668, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29563
Taylor, A., Major, J., Kartopu, G., Lamb, D., Duenow, J., Dhere, R., Maeder, X., Irvine, S., Durose, K., Mendis, B., & Irvine, S. (2015). A comparative study of microstructural stability and sulphur diffusion in CdS/CdTe photovoltaic devices. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 141, 341-349.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2015.06.010, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29565
Hodgson, S., Kartopu, G., Rugen-Hankey, S., Clayton, A., Barrioz, V., Irvine, S., & Irvine, S. (2015). Accessing the quantum palette: quantum-dot spectral conversion towards the BIPV application of thin-film micro-modules. Journal of Optics, 17(10), 105905
https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/17/10/105905, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29566
Clayton, A., Baker, M., Babar, S., Gibson, P., Irvine, S., Kartopu, G., Lamb, D., Barrioz, V., & Irvine, S. (2015). Influence of CdCl2 activation treatment on ultra-thin Cd1−xZnxS/CdTe solar cells. Thin Solid Films, 590, 241-247.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2015.07.077, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29567
Brooks, W., Lamb, D., & Irvine, S. (2015). IR Reflectance Imaging for Crystalline Si Solar Cell Crack Detection. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 5(5), 1271-1275.
https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2438636, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29568
Barrioz, V., Monir, S., Kartopu, G., Lamb, D., Brooks, W., Siderfin, P., Jones, S., Clayton, A., Irvine, S., & Irvine, S. (2015). MOCVD for solar cells, a transition towards a chamberless inline process. Journal of Crystal Growth, 414, 223-231.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2014.11.014, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29570
Kartopu, G., Barrioz, V., Monir, S., Lamb, D., Irvine, S., & Irvine, S. (2015). CdTe thin film solar cells produced using a chamberless inline process via metalorganic chemical vapour deposition. Thin Solid Films, 578, 93-97.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2015.01.048, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29571
Hodgson, S., Brooks, W., Clayton, A., Kartopu, G., Lamb, D., Barrioz, V., & Irvine, S. (2015). Increased conversion efficiency in cadmium telluride photovoltaics by luminescent downshifting with quantum dot/poly(methyl methacrylate) films. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 23(2), 150-159.
https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2408, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29572
Lamb, D., Hall, J., Baker, M., Kartopu, G., Underwood, C., Grilli, R., Irvine, S., Kimber, R., Barrioz, V., & Clayton, A. (2015). Lightweight and low-cost thin film photovoltaics for large area extra-terrestrial applications. IET Renewable Power Generation, 9(5), 420-423.
https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-rpg.2014.0368, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29573
Rugen-Hankey, S., Clayton, A., Barrioz, V., Kartopu, G., Irvine, S., McGettrick, J., Hammond, D., McGettrick, J., & Irvine, S. (2015). Improvement to thin film CdTe solar cells with controlled back surface oxidation. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 136, 213-217.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2014.10.044, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29569

Goruchwyliaeth

New and emerging properties in semiconductor materials and devices. (cyfredol)

PhD

Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Lijie Li