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Department of Physics and Astronomy

Publications 2009

Theses

Dawi, E.A., Utrecht, September 3, 2009
Ion beam shaping of Au Nanoparticles
Promotor: Prof.dr. F.H.P.M. Habraken, co-promotor: Dr. A.M. Vredenberg

Kuttge, M., Utrecht, March 25, 2009
Cathodoluminescence plasmon microscopy
Promotor: Prof.dr. A. Polman

Loon, R. van, Utrecht,  February 25, 2009
Electrical excitation of surface plasmon polaritons
Promotor: Prof.dr. A. Polman

Meppelink, R, Utrecht, October 20, 2009
Hydrodynamic excitations in a Bose-Einstein condensate
Promotor: P. van der Straten

Verhagen, E., Utrecht, December 16, 2009
Subwavelength light confinement with surface plasmon polaritons
Promotoren: Prof.dr. A. Polman, Prof.dr. K. Kuipers

Verkerk, A.D., Utrecht, November 23,  2009
Plasma deposition of thin film silicon at low substrate temperature and at high growth rate
Promotor: Prof.dr. R.E.I. Schropp, co-promotor: Dr. J.K. Rath

Waele, R. de, Utrecht, June 17, 2009
Controlling light with resonant plasmonic nanostructures
Promotor: Prof.dr. A. Polman

  

Publications (refereed)


Heat transfer model of an iCVD reactor

Bakker, R., V. Verlaan, A.D. Verkerk, C.H.M. van der Werf, L. van Dijk, H. Rudolph, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, Thin Solid Films 517 (2009) 3555-3558.
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NO formation by neuronal NO-synthase can be controlled by ultrafast electron injection from a nanotrigger
Beaumont, E., J-C. Lambry, M. Blanchard-Desce, P. Martasek, S.P. Panda, E.E.H. van Faassen, J-C. Brochon, E. Deprez, A. Slama-Schwok, ChemBioChem, 2009, 10, 690 – 701.

Photocurrent measurements in chlorine-doped amorphous selenium
Benkhedir, M.L., M. Mansour, F. Djefaflia, M. Brinza, G.J. Adriaenssens,  Physica Status Solidi B Basic Solid State Physics, 246 (2009) 1841-1844.

Role of interactions in 87Rb-40K Bose-Fermi mixtures in a 3d optical lattice
Best, Th., S. Will, U. Schneider, L. Hackermüller, D.-S. Lühmann, D. van Oosten, and I. Bloch, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 030408 (2009)

Continuous hot-wire chemical vapor deposition on moving glass substrates
Bink, A., M. Brinza, J.P.H. Jongen, R.E.I. Schropp, Thin Solid Films 517 (2009) (12) 3588-3590.
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Thin film silicon n-i-p solar cells deposited by VHF PECVD at 100oC substrate temperature
Brinza, M., J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 93 (6-7) (2009) 680-683.
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Probing the magnetic field of light at optical frequencies
Burresi, M., D. van Oosten, T. Kampfrath, H. Schoenmaker, R. Heideman, A. Leinse, and L. Kuipers, Science 326, 550 (2009)

Observation of Polarization Singularities at the Nanoscale
Burresi, M., R. J. P. Engelen, A. Opheij, D. van Oosten, D. Mori, T. Baba, and L. Kuipers, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 033902 (2009)


Ion beam shaping of Au nanoparticles in silica: Particle size and concentration dependence

Dawi, E.A., G. Rizza, M.P. Mink, A.M. Vredenberg, F.H.P.M. Habraken, Journal of Applied Physics 105, 074305 (2009).
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SiC: a photocathode for water splitting and hydrogen storage
Dorp, D.H. van, N. Hijnen, Mi Di Vece, J.J. Kelly, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 48, 6085 (2009)

Nitrite as Regulator of Hypoxic Signaling in Mammalian Physiology
Faassen, E.E. van, S. Bahrami, M. Feelisch, N. Hogg, M. Kelm, D.B. Kim-Shapiro, A.V. Kozlov, H. Li, J.O. Lundberg, R. Mason, H. Nohl, T. Rassaf, A. Samouilov, A. Slama-Schwok, S. Shiva, A.F. Vanin, E. Weitzberg, J. Zweier, M.T. Gladwin, Medicinal Research Reviews, vol. 29, 5 (2009) 683-741.

Improved red-response in thin film a-Si:H solar cells with soft-imprinted plasmonic back reflectors
Ferry, V.E., M.A. Verschuuren, H.B.T. Li, R.E.I. Schropp, H.A. Atwater, A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95 (2009) 183503.
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Changes to the network structure of Er-Yb doped phosphate glass induced by femtosecond laser pulses
Fletcher, L. B., J. J. Witcher, W. J. Reichman, J. Bovatsek, A. Arai, D. M. Krol, J. Appl. Phys. 106, 8083107 (2009)

Formation of isolated carbon nanofibers with hot-wire CVD using nanosphere lithography as catalyst patterning technique
Houweling, Z.S., V. Verlaan, G.T. ten Grotenhuis, R.E.I. Schropp, Thin Solid Films, 517 (2009), Pages 3566-3569.
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Ultrafast rerouting of light via slow modes in a nanophotonic directional coupler

Kampfrath, T., D. M. Beggs, T. P. White, M. Burresi, D. van Oosten, T. F. Krauss, and L. Kuipers, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 241119 (2009)

Response to simulated typical daily outdoor irradiation conditions of thin-film silicon-based triple-band-gap, triple-junction solar cells
Krishnan, P., J.W.A. Schüttauf, C.H.M. van der Werf, B. Houshyani Hassanzadeh, W.G.J.H.M. van Sark, R.E.I. Schropp, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 93 (6-7) (2009) 691-697.
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SiO adsorption on a p(2x2) reconstructed Si(100) surface
Labora Violanda, M., H. Rudolph, Surface Science, 603 (2009) 901-906.

Structural defects caused by a rough substrate and their influence on the performance of hydrogenated nano-crystalline silicon n-i-p solar cells
Li, H., R.H. Francken, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, Sol. Energy Mater, Sol. Cells (2009), 93 (3) (2009) 338-349.
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Hot wire CVD deposition of nanocrystalline silicon on rough substrates
Li, H., C.H.M. van der Werf, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, Thin Solid Films 517 (2009) 3476-3480.
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Nitrate and nitrite in biology, nutrition and therapeutics
Lundberg, J.O., M.T. Gladwin, A. Ahluwalia, N. Benjamin, N.S. Bryan, A. Butler, P. Cabrales, A. Fago, M. Feelisch, P.C. Ford, B.A. Freeman, M. Frenneaux, J. Friedman, M. Kelm, C.G. Kevil, D.B. Kim-Shapiro, A.V. Kozlov, J.R. Lancaster Jr., D.J. Lefer, E.E. van Faassen e.o., Nature Chemical Biology, 5, 12 (2009) 865 – 869.

Enhanced Heat Flow in the Hydrodynamic Collisionless Regime
Meppelink, R.; R. van Rooij, J.M. Vogels, P. van der Straten, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 (2009) 095301.
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Observation of shock waves in a large Bose-Einstein condensate
Meppelink, R.,  S.B. Koller, J.M. Vogels, P. van der Straten, E.D. van Ooijen, N.R. Heckenberg, H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, S.A. Haine, M.J. Davis, Phys. Rev. A  80, (2009) 043606.
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Sound propagation in a Bose-Einstein condensate at finite temperatures
Meppelink, R., S.B. Koller, P. van der Straten, Phys. Rev. A 80, (2009) 043605.
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Damping of superfluid flow by a thermal cloud
Meppelink, R., S.B. Koller; J.M. Vogels, H.T.C. Stoof, P. van der Straten, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, (2009) 265301.
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Characterisation of FXTAS related isolated intranuclear protein inclusions using laser tweezers Raman spectroscopy
Moritz, Tobias J., James A. Brunberg, Denise M. Krol, Sebastian Wachsmann-Hogiu, Stephen M. Lane and James W. Chan, J. Raman Spectrosc. DOI: 10.1002/jrs.2436 (2009).

Whole body UVA  irradiation lowers systematic blood pressure by release of nitric oxide from intracutaneous photolabile nitric oxide derivates
Opländer, C., C.M. Volkmar, A. Paunel-Görgülü, E.E. van Faassen, C. Heiss, M. Kelm, D. Halmer, M. Mürtz, N. Pallua, C.V. Suschek, Circulation Research, 105 (2009) 1031.

Gas phase conditions for obtaining device quality amorphous silicon at low temperature and high deposition rate
Rath, J.K., M.M. de Jong, A. Verkerk, M. Brinza, R.E.I. Schropp, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1153 (2009) 1153-A22-04.

Gas phase considerations for the deposition of thin film silicon cells by VHF-PECVD at low substrate temperatures
Rath, J.K., A.D. Verkerk, M. Brinza, R.E.I. Schropp, W.J. Goedheer, V.V. Krzhizhanovskaya, Y.E. Gorbachev, K.E. Orlov, E.M. Khilkevitch, A.S. Smirnov, Materials Science and Engineering: B 159-160 (2009) 38-43.
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Recent advances in very high frequency plasma enhanced CVD process for the fabrication of thin film silicon solar cells
Rath, J.K., Y. Liu, M. Brinza, A. Verkerk, C. van Bommel, A Borreman, R.E.I. Schropp, Thin Solid Films 517 (2009) 4758-4761.

Crystalline silicon cell performance at low light intensities
Reich, N.H., W.G.J.H.M. van Sark, E.A. Alsema, R.W. Lof, R.E.I. Schropp, W.C. Sinke, W.C. Turkenburg, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 93 (2009) 1471-1481.

Ion engineering of embedded nanostructures: from spherical to facetted nanoparticles
Rizza, G., E.A. Dawi, A.M. Vredenberg, I. Monnet, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 043105 (2009) 1.
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Frontiers in HWCVD
Schropp, R.E.I., Thin Solid Films 517 (2009) 3415-3419.
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Nanostructured thin films for multibandgap silicon triple junction solar cells
Schropp, R.E.I., H. Li, R.H.J. Franken, J.K. Rath, C.H.M. van der Werf, J.W.A. Schüttauf, R.L. Stolk, Solar energy Materials and Solar Cells 93 (6-7) (2009) 1129-1133.

Ultrafast deposition of silicon nitride and semiconductor silicon thin films by hot wire chemical vapor deposition
Schropp, R.E.I., C.H.M. van der Werf, V. Verlaan, J.K. Rath, H. Li, Thin Solid Films 517 (2009) 3039-3042.

Hot Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition: Recent Progress, Present State of the Art and Competitive Opportunities
Schropp, R.E.I., Electrochemical Society Transactions (ECS Transactions, The Electrochemical Society) vol. 25 (2009) 3 – 14.
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Growth mechanism of nanocrystalline silicon at the phase transition and its application in  thin film solar cells
Schropp,  R.E.I., J.K. Rath and H. Li, Journal of Crystal Growth,  311 (2009) 760-764.
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Atom lithography without laser cooling

Smeets, B., P. van der Straten, T. Meijer, C.G.C.H.M. Fabrie, K.A.H. van Leeuwen, Appl. Phys. B 19 ( 2009).

Exploring dark current voltage characteristics of micromorph silicon tandem cells with computer simulations
Sturiale, A., H.B.T. Li, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, F.A. Rubinelli, J. Appl. Phys. 106 (2009) 014502.
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Non-enzymatic NO production in human skin: Effect of UVA on cutaneous NO stores
Suschek, C., C. Opländer, E.E. van Faassen, Nitric Oxide 22 2 (2009) 120-135.

The induced chi((2)) in thermally poled lanthanum phosphate glass
Thamboon, P. and D. M. Krol, Opt. Mat. 31, 1228 (2009).

Microscopic origins of the induced chi((2)) in thermally poled phosphate glasses
Thamboon, P. and D. M. Krol, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 113118 (2009).

Changing the three-dimensional magnetization exchange coupling of mixed Fe and V nanoclusters with hydrogen
Valev, V.K., M. Di Vece, M. Van Bael, D. Grandjean, S. Decoster, A. Vantomme, T. Verbiest, P. Lievens, J. Appl. Phys., 105, 114907 (2009)

Inhomogeneous phase transition upon hydrogenation of nanocluster Pd Films
Di Vece, M., J.J. Kelly, P. Lievens, Chem. Phys. Chem. 10, 3 (2009) 512

Controlling the photoluminescence of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots with a magnetic field
Di Vece, M., B. Kolaric, K. Baert, G. Schweitzer, R.A.L. Vallée, P. Lievens, K. Clays, Nanotechnology, 20, 135203 (2009)

Compositional changes of Pd-Au bimetallic nanoclusters upon hydrogen-exposure
Di Vece, M., S. Bals, J. Verbeeck, P. Lievens, G. van Tendeloo, Phys. Rev. B, 80, 125420 (2009)

Compensation of decreased ion energy by increased hydrogen dilution in plasma deposition of thin film silicon solar cells at low substrate temperatures
Verkerk, A.D., M.M. de Jong, J.K. Rath, M. Brinza, R.E.I. Schropp, W.J. Goedheer, V.V. Krzhizhanovskaya, Y.E. Gorbachev, K.E. Orlov, E.M. Khilkevitch, A.S. Smirnov, Materials Science and Engineering: B 159-160 (2009) 53-56.
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The effect of composition on the bond structure and refractive index of silicon nitride deposited with HWCVD and PECVD
Verlaan, V., W.M. Arnold Bik, C.H.M. van der Werf, R. Bakker, Z.S. Houweling, A.D. Verkerk, I.G. Romijn, D.M. Borsa, A.W. Weeber, S.L. Luxemburg, M. Zeman, H.F.W. Dekkers, R.E.I. Schropp, Thin Solid Films 517 (2009) 3499-3502
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Effect of ammonia on Ta filaments in the hot wire CVD process
Verlaan, V., C.H.M. van der Werf, C.J. Oliphant, R. Bakker, Z.S. Houweling, R.E.I. Schropp, Thin Solid Films 517 (2009)  3435–3438.
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Ultrafast carrier dynamics and laser action in ZnO nanowires
Versteegh, M.A.M., R.E.C. van der Wel, B.J.M. Brenny, B. Zegers, W. Ensing, J.I. Dijkhuis, Proceedings of SPIE 7214, (2009) 721413.

Reversibility of silicidation of Ta filaments in HWCVD of thin film silicon
Werf, C.H.M. van der, H. Li, V. Verlaan, C.J. Oliphant, R. Bakker, Z.S. Houweling, R.E.I. Schropp, Thin Solid Films 517 (2009) 3431-3434.

Contribution in Books

Shalav, A, T.J. Savenije,  R.E.I. Schropp, Chapter in “Physics of Nanostructured Solar Cells”, Organic-Silicon Hybrid Photovoltaic Devices, Editors: Vioral Badescu, Marius Paulescu (publisher: NovaScience) ISBN 978-1-60876-110-4 (2009)

Sark, W.G.J.H.M. van, A. Meijerink, R.E.I. Schropp, Chapter 10, in “Nanotechnology for Photovoltaics”, Editors: Loucas Tsakalakos, Taylor & Francis, Nanoparticles and Quantum Dots for Solar Spectrum Conversion, ISBN 978-1-42007-674-5 (2009)

(Invited) talks

The sunny side of life: EPR detection of nitric oxide in human skin
Faassen, E.E.H., 17th meeting of Benelux EPR society, Leiden, The Netherlands, May 15 (2009)

Towards a continuous atom laser: ultra large Bose-Einstein condensates
Kindt, L, AMO-meeting, Lunteren, The Netherlands, October  6-7 2009

Fabrication of Photonic Structures in Glass using Ultrafast Lasers
Krol, Denise M., Clemson University, Clemson, SC, September 18, 2009.

Fabrication of thin film silicon solar cells on plastic by very high frequency PECVD
Rath, J.K., 18th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, Science City Convention Center, Kolkata, India, January 19 – 23 2009

Transmitting conducting oxide layers for thin film silicon solar cells
Rath, J.K., 5th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2009) and International Union of Materials Research Societies – International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA 2009), Singapore, June 27 – July 3 2009

Thin film silicon solar cells made using continuous hot-wire chemical vapor deposition on moving glass substrates
Schropp, R.E.I., C.O. van Bommel, M. Brinza, J.P.H. Jongen, H. Li, 18th Int. Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC18), Kolkata, India, January 19 – 23 2009

Roll to roll producible Si thin film single junction, tandem and triple junction cells on stainless steel foils and plastic
Schropp, R.E.I., 18th Int. Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC18), Kolkata, India, January 19 – 23 2009

Effect of light scattering surface morphologies on growth of nanocrystalline silicon
Schropp, R.E.I., NEDO Innovative PV workshop, Tokyo, Japan, March 1 – 4 2009

Potential of hot wire CVD for large area manufacturing of TFT matrices
Schropp, R.E.I., International thin film transistor conference (ITC), Palaiseau, Paris, France, March 5 2009

Solar Cells
Schropp, R.E.I., Tutorial, IASTED International conference on Solar Energy (SOE 2009), Phuket, Thailand, March 16 – 18 2009

Potential of Hot Wire CVD for active matrix TFT manufacturing
Schropp, R.E.I., MRS Spring Meeting, Symposium A, San Francisco, U.S.A., April 13 – 17 2009

Sustainable energy conversion by using nanomaterials in solar cells
Schropp, R.E.I., General Physics Colloquium, Dept. Physics and Astronomy, Utrecht, The Netherlands, May 29 2009

Thin film silicon solar cells utilizing light trapping and photon upconversion
Schropp, R.E.I., NEDO Innovative PV Technology meeting, Thin film full spectrum solar cells with low concentration ratios, Tokyo, Japan, October 20 – 21 2009

Hot Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition: Recent progress, Present state of art, and Competitive opportunities
Schropp, R.E.I., EUROCVD-17, Session Fundamentals, Vienna, Austria, October 5 – 9 2009

Flexible thin film silicon single junction, tandem and triple junction cells on stainless steel and plastic foil
Schropp, R.E.I., 18th International PV Science and Engineering Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC18), Cheju, South Korea, November 9 – 13 2009

Flexible thin film silicon single junction, tandem, and triple junction cells on stainless steel and plastic foil
Schropp, R.E.I., SURFINT – SREN II, Florence, Italy, November 16 – 19 2009

Collisions froides et molecules froides
Straten, P. van der, Rencontre scientifique à la retraite de F. Masnou-Seeuws, Gif-sur-Yvette, France,  May 15 2009

Second sound in a Bose gas
Straten, P. van der, Theoretisch Seminarium, Utrecht, The Netherlands, November 14, 2009

Ultrafast carrier dynamics and laser action in ZnO nanowires
Versteegh, M.A.M., R.E.C. van der Wel, B.J.M. Brenny, B. Zegers, W. Ensing; J.I. Dijkhuis, FOM- Veldhoven, January 20-21 2009

Ultrafast carrier dynamics and laser action in ZnO nanowires
Versteegh, M.A.M.,  R.E.C. van der Wel, B.J.M. Brenny, B. Zegers, W. Ensing, J.I. Dijkhuis, SPIE Photonics West, Ultrafast Phenomena in Semiconductors and Nanostructure Materials XIII, San Jose, U.S.A., January 24-29, 2009

Publications (not refereed)

EPR detection of basal NO production in bone marrow: hypertensive rats have lower production of nitric oxide and cGMP
Aleksinskaya, M., E.E. van Faassen, T.J. Rabelink, A.J. van Zonneveld, 17th meeting of Benelux EPR society, Leiden, The Netherlands, May 15, 2009.

Doping of oligo (phenyl acetylene) with iodine vapour
Bakker, R., P. Weijers, C.H.M. van der Werf, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, 23rd International conference on Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors, Utrecht, The Netherlands, August 23 – 28, 2009.

Thin film silicon deposited at 100oC by VHF PECVD: optoelectronic properties and incorporation in solar cells
Brinza, M., J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, 23rd International Conference on Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors, Utrecht, The Netherlands, August 23 – 28, 2009.

Thin film silicon n-i-p solar cells with high open circuit voltage deposited on low-cost plastic substrates
Brinza, M., J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, 24th EU PVSEC, Hamburg, Germany, September 20 – 24, 2009.

The sunny side of life: EPR detection of nitric oxide in human skin
Faassen, E.E.H. van, 17th meeting of Benelux EPR society, Leiden, The Netherlands, May 15, 2009.

Distribution and local variability of endogenous nitrite stores, Third International Meeting on Role of Nitrite in Physiology, Pathophysiology and Therapeutics
Faassen, E.E.H. van, Stockholm, Sweden, June 17 – 19, 2009.

Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury in a rat model
Faassen, E.E.H. van, Physiologische Chemie, Klinikum Essen, Germany, November 16, 2009.

Vascular-nitrite does not protect rat intestine against acute mesenteric ischemia-reperfusion injury
Faassen, E.E.H. van, 15th Workshop Mechanisms for cellular and tissue damage, Xanten, Germany, November 26 – 28, 2009.

Role of nitrogen oxides in Physiology: NO and the Janus face of nitrite
Faassen, E.E.H. van, Dept. of Physical Chemistry, Padova, Italy, December 1, 2009.

Physiology and signaling of radical production in mammalian tissues
Faassen, E.E.H. van, Dept. of Pharmacology, Padova, Italy, December 2, 2009.

Less is more: Energy consumption and efficiency in private households
Faassen, E.E.H. van, Centro degli Studi, Padova, Italy, December 7, 2009.

Thin Film a-Si:H Plasmonic Solar Cells
Ferry, V.E., H.B.T. Li, M.A. Verschuuren, R.E.I. Schropp, A. Polman, H.A. Atwater, abstract to the MRS Fall Meeting 2009.

Synthesis of  nanocrystalline silicon thin films uisng the increase of the deposition pressure in the hot-wire chemical vapour deposition technique
Halindintwali, S., D. Knoesen, R. Swanepoel, B.A. Julies, C. Arendse, T. Muller, C.c. Theron, D.T. Britton, A. Gordijn, P.C.P. Bronsveld, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, South African Journal of Science, 105 7/8 (2009) 290-293.
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Utrechts zonnecelonderzoek in 2009 en verder
Houweling, Z.S., Voorlichtingsdag UU , Utrecht, The Netherlands, March 21, 2009.

A novel method for the production of advanced thin films and materials consisting of metal oxide nanograins, nanorods or branched  nanowires
Houweling, Z.S., Departementsdag, UU, Utrecht, The Netherlands, June 11, 2009.

Hot-wire chemical vapour deposition of dense nanocrystalline WO3 thin films
Houweling, Z.S., Departementsdag UU, Utrecht, the Netherlands, June 11, 2009.

Hot-wire chemical vapour deposition of dense nanocrystalline WO3 thin films
Houweling, Z.S., 23rd International Conference on Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors, Utrecht, The Netherlands, August, 23 – 28, 2009.

Hot-wire chemical vapour deposition of dense nanocrystalline WO3 thin films
Houweling, Z.S., Dutch Solar Cell day, Jaarbeurs Utrecht, The Netherlands, October 13, 2009.

The controlled synthesis of various WOx nanostructured thin films
Houweling, Z.S., GCEO forum on the Multidisciplinary Education and Research for Energy Science, Okinawa, Japan, December 12, 2009.

High rate deposition of nc-Si:H using hot wire chemical vapour deposition for application in solar cells
Jongen, J.P.H., H. Li, C.H.M. van der Werf, R.E.I. Schropp, 23rd International Conference on Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors, Utrecht, The Netherlands, August 23 – 28, 2009

Vibrational properties of silicon oxides adsorbed on Si(100) surface
Labora Violanda, M., H. Rudolph, FOM-Veldhoven, The Netherlands, January 20 – 21,  2009.

Molecular adsorption on surfaces using ab-initio methods
Labora Violanda, M., Brainstorming Workshop on Institutionalizing Physics Research at Physics Department, University of San Carlos, Ceby City, Philippines, July 27 – 31, 2009.

Hydrogenated  nanocrystalline silicon deposited by hot wire chemical vapour deposited at high rate
Li, H., J.P.H. Jongen, C.H.M. van der Werf, M. Hebbink, R.E.I. Schropp, 24th Eurpean Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conf. and Exhibition, Hamburg, Germany September 21 – 25, 2009.

Photogating effect in nanocrystalline silicon solar cells
Li, H., R.E.I. Schropp, F.A. Rubinelli, 23rd International Conference on Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors, Utrecht,  The Netherlands, August 23 – 28, 2009.

Criteria for evaluating surface roughness of light enhancing substrate for thin film silicon solar cells
Li, H., R.E.I. Schropp, E-MRS Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France, June 8 – 12, 2009.

Designing amorphous silicon based solar cell structure on plastic
Rath, J.K., M. Brinza, R.E.I. Schropp, Proc, 34 IEEE PVSC, Philadelphia, U.S.A. to be published.

Feasability of in-line continuous hot wire chemical vapor deposition for proto- and nanocrystalline p-i-n solar cells
Schropp, R.E.I., C.O. van Bommel, C.H.M. van der Werf, M. Brinza, G.A. van Swaaij, J.K. Rath, H. Li, J.W.A. Schüttauf, 24th EU PVSEC, Hamburg, Germany, September 21 – 25, 2009.

Crystalline silicon surface passivation by hydrogenated amorphous silicon layers deposited with HWCVD on moving substrates
Schüttauf, J.W., C.O. van Bommel, H. Li, G.A. van Swaaij, C.H.M. van der Werf, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp,  2nd Int. Forum on Multidisciplinary Education and Research for Energy Science, Okinawa, Japan , December 12 – 16, 2009.

Whole body UVA irradiation lowers systemic blood pressure by release of nitric oxide from intracutaneous nitrite, Third International Meeting on role of Nitrite in Physiology, Pathophysiology and Therapeutics
Suschek, C., C. Opländer, E.E. van Faassen, C. Heiss, M. Kelm, D. Halmer, M. Murtz, N. Pallua, Stockholm, Sweden, June 17 – 19, 2009.

ATP8B1-depleted intestinal epithelial cells display apical membrane aberrations unrelated to flippase activity
Velden, L.M. van der, P.M. Verhulst, V. Oorschot, E.E. van Faassen, J. Klumperman, R.H. Houwen, T. Pomorski, J.C.M. Holthuis, L.W.J. Klomp, gecombineerde verg. Verenigingen Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Gastrointestinale Chirurgie, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, March 19 – 20, 2009.

Degradation of thin film nanocrystalline silicon solar cells with 1 MeV protons
Verkerk, A.D., J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, E-MRS  Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France, June 8 – 12, 2009.

High deposition rate nanocrystalline silicon with enhanced homogeneity
Verkerk, A.D., J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, International Conference on Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors, Utrecht, the Netherlands, August 23 – 28, 2009.

Towards upconversion for amorphous silicon solar cells
Wild, J. de, A. Meijerink, J.K. Rath, W.G.J.H.M. van Sark, R.E.I. Schropp, Submitted to Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.

Enhanced near-infrared response of a Si:H solar cells with β-NaYF4:Yb3+(18%), Er3+(2%) upconversion phosphors
Wild, J. de, A. Meijerink, J.K. Rath, W.G.J.H.M. van Sark, R.E.I. Schropp, . Submitted to Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.

Improving the efficiency of amorphous silicon solar cells by employment of upconversion
Wild, J. de, International Conference on Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors, Utrecht, the Netherlands, August 23 – 28, 2009.

Cell concept for thin film a Si:H solar cells including photon upconversion
Wild, J. de, PVSEC, Hamburg, September 21 – 25, 2009.

Towards upconversion for amorphous silicon solar cells
Wild, J. de, EMRS, Symposium B, Strassbourg, France, June 8 – 12, 2009.