Recent publications (2011)
Theses
Schüttauf, Jan –Willem, Utrecht, October 17, 2011
Amorphous and crystalline silicon based heterojunction solar cells
Promotor: Prof.dr. R.E.I. Schropp, co-promotors: Dr. J.K. Rath, Dr. W.G.J.H.M. van Sark
Houweling, Silvester, Utrecht, October 24, 2011
Substrate Patterning with NiOx Nanoparticles and Hot-Wire Chemical Vapour Deposition of WO3-x and Carbon Structures
Promotor: Prof.dr. R.E.I. Schropp, co-promotor: Dr.ir. J.W. Geus
Articles
Synthesis of poly(meta-diethynyl benzene) with initiated chemical vapour deposition
R. Bakker, P. Weijers, D.A. Spee, M.J. van Steenbergen, C.H.M. van der Werf, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
Thin Solid Films 519 (2011) 4418
Ultra-fast reciprocal-space investigation of cavity-waveguide coupling
M. Burresi, D. van Oosten, B. S. Song, S. Noda, and L. Kuipers
Opt. Lett. 36, 1827 (2011)
Thin film silicon solar cells under moderate concentration
L.M. van Dam, W.G.J.H.M. van Sark, R.E.I. Schropp
MRS Symp. Proc. 1321 (2011) 1321-A01-04
Broadband Light Trapping in Ultrathin Film a-Si:H Solar Cells
Vivian E. Ferry, Marc A. Verschuuren, Claire van Lare, Ruud E.I. Schropp, Harry A. Atwater, Albert Polman
accepted at IEEE PVSC37
Optimized Spatial Correlations for Broadband Light Trapping Nanopatterns in High Efficiency Ultra-thin Film a-Si:H Solar Cells
V.E. Ferry, M.A. Verschuuren, M.C. van Lare, R.E.I. Schropp, H.A. Atwater, A. Polman
Nano Lett., 2011, 11 (10), pp 4239–4245
Growth Process Conditions of Tungsten Oxide Thin Films Using Hot-Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition
Z. Silvester Houweling, John W. Geus, Michiel de Jong, Peter-Paul R.M.L. Harks, Karine H.M. van der Werf, Ruud E.I. Schropp.
Materials Chemistry and Physics 131 (2011) 375-386
Thinner silicon based tandem solar cell with high efficiency made by Hot Wire CVD
Jin Xin, Karine H.M. van der Werf, Ruud E.I. Schropp
Physica Status Solidi C8 3002, 2011
A Novel Structured Plastic Substrate for Light Confinement in Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells by a Geometric Optical Effect
Jong, M.M. de, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, P.J. Sonneveld, G.L.A.M. Swinkels, H.J. Holterman, J. Baggerman, C.J.M. van Rijn, E.A.G. Hamers
J. Non-Cryst. Solids, available online 2012
Temperature Dependence of the Ion Energy Distribution in a Hydrogen Diluted Silane VHF Plasma
M.M. de Jong, A. Mohan, J.K. Rath and R.E.I. Schropp
AIP Conference Proceedings 1397, 411 (2011)
Geometric Light Confinement in a –Si Thin Film solar Cells on Micro-Structured Substrates
Jong, M.M. de, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, P.J. Sonneveld, G.L.A.M. Swinkels, H.J. Holterman, J. Baggerman, C.J.M. van Rijn
Proc. 26th EUPVSEC, Hamburg (2011) 370
Fabrication and Characterization of Nanorod Solar Cells with an Ultrathin a-Si:H Absorber Layer
Yinghuan Kuang, Karine H.M. van der Werf, Z. Silvester Houweling, Marcel Di Vece, Ruud E.I. Schropp
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, in press
Nanorod solar cell with an ultrathin a-Si:H absorber layer
Yinghuan Kuang, Karine H. M. van der Werf, Z. Silvester Houweling, and Ruud E. I. Schropp
Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 113111 (2011)
Fabrication and Characterization of Nanorod Solar Cells with an Ultrathin a-Si:H Absorber Layer
Kuang , Yinghuan, Karine H.M. van der Werf, Z. Silvester Houweling, Marcel Di Vece, Ruud E.I. Schropp
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 2011
Boron-doped hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon oxide (µc-SiOx:H) for application in thin-film silicon solar cells
Lambertz, A., F. Finger, B. Holländer, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids (2011) in print
In situ real time GIAX/GISAXS study of oxidative dehydrogenation of cyclohexene on size selected subnanometer cobalt cluster catalysts
Lee, Sungsik, Byeongdu Lee, Soenke Seifert, Marcel Di Vece et al.
American-Chemical Society, March 27, 241 (2011) 219
Integration of solar cells on top of CMOS chips. Part I: a‑Si solar cells
J. Lu, A. Y. Kovalgin, C. H. M. van der Werf, R. E. I. Schropp, and J. Schmitz
IEEE Trans. Electron Devices 58 (7) (2011) 2014-2021
Thermal annealing of protocrystalline a-Si:H
T.F.G. Muller, C.J. Arendse, S. Halindintwali, D. Knoesen, R.E.I. Schropp
Thin Solid Films 519 (2011) 4462
Trapping a single atom with a fraction of a photon using a photonic crystal nanocavity
D. van Oosten, and L. Kuipers
Phys. Rev. A 84, 011802 (2011)
Local investigation of the optical properties of subwavelength rectangular holes with a focussed beam of electrons
J. C. Prangsma, D. van Oosten, and L. Kuipers,
Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A (2011) vol. 369 no. 1950 3456-3471
A Calibration Method for Accurate Prediction of Amorphous to Nanocrystalline Transition from Line Intensities of Optical Emission Spectrum
Rath, J.K., A.D. Verkerk, R.E.I. Schropp
Accepted, J.Non-Cryst. Solids, Available online 2012
Record European efficiency amorphous-silicon heterojunction solar cells: final results from the HETSI project
Ribeyron, P.-J., D. Munoz, J-P. Kleider, Wilfried Favre, P. Roca Cabarrocas, M. Labrune, B. Geerligs, A. Weeber, M. Späth, W.G.J.H.M. van Sark, J.A. Schüttauf, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, M. Tucci, S. De Iullis, I. Gordon, B. O’Sullivan, S. de Wolf, T. Schultze, L. Korte, F. Madon, N. le Quang, M. Scherff, R. Doll, Y. Zemen, G. Zietek
Proc. of the 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Hamburg, Germany (2011), 853
High Mobility Transparant Conductive Oxide for Low Bandgap Solar Cells
Ruud E.I. Schropp, Jatin K. Rath, Luting Yan
accepted at IEEE PVC37
High quality crystalline silicon surface passivation by combined intrinsic and n-type hydrogenated amorphous silicon
Jan-Willem A. Schüttauf, Karine H. M. van der Werf, Inge M. Kielen, Wilfried G. J. H. M. van Sark, Jatindra K. Rath, and Ruud E. I. Schropp
Applied Physics Letters 99, 203503 (2011)
Excellent crystalline silicon surface passivation by amorphous silicon irrespective of the technique used for chemical vapor deposition
Jan-Willem A. Schüttauf, Karine H. M. van der Werf, Inge M. Kielen, Wilfried G. J. H. M. van Sark, Jatindra K. Rath, and Ruud E. I. Schropp
Applied Physics Letters 98, 153514 (2011)
Comparison of surface passivation of crystalline silicon by a-Si:H with and without atomic hydrogen treatment using hot-wire chemical vapor deposition
J.W.A. Schüttauf, C.H.M. van der Werf, W.G.J.H.M. van Sark, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
Thin Solid Films 519 (2011) 4476
Optimization of the passivation properties of a-Si:H layer stacks and performance of a-si:H/c-Si heterojunction solar cells
Schüttauf, J.W.A., C.H.M. van der Werf, I.M. Kielen, W.G.J.H.M. van Sark, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
Accepted, J. Non-Cryst. Solids, online 2011
Anneal temperature influence on passivation properties of a-Si:H layer stacks and a-Si:H/c-Si heterojunction solar cell performance
Schüttauf, J.W., C.H.M. van der Werf, I.M. Kielen, W.G.J.H.M. van Sark, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids (2011) in print
Polymer layers by initiated chemical vapor deposition for thin film gas barrier encapsulation
D.A. Spee, R. Bakker, C.H.M. van der Werf, M.J. van Steenbergen, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
Thin Solid Films 519 (2011) 4479
Low Temperature Silicon Nitride by Hot Wire Chemical Vapour Deposition for the Use in Impermeable Thin Film Encapsulation on Flexible Substrates
Spee, D.A., C.H.M. van der Werf, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 11 (2011)8202-8205
Plasmonic light trapping in thin-film solar cells
Spinelli, P. V.E. Ferry, J. van de Groep, M. van Lare, M.A. Verschuuren, R.E.I. Schropp, H.A. Atwater, A. Polman
Opt. 14 024002 (2012)
Size- and composition optimized sub-nanometer and nm size catalysts for low-temperature jet-fuel activation
Vajda, Stefan, Sungsik Lee, Marcel Di Vece l, et al.
American-Chemical Society, March 27, 241 (2011) 260
Development of High Performance Industrial TCO Glass for Very Large Area a-Si:H PV Modules
Vetter, Michael, Jordi Andreu, Jacinto P. Borrajo, Amaury Martin, Jose Antonio Rodrigues, Otto Agustsson, Jeroen Schotsaert, Karsten Bittkau, Reinhart Carius, Aad Gordijn, Andre Hoffmann, Isabel M. Macedo, Ruud E.I. Schropp, Jatin K. Rath, Aldrin Antony, Joan Bertomeu, Fatima Kail
Proc. Of the 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conf., Hamburg, Germany (2011), 2676
Upconverter Solar Cells: Materials and Applications
J. de Wild, A. Meijerink, J.K. Rath, W.G.J.H.M. van Sark, and R.E.I. Schropp, Energy & Environmental Science (2011)
Electrical properties of vacuum-annealed titanium-doped indium oxide films
L.T. Yan, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
Appl. Surf. Sci. (2011)
Electrical and Optical Properties of Indium and Aluminium doped Zinc Oxide Films by RF Magnetron Sputtering
Luting Yan, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
Advanced Materials Research Vols. 194-196, 2272 (2011)
Electrical properties of vacuum-annealed titanium-doped indium oxide films
Yan, L.T., J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
Appl. Surf. Sci. 257 (2011) 9461-9465
Changes in the structural and electrical properties of vacuum post-annealed tungsten- and titanium-doped indium oxide films deposited by radio frequency magnetron sputtering
Yan, L.T., R.E.I. Schropp
Thin Solid Films 520 (2012) 2096–2101
Book Chapters
Chapter 11 Electrical Characterization of HIT type solar cells
Rath, J.K.
In Springer-Book “Physics and technology of amorphous/crystalline heterostructure silicon solar cells” (2011) August
Posters
Nano-needles for plasmonic enhancement in solar cells
Di Vece, Marcel, Yinghuan Kuang, Stephan van Duren, Jamie Charry, Karine van der Werf, Ruud Schropp
Sun Day, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2011) October 12
Broadband Light Trapping in Ultrathin Film a-Si:H Solar cells
Ferry, Vivian E., Marc A. Verschuuren, Claire van Lare, Ruud E.I. Schropp, Harry A. Atwater, Albert Polman
Accepted at IEEE PVSC37
Plasmonic nanostructures for enhanced absorption in ultrthin film solar cells
Ferry, Vivian E., Marc A. Verschuuren, Ruud Schropp et al.
241st National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS), Abstracts of papers of the American Chemical Society 241 meeting abstract 472-COLL (2011)
Geometric Light Confinement in a-Si Thin Film Solar Cells on Micro-Structured Substrates
Jong, M.M. de, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, P.J. Sonneveld, G.L.A.M. Swinkels, H.J. Holterman, J. Baggerman, C.J.M. van Rijn
26th EUPVSEC, Hamburg, Germany (2011)
Temperature Dependence of the Ion Energy Distribution in a Hydrogen Diluted VHF Silane Plasma
Jong, M.M. de, A. Mohan, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (2011)
Geometric Light Confinement in a-Si Thin Film Solar Cells on Micro-Structured Substrates
Jong M.M. de, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, P.J. Sonneveld, G.L.A.M. Swinkels, H.J. Holterman, J. Baggerman, C.J.M. van Rijn
Sun Day, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2011) October 12
Low-Temperature Synthesis of Density-Controlled ZnO Nanorod Arrays from an Aqueous Solution for Nanorod-Based Solar Cell Applications
Kuang, Yinghuan, Karine H.M. van der Werf, Z. Silvester Houweling, Ruud E.I. Schropp
MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, U.S.A. (2011) April 25-29
Light trapping in ultrathin a-Si:H solar cells
Lare, Marie-Claire, Vivian E. Ferry, Marc A. Verschuuren, Ruud E.I. Schropp, Harry A. Atwater, Albert Polman
Poster presentation nanoplasmonics for energy and environment workshop on June 8, Vigo, Spain (2011) (poster prize € 250)
Temperature dependence of the ion energy distribution in a hydrogen diluted VHF silane plasma
Mohan, A.
International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasma (2011) May 16 – 20
Study of normal to dusty regime transition of silane plasma – finding precursor condition for quantum dots
Mohan, A.
Sun Day, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2011) October 12
Electrical charge dependence of gold nanoparticle photoluminescence
Obradovic, M.S., M. Di Vece, I. Asselberghs, D. Grandjean, K. Clays, P. Lievens
The Fifth International Symposium “Atomic Cluster Collisions”, St.-Michaels-Heim, Berlin, Germany (2011) July 20 -25
High Mobility Transparant Conductive Oxide for Low Bandgap Solar Cells
Schropp, Ruud E.I., J.K. Rath, Luting Yan
Accepted at IEEE PVSC37
Low Temperature Silicon Nitride by Hot Wire CVD for the use in Impermeable Thin Film Encapsulation
Spee, D.A., C.H.M. van der Werf, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
EuroCVD 18, Kinsale, Ireland (2011) September 4 – 9
Impermeable Thin Film Encapsulation for Lighting, Displays and Solar Cells
Spee, D.A., J.M. Groot, C.H.M. van der Werf, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
STW Jaarcongres, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands (2011), October 6
Impermeable Thin Film Encapsulation for Lighting, Displays and Solar Cells
Spee, D.A., J.M. Groot, C.H.M. van der Werf, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
Sun Day, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2011) October 12
Device Quality a-Si:H at High Deposition Rate (> 10 nm/s) by Hot Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Using TaC Coated Graphite Filaments
Werf, Karine H.M. van der, John T. Mariner, Ruud E.I. Schropp
Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Symposium A “Amorphous and Polycrystalline Thin-Film Silicon Science Technology”, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. (2011) April 25 – 29
Upconversion for a-Si:H solar cells
Wild, J. de
Sun Day, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2011) October 12
(Invited) Talks
Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells under Moderate Concentration
Dam, L.M. van, Wilfried G.J.H.M. van Sark, Ruud E.I. Schropp
Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Symposium A “Amorphous and Polycrystalline Thin-Film Silicon Science and Technology”, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. (2011) (oral contribution)
A novel structured plastic substrate for light confinement in thin film silicon solar cells by a geometric optical effect
Jong, M.M. de, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp, P.J. Sonneveld, G.L.A.M. Swinkels, H.J. Holterman, J. Baggerman, C.J.M. van Rijn, E.A.G. Hamers
ICANS24, Nara, Japan (2011) August (oral presentation J.k. Rath)
Design and photovoltaic performance of nanorod solar cells with amorphous silicon absorber layer thickness of only 25 nm
Kuang, Yinghuan, Karine H.M. van der Werf, Z. Silvester Houweling, Marcel Di Vece, Ruud E.I. Schropp
Proc. Of the 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Seattle, U.S.A. (2011) June 19-24 (oral presentation)
Fabrication and characterization of Nanorod Solar Cells with an Ultrathin a-Si:H Absorber Layer
Kuang, Yinghuan, Karine H.M. van der Werf, Z. Silvester, Marcel Di Vece, Ruud E.I. Schropp
24th InternationConference on Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors (ICANS 24), Nara, Japan (2011) August 24-26 (oral presentation R. Schropp)
Nanorod Soalr Cell with an Ultrathin a-Si:H Absorber Layer
Kuang, Yinghuan, Karine H.M. van der Werf, Z. Silvester Houweling, Ruud E.I. Schropp
MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, U.S.A. (2011) oral presentation by Ruud Schropp
Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells on Plastics: Present Scenario of Fabrication Process by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition
Rath, J.K.
ICMAT 11, Singapore (2011) July (invited talk)
High Efficiency Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells on Plastics
Rath, J.K.
1st Low Carbon Earth Summit (LCES-2011) Dalian, China (2011) October (invited talk)
Towards high Deposition Rate Nanocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells: Role of Transient Plasma on the Incubation Phase
Rath, J.K.
1st Annual World Congress of Nano-S&T 2011, Dalian, China (2011) October (invited talk)
High efficiency thin film silicon solar cells on plastics fabricated by VHF PECVD process, Green solar, Wuhan, Co Ltd (2011) October (invited talk)
A calibration method for accurate prediction of amorphous to nanocrystalline transition from line intensities of optical emission spectrum
Rath, J.K., A.D. Verkerk, R.E.I. Schropp, B. Boussadkat, W.J. Goedheer
ICANS24, Nara, Japan (2011) August (oral presentation)
Thin, very thin, and ultra-thin silicon solar cells
Schropp, R.E.I., C.O. van Bommel, M. Di Vece, Y. Kuang, J.K. Rath, C.H.M. van der Werf, J. Xin
ICMAT, Singapore (2011), July 26 (invited talk)
Thin Film Silicon Nanostructured Solar Cells with Advanced Light Trapping
Schropp, R.E.I.
XX Congresso Nazionale A.I.V. “Energia e materiali: Tecnologie a confront e prospettive” Padova, Italy (2011) May 17 – 19 (invited talk)
Large Area Thin Film Silicon: Synergy between Displays and Solar Cells
Schropp, R.E.I.
18th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices (AMFPD-11), Kyoto, Japan (2011) July 11-13 (invited keynote presentation)
Advanced Thin Films by Hot Wire CVD
Schropp, R.E.I.
Seminar, Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA, U.S.A. (2011) September 15
Thin, Very Thin, and Ultra-thin Film Silicon Solar Cells
Schropp, R.E.I., M. Di Vece, X. Jin, Y. Kuang, J.K. Rath, C.H.M. van der Werf, J. Xin
Seminar, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea (2011) December 7 (invited )
Impermeable Thin Film Encapsulation for Lighting, Displays and Solar Cells
Spee, D.A., J.M. de Groot, C.H.M. van der Werf, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
STW jaarcongres, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands (2011) October 6
Impermeable Thin Film Encapsulation by Hot Wire CVD for OLEDs and Solar Cells on Flexible Substrates
Spee, D.A., M.R. Schipper, C.H.M. van der Werf, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
STW TFN Day, Delft, The Netherlands (2011) December 15
Energy transfer mechanism in α and β-NaYF4: Er3+, Yb3+ upconverters for use in solar cells
Wild, J. de
FOM Veldhoven, The Netherlands (2011) January 29
Upconversion solar cells: Materials and Applications
Wild, J. de
E-MRS, Nice, France (2011) May 12 (invited talk)
Upconversion solar cells: Materials and Applications
Wild, J. de, A. Meijerink, W.G.J.H.M. van Sark, J.K. Rath, R.E.I. Schropp
Debye Lunch Talk, Utrecht (2011) October 5
Photon upconversion in amorphous silicon solar cells
Wild, J. de
G-COE, Honolulu, U.S.A. (2011) December 21
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