at the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (C2N, CNRS)
The CNRS has just opened a permanent research engineer position at C2N in engineering sciences and scientific instrumentation. The research engineer will be responsible for the optical spectroscopy platform for characterization of materials at the nanometric and picosecond scales. Applications … Continued
A PhD position on new concepts for ultrathin solar cells is open at C2N. Short summary: Thickness reduction can be a key element in the quest for cheaper and more efficient solar cells. We have developed new strategies to trap … Continued
Le Monde, the reference French newspaper, in partnership with CNRS Le Journal, published today a video shot at C2N that highlights our results on ultrathin solar cells and their prospects for tomorrow’s photovoltaics. “Flexible solar cells that are a thousand … Continued
We have designed ohmic and reflective back contacts (RBC) for ultrathin CIGSe solar cells. They are made of multilayer stacks compatible with the direct deposition of CIGS at 500°C and above. Diffusion mechanisms and reactions at each interface are carefully … Continued
Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Bidaud for his successful thesis defense on January 8th, 2021! It was held simultaneously at C2N and by video-conference. The PhD dissertation and presentation were entitled: Characterization of nanomaterials by cathodoluminescence for photovoltaic applications. We were … Continued
Thickness reduction can be a key element in the quest for cheaper and more efficient solar cells. Making solar cells at least 10 times thinner than commercial ones would save material, reduce manufacturing costs, and enable new applications due to … Continued
After the great success of the first PV School on Physics of Solar Cells: from basics to nanoscience (25-30 March 2018) and the second PV School on Physics of Solar Cells: from basic principles to advanced characterization (1-6 March 2020) … Continued
Congratulations to Dr. Romaric de Lépinau for his successful thesis defense on June 12th, 2020! It was held simultaneously at IPVF and by video-conference. The PhD dissertation and presentation were entitled: GaAs-on-Si solar cells based on nanowire arrays grown by … Continued
The SUNLIT Team is working hard on ultrathin CIGS solar cells, in the framework of the ARCIGS-M H2020 european project, with the strong involvement of Louis Gouillart during his PhD work, and our postdoctoral researcher Joya Zeitouny. Our recent results … Continued
Stéphane Collin, head of the IPVF scientific program 3 on the development of low-cost III-V solar cells, has been interviewed. Check the news on the IPVF website and the video below, where you will have also a brief insight on … Continued
The thematic school on the Physics of Solar Cells: from basic principles to advanced characterization (PVSchool2020) was hosted by Les Houches School of Physics located in the French Alps, from 1st to 6th March 2020. The school was organized by … Continued
Andrea Cattoni, strongly involved in the IPVF scientific program 3 on the development of low-cost III-V solar cells, has been interviewed at IPVF. Andrea is responsible for two of the four workpackages of the new program. Check the news on … Continued
Two new postdoc positions are now available on III-V solar cells at IPVF/C2N, to start as soon as possible. A detailed description can be found here (postdoc1 and postdoc2). Don’t hesitate to apply for a postdoc position if you are … Continued
High efficiency AlGaAs solar cells have been demonstrated. InGaP and AlGaAs solar cells have first been grown by solid source molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and compared. The material quality of the semiconductor layers and the design of the heterojunction have … Continued
Congratulations to Dr. Louis Gouillart on his successful thesis defense on Jan. 20th, 2020! It was entitled: Development of ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se2–based solar cells with reflective back contacts. We were honoured to be able to gather a prestigious jury composed of: … Continued