at the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (C2N, CNRS)
Welcome to our new post doc François Chancerel. After a PhD thesis delocalised between INL (Université de Lyon, FR) and LN2 (Université de Sherbrooke, CA) working on InGaAs solar cells for CPV and epitaxial lift-off, François is joining the team to … Continued
Welcome to our new post doc Amaury Delamarre. After a PhD thesis at IRDEP working on advanced characterisation for PV with Laurent Lombez and Jean-François Guillemoles (now IPVF), Amaury spent 4 years at Sugiyama Lab. (RCAST, The University of Tokyo) working on multi-quantum well solar … Continued
Congratulations to Dr. Hung-Ling Chen on his successful thesis defense! The manuscript will be freely available from 16/04/2019 at this link: http://www.theses.fr/2018SACLS355
Save the date! After the great success of the first PV School on Physics of Solar Cells: from basics to nanoscience in Les Houches from 25-30 March 2018, we are proud to announce the second edition of the PV School … Continued
Two internship positions are available on: “III-V nanowires on Si for high-efficiency tandem solar cells” (CLOSED) “Time-resolved cathodoluminescence: multiscale characterization of photovoltaic materials” The application must include: cover letter, CV, detailed description of the master course with grades. A list of professional references … Continued
Congratulations to our student Hung-Ling for the Best Student Paper Award for Area 1 at the 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion for his work: “19.9% efficient ultrathin GaAs solar cells with nanostructured back mirror formulti-resonant absorption and enhanced … Continued
6 thesis prizes have been attributed to young researchers during the event “Journée des Jeunes Talents de la Chimie en Ile-de-France“, organised on 4th June 2018 by the Ile-de-France office of the Société Chimique de France/French Society of Chemistry (SCF), … Continued
A new postdoc position is now available on Ultrathin III-V/Si tandem solar cells (download the offer for more information). Other postdoc positions may be offered in 2018 in our team on photovoltaics (ultrathin CIGS, new concepts,…). Don’t hesitate to apply … Continued
The organization of the thematic school on Physics of Solar Cells: from basics to nanoscience is on the road. It will be held in a lovely place called Les Houches (Alps), France, from 25-30 March 2018. Applications must be received … Continued
We present an effective method of determining the doping level in n-type III–V semiconductors at the nanoscale. Low-temperature and room-temperature cathodoluminescence (CL) measurements are carried out on single Si-doped GaAs nanowires. The spectral shift to higher energy (Burstein–Moss shift) and … Continued
Novel architectures for light trapping in ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se_2 (CIGS) solar cells are proposed and numerically investigated. They are composed of a flat CIGS layer with nanostructured back mirrors made of highly reflective metals. Multi-resonant absorption is obtained for two different … Continued
Ultrathin c-Si solar cells have the potential to drastically reduce costs by saving raw material, while maintaining good efficiencies thanks to the excellent quality of monocrystalline silicon. However, efficient light trapping strategies must be implemented to achieve high short-circuit currents. … Continued