PhD position: to work on the next generation of ultra high efficiency silicon solar cells

The Australian National University is in the world’s top 20 universities.

The main challenge facing the photovoltaic community in achieving ultra high efficiency silicon solar cells lies in overcoming the limitations imposed by the electronic quality of silicon wafers. This PhD project will address this current issue. The PhD student will use new characterization tools and devise new techniques to understand the chemical composition and properties of defect in monocrystalline silicon. This will allow to identify the nature of defects currently limiting very high efficiency silicon solar cells above 25%.The practical outcomes will be the development of novel solar cell processes to enable defect-free silicon and the development of new characterization techniques to image defects in silicon wafers.

More info:
http://www.anu.edu.au/
https://cecs.anu.edu.au/people/fiacre-rougieux
https://cecs.anu.edu.au/research/student-research-projects/looking-phd-students-work-materials-ultra-high-efficiency-silicon

To apply:
Please send undergraduate and postgraduate transcripts and GPA, country and institution as well as any other relevant material (publications, thesis).