PhD completed on 18-12-2023
Publications [LaTeX]
Papers
International Journals
1 - Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 based ultrathin solar cells the pathway from lab rigid to large scale flexible technology
TS Lopes, JP Teixeira, MA Curado, BR Ferreira, AJN Oliveira, JMV Cunha, M Monteiro, A Violas, JRS Barbosa, PC Sousa, I Caha, J Borme, K Oliveira, J Ring, WC Chen, Y Zhou, K Takei, E Niemi, FL Deepak, M Edoff, G Brammertz, P Fernandes
npj Flex. Electron. 7(1), 4 (2023)
2 - Over 100 mV V-OC Improvement for Rear Passivated ACIGS Ultra-Thin Solar Cells
A Oliveira, M Curado, J Teixeira, D Tome, I Caha, K Oliveira, T Lopes, M Monteiro, A Violas, M Correira, P Fernandes, F Deepak, M Edoff, P Salome
Adv. Funct. Mater. (2023)
3 - Characterization of the Interfacial Defect Layer in Chalcopyrite Solar Cells by Depth-Resolved Muon Spin Spectroscopy
HV Alberto, RC Vilao, EFM Ribeiro, JM Gil, MA Curado, JP Teixeira, PA Fernandes, JMV Cunha, PMP Salome, M Edoff, MI Martins, T Prokscha, Z Salman, A Weidinger
Adv. Mater. Interfaces 9(19) (2022)
4 - High-Performance and Industrially Viable Nanostructured SiOx Layers for Interface Passivation in Thin Film Solar Cells
JMV Cunha, K Oliveira, J Lontchi, TS Lopes, MA Curado, JRS Barbosa, C Vinhais, WC Chen, J Borme, H Fonseca, J Gaspar, D Flandre, M Edoff, AG Silva, JP Teixeira, PA Fernandes, PMP Salome
Sol. RRL 5(3), 2000534 (2021)
5 - Perovskite Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Structures for Interface Characterization
JMV Cunha, MA Barreiros, MA Curado, TS Lopes, K Oliveira, AJN Oliveira, JRS Barbosa, A Vilanova, MJ Brites, J Mascarenhas, D Flandre, AG Silva, PA Fernandes, PMP Salome
Adv. Mater. Interfaces 8(20), 2101004 (2021)
6 - On the Importance of Joint Mitigation Strategies for Front, Bulk, and Rear Recombination in Ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 Solar Cells
TS Lopes, J de Wild, C Rocha, A Violas, JMV Cunha, JP Teixeira, MA Curado, AJN Oliveira, J Borme, G Birant, G Brammertz, PA Fernandes, B Vermang, PMP Salome
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 13(23), 27713-27725 (2021)
7 - Front passivation of Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 solar cells using Al2O3: Culprits and benefits
MA Curado, JP Teixeira, M Monteiro, EFM Ribeiro, RC Vilao, HV] Alberto, JMV Cunha, TS] Lopes, K Oliveira, O Donzel-Gargand, A Hultqvist, S Calderon, MA Barreiros, W Chiappim, JP Leitao, AG) Silva, T Prokscha, C Vinhais, Fer
Appl. Mater. Today 21, 100867 (2020)
8 - Encapsulation of Nanostructures in a Dielectric Matrix Providing Optical Enhancement in Ultrathin Solar Cells
AJN Oliveira, J de Wild, K Oliveira, BA Valenca, JP Teixeira, JRL Guerreiro, S Abalde-Cela, TS Lopes, RM Ribeiro, JMV Cunha, MA Curado, M Monteiro, A Violas, AG Silva, M Prado, PA Fernandes, B Vermang, PMP Salome
Solar RRL 4(11), 2000310 (2020)
9 - Muon implantation experiments in films: Obtaining depth-resolved information
AFA Simoes, HV Alberto, RC Vilao, JM Gil, JMV Cunha, MA Curado, PMP Salome, T Prokscha, A Suter, Z Salman
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 91(2), 023906 (2020)
10 - Paramagnetic rare-earth oxide Nd2O3 investigated by muon spin spectroscopy
R.C. Vilão, M.A. Curado, H.V. Alberto, J.M. Gil, J.A. Paixão, J.S. Lord, A. Weidinger
Phys. Rev. B. 100, 205203 (2019)
Proceedings
International Conferences
11 - Low energy muon study of the p-n interface in chalcopyrite solar cells
HV Alberto, RC Vilão, EFM Ribeiro, JM Gil, MA Curado, JP Teixeira, PA Fernandes, JMV Cunha, PMP Salomé, M Edoff, MI Martins, T Prokscha, Z Salman, Weidinger A
15th International Conference on Muon Spin Rotation, Relaxation and Resonance
Parma, Italy, 29/August-2/September 2462, 012047 (2023)
Communications
Poster
12 - Tailoring solar cells selective contacts
X.L. Pinheiro, J.P. Teixeira, R. C. Vilão, A.J.N. Oliveira, K. Oliveira, M.A. Curado, M. Monteiro, T.S. Lopes, C. Matos, J. Lisboa, R.D. Pinto, P.A. Fernandes , P.M.P. Salomé
Sustainable Nanofabrication (SUSNANOFAB and NanoFabNet joint event), INL, Braga, 5 July (2022)
Thesis
PhD thesis
13 - Interface passivation in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells
Marco António Curado Alberto
PhD Thesis in Physics Engineering (2023)
