Prof. Dr. Jan Schmidt

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsSemiconductor Physics,Energy Process Engineering
KeywordsDefects in semiconductors, Device simulation, Photovoltaics, Solar cells, Surface passivation

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityEmmerthal
InstitutionInstitut für Solarenergieforschung GmbH (ISFH)

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Andrew William BlakersCentre for Sustainable Energy Systems, Dept. of Engineering, FEIT, Australian National University, Canberra
Start of initial sponsorship16/10/1998

Programme(s)

1998Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2005J. E. Birkholz, K. Bothe, D. Macdonald, and J. Schmidt: Electronic properties of iron-boron pairs in crystalline silicon by temperature- and injection-level-dependent lifetime measurements. In: J. Appl. Phys., 2005, 103708-1-103708-6
2005D. Macdonald, T. Roth, P. N. K. Deenapanray, K. Bothe, P. Pohl, Jan Schmidt: Formation rates of iron-acceptor pairs in crystalline silicon. In: J. Appl. Phys., 2005, 083509-1-083509-5
2005J. Schmidt and D. Macdonald: Recombination activity of iron-gallium and iron-indium pairs in silicon. In: J. Appl. Phys., 2005, 113712-1-113712-9
2001Jan Schmidt, M. Kerr: Highest-quality surface passivation of low-resistivity p-type silicon using stoichiometric PECVD silicon nitride. In: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2001, 585-591
2001Jan Schmidt, I. Dierking: Localization and imaging of local shunts in solar cells using polymer-dispersed liquid crystals. In: Prog. Photovolt., 2001, 263-271
2001Jan Schmidt, M. Kerr, A. Cuevas: Surface passivation of Si solar cells using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposited SiN films and thermal SiO2/plasma SiN stacks. In: Semiconductor Sience and Technology, 2001, 164-170
2001M. Kerr, J. Schmidt, A. Cuevas, J. H. Bultman: Surface recombination velocity of phosphorus-diffused silicon solar cell emitters passivated with plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposited silicon nitride and thermal silicon oxide. In: J. Appl. Phys., 2001, 3821-3826
2000M. Kerr, J. Schmidt, A. Cuevas: Comparison of the open circuit voltage of simplified PERC cells passivated with PECVD silicon nitride and thermal silicon oxide. In: Prog. Photovolt., 2000, 529-536
2000Jan Schmidt, M. Kerr, P. P. Altermatt: Coulomb-enhanced Auger recombination in crystalline silicon at intermediate and high injection densities. In: J. Appl. Phys., 2000, 1494-1497