José Silva
Profile
Research Group: RG5 – Energy Transition
Position at IDL: Researcher
Job: Junior Researcher/Post-Doctoral Researcher
Email: jose.silva@fc.ul.pt
Telephone Number: (351) 21-750-0000
Extension: 28324
Room: 8.324
Academic Degree and field of specialization:
Doctor in Condensed Matter Physics and Nanotechnology
Domain: Photovoltaic materials
Scientific Informations
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9052-4435
Researcher ID: https://publons.com/researcher/1584323/j-a-silva/
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Silva_Jose2
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=xgwEHZ4AAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Scientific Interests
Main Interests:
Sustainability.
Energy transition. Renewable energy production and storage. Photovoltaic technologies. Tandem solar cells. Photovoltaic device characterisation and modelling.
Top 10 Publications:
Silva, J.A, Amaro e Silva, R., Peral, A., & del Cañizo, C. (2018). A One Step Method to Produce Boron Emitters. physica status solidi (a), 215(17), 1701076.
https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201701076
Frazão M., Silva J.A., Lobato K., Serra J.M. (2017).
Electroluminescence of silicon solar cells using a consumer grade digital camera. Measurement, 99, 7-12.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2016.12.017
Massines, F., Silva, J., Lelièvre, J. F., Bazinette, R., Vallade, J., Lecouvreur, P., & Pouliquen, S. (2016).
Hydrogenated silicon nitride SiNx: H deposited by dielectric barrier discharge for photovoltaics. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 13(1), 170-183.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201500182
Silva, J. A., Platte, B., Brito, M. C., & Serra, J. M. (2015). New doping method to obtain n-type silicon ribbons. Journal of Crystal Growth, 428, 29-34.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2015.07.008
Silva, J. A., Lukianov, A., Bazinette, R., Blanc-Pélissier, D., Vallade, J., Pouliquen, S., … & Massines, F. (2014). Feasibility of antireflection and passivation coatings by atmospheric pressure PECVD. Energy Procedia, 55, 741-749.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.08.054
Silva, J. A., Quoizola, S., Hernandez, E., Thomas, L., & Massines, F. (2014). Silicon carbon nitride films as passivation and antireflective coatings for silicon solar cells. Surface and Coatings Technology, 242, 157-163.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2014.01.037.
Silva, J. A., Pêra, D., Brito, M. C., Alves, J. M., Serra, J., & Vallêra, A. M. (2011). Understanding the sprayed boric acid method for bulk doping of silicon ribbons. Journal of Crystal Growth, 327(1), 221-226.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2011.05.014
Silva, J. A., Gauthier, M., Boulord, C., Oliver, C., Kaminski, A., Semmache, B., & Lemiti, M. (2011). Progress in the metallisation of n-type multicrystalline silicon solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 95(12), 3333-3340.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2011.07.031
Serra, J. M., Pinto, C. R., Silva, J. A., Brito, M. C., Alves, J. M., & Vallêra, A. M. (2009). The silicon on dust substrate path to make solar cells directly from a gaseous feedstock. Semiconductor Science and Technology, 24(4), 045002.
https://doi.org/10.1088/0268-1242/24/4/045002
Silva, J. A., Brito, M. C., Costa, I., Alves, J. M., Serra, J. M., & Vallêra, A. M. (2007). Sprayed boric acid as a dopant source for silicon ribbons. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 91(20), 1948-1953.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2007.08.002
Projects (10 most relevant):
TaCIt -Tandem Solar Cells Improved Optically – Portuguese national research project financed by Fundação de Ciência e Tecnologia (2018-2021) – Responsible investigator.
LoTuS – Scalable Low-cost Tandem Tunnel junctions for Silicon Solar – Portuguese national research project financed by Fundação de Ciência e Tecnologia (2018-2021) -Team member.
SelCo- Selective carrier contacts for very high efficiency solar cells – Portuguese national research project financed by Fundação de Ciência e Tecnologia (2018-2021) -Team member.
TR@NSENER – European cooperation Network on Energy Transition in Electricity – European project financed through the program Interreg-Sudoe (2016-2019) – Project coordinator at Faculdade de Ciências Universidade de Lisboa.
SinPA – Silicon Nitride film growth at Atmospheric pressure- French national project financed by ADEME (2010-2012) – Team member.
PRESINOL – Development of industrial process to produce n-type crystalline silicon solar cells – French national project financed by the French National Government and Languedoc-Roussillon region (2010-2011) – Team member.
EZ-Ribbon – Electric molten zone silicon ribbons – Research project financed by BP Solar International (2016-200) – Team member.
Books & Chapters (up to 10):
Silva J.A., Serra J.M., Vallêra A.M., Lobato K. (2019) Luminescence in Photovoltaics.
In: Pedras B. (eds) Fluorescence in Industry. Springer Series on Fluorescence (Methods and Applications), vol 18. Springer, Chamer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/4243_2018_7
Conferences (last 15 presentations):
Silva J.A., Pera D., Células solares de multijunção com base em silício cristalino, oral presentation at 3ª Conferência de Física de países de língua portuguesa, São Tomé, São Tomé e Príncipe (2019).
Costa I., Pera D., Silva J.A.,Improving Light Capture in Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells with MACE, oral presentation at Materiais 2019, Lisbon, Portugal (2019).
Eissa M. A., Silva J. A., Serra J.M., Bassiuny A.M., Lobato K., Low-Cost Electroluminescence System for Infield PV Modules, visual presentation at 35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Brussels, Belgium (2018).
Pera D., Silva J. A., Costa S., Serra J. M., Analyzing the impact of cells partial shading on photovoltaic modules by thermal imaging, visual presentation at the Symposium Advanced materials and technologies for renewable energies, EMRS Spring Meeting, Lille, France (2016).
Silva J. A., Lobato K., Frazão M., Serra J. M., Electroluminescence of silicon solar cells using a consumer grade digital camera, visual presentation at Symposium Advanced materials and technologies for renewable energies, EMRS Spring Meeting, Lille, France (2016).
Serra F.C., Silva J.A., Vallêra A. M., Serra J. M., CVD Silicon film growth on dust substrate: the impact of substrate granulometry, oral presentation at European Congress and exhibition on advanced materials and processes, Thessaloniki, Greece (2017).
Pera D., Silva J. A., Costa S., Serra J. M., Investigating the impact of solar cells partial shading on photovoltaic modules by thermography, visual presentation at 44th IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference, Washington, EUA (2017).
Silva J. A., Valentim S., Távora G., Mendonça S., The role of innovation in the future PV and storage markets, visual presentation at 31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Hamburg, Germany (2015).
Silva J. A., Pereira J., Brito M. C., Serra J. M., Progress in the Use of Phosphoric Acid as Dopant Source for Silicon Ribbons, visual presentation at 31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference,Hamburg, Germany (2015).
Silva J. A., Platte, Pó J. M., Maia Alves J., Brito M. C., Vallêra A. M., Serra J. M., Sprayed phosphoric acid as dopant source for n-type silicon ribbons, visual presentation at 29th EPVSEC, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2014).
Silva J.A., Vallade J., Bazinette R., Gaudy L., Massines F., Characterization of atmospheric pressure plasma-grown SiNx:H films, oral presentation at 17th International Congress on Plasma Physics, Lisbon, Portugal (2014).
Vallade J, Silva J. A., Bazinette R., Pirot M., Gaudy L., Quoizola S., Massines F. , Silicon Solar Cells with Passivation and Antireflection Coatings Obtained by Atmospheric Pressure PECVD, visual presentation at 28th EPVSEC, Paris, France (2013).
Silva J. A., Nanostructures for Photovoltaics: Concepts and applications, Workshop Nanostructures as Efficient Solar Energy Converters, Perpignan, France (2012).
Silva J. A., Gauthier M., Cojocaru A., Hody H., Oliver C., Semmache B., Quoizola S., Hernandez E., Thomas L., Lemiti M., Massines F., Improving the front passivation of n-type solar cells using a organosilicon precursor, visual presentation at 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Hamburg, Germany (2011).
Gauthier M., Oliver C., Silva J. A., Boulord C., Kaminski A., Lemiti M., Semmache B., Cuminal Y., Metallization of N-type multicrystalline silicon solar cell, visual presentation at 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Hamburg, Germany (2011).