José A. Silva

Dr. José A. Silva

Instituto Dom Luiz, Faculdade Ciências, Universidade Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Academic Career Length

24Years (2003-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 November 2019 in Energy Reports
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VRVera Reis
Vera Reis
RARita Almeida
Rita Almeida
JSJosé A. Silva
José A. Silva
Miguel BritoMiguel Brito
Miguel Brito

1 March 2017 in Measurement
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MFM. Frazão
M. Frazão
JSJosé A. Silva
José A. Silva
Killian LobatoKillian Lobato
Killian Lobato
JSJ.M. Serra
J.M. Serra

1 March 2014 in Surface and Coatings Technology
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JSJosé A. Silva
José A. Silva
SQS. Quoizola
S. Quoizola
EHE. Hernandez
E. Hernandez
LTL. Thomas
L. Thomas
FMF. Massines
F. Massines

6 December 2022 in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
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DPDavid M. Pera
David M. Pera
ICIvo Costa
Ivo Costa
FSFilipe Serra
Filipe Serra
GGGuilherme Gaspar
Guilherme Gaspar
KLKillian Lobato
Killian Lobato
JSJosé A. Silva
José A. Silva

16 December 2015 in Plasma Processes and Polymers
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FMFrançoise Massines
Françoise Massines
JSJosé A. Silva
José A. Silva
JLJean‐François Lelièvre
Jean‐François Lelièvre
RBRémy Bazinette
Rémy Bazinette
JVJulien Vallade
Julien Vallade
SPSylvain Pouliquen
Sylvain Pouliquen

1 May 2023 in Advanced Optical Materials
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ISIvan M. Santos
Ivan M. Santos
Miguel AlexandreMiguel Alexandre
Miguel Alexandre
VMValentin D. Mihailetchi
Valentin D. Mihailetchi
JSJosé A. Silva
José A. Silva
TMTiago Mateus
Tiago Mateus
Manuel João MendesManuel João Mendes
Manuel João Mendes
Advanced light management via front‐coated photonic nanostructures is a promising strategy to enhance photovoltaic (PV) efficiency through wave‐optical light‐trapping (LT) effects, avoiding the conventional texturing processes that induce the degradation of electrical performance due to increased carrier recombination. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) honeycomb arrays with different geometry are engineered through a highly‐scalable colloidal lithography method on flat crystalline silicon (c‐Si) wafers and tested on standard planar c‐Si interdigitated back‐contact solar cells (pIBCSCs). The photonic‐structured wafers achieve an optical photocurrent of 36.6 mA cm−2, mainly due to a broad anti‐reflection effect from the 693 nm thick nanostructured coatings. In contrast, the pIBCSC test devices reach 14% efficiency with 679 nm thick TiO2 nanostructures, corresponding to a ≈30% efficiency gain relative to uncoated pIBCSCs. In addition, several designed structures show unmatched angular acceptance enhancements in efficiency (up to 63% gain) and photocurrent density (up to 68% gain). The high‐performing (yet electrically harmless) LT scheme, here presented, entails an up‐and‐coming alternative to conventional texturing for c‐Si technological improvement that can be straightforwardly integrated into the established PV industry.