Bart Macco
Department
RESEARCH PROFILE
Bart Macco is a postdoctoral researcher in the Plasma & Materials Processing (PMP) group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). He specializes in the development of functional nanolayers for their application in crystalline silicon solar cells. These nanolayers are made by atomic layer deposition, an industrially relevant technique which enables tailoring of their composition at the atomic level.
The main materials he focuses on are transparent conductive oxides, passivation layers and passivating contacts.
Solar energy is the energy source of the future. To aid this energy transition, we need to innovate at the nanoscale, and deploy at the gigawatt scale.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Bart Macco received his MSc and PhD degrees in Applied Physics from TU/e. During his PhD, he was awarded the prestigious James M.E. Harper Memorial Award from the American Vacuum Society (AVS). After obtaining his PhD in 2016 he was a postdoctoral researcher both at TU/e and at Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB). He currently steers a national project of Topsectoren Kennis en Innovatie (TKI) Urban Energy on the development of passivating contacts for crystalline silicon solar cells.
Recent Publications
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Bart Macco,W.M.M. Kessels
Atomic layer deposition of conductive and semiconductive oxides
Applied Physics Reviews (2022) -
Nga Phung,Cristian A.A. van Helvoirt,Wolfhard Beyer,John Anker,Ronald C.G. Naber,Marten Renes,W.M.M. Kessels,L.J. Geerligs,M. Creatore,Bart Macco
Effective Hydrogenation of Poly-Si Passivating Contacts by Atomic-Layer-Deposited Nickel Oxide
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (2022) -
Roel J. Theeuwes,Jimmy Melskens,Wolfhard Beyer,Uwe Breuer,Lachlan E. Black,Wilhelmus J.H. Berghuis,Bart Macco,Wilhelmus M.M. Kessels
POx/Al2O3 stacks for surface passivation of Si and InP
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (2022) -
Bart Macco,Mike van de Poll,Cristian A.A. van Helvoirt,Willem-Jan H. Berghuis,R.J. Theeuwes,Nga Phung,W.M.M. Kessels
Temporal and spatial atomic layer deposition of Al-doped zinc oxide as a passivating conductive contact for silicon solar cells
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (2022) -
Andrea E.A. Bracesco,Wilhelmus M.M. Kessels,Bart Macco
Growth Mechanism and Film Properties of Atomic-Layer-Deposited Titanium Oxysulfide
Chemistry of Materials (2022)
Ancillary Activities
- Consultancy, Solar cell company