Knowledge Transfer Involving HQP

Novel Homojunction Thin-film Photovoltaic Devices Based on Nanostructured Cu(In,Al)S2 Materials Synthesized Using an Innovative Colloidal Method

Journal Publications

Journal Publication (In Press)

  • J. Sayago, X. Meng, E. Bourbeau, F. Quenneville, F. Cicoira, F. Soavi, C. Santato, “Electrolyte-gated polymer thin film transistors making use of ionic liquids and ionic liquid-solvent mixtures”, J. Appl. Phys. (2015) 117, 112809; in press

Journal Publications (In Preparation)

  • Mary Hanna, Hayet Cherfouh, Antoine Bolduc, Jonathan Sayago, Ricardo Izquierdo, Clara Santato and Benoît Marsan, “Colloidal Synthesis and Physicochemical, Electrochemical and Electrical Characterization of Cu1.0(In1.05-x Alx)S2.1 Semiconducting Particles and Thin Films”, Nanoscale, in preparation (July 2015).
  • Hayet Cherfouh, Mohamed Siaj and Benoît Marsan, “A novel CuInS2/graphene composite material for application as a photoanode”, Nanoscale, in preparation (June 2015).
  • H. Cherfouh, P. Brisebois, M. Siaj and B. Marsan, “A new chemical method for synthesis of CuInS2/graphene composite material for application in solar cells: effect of the reduced graphene oxide contents”, Nanoscale, in preparation (May 2015).

Conference Proceedings

  • Hayet Cherfouh, Mohamed Siaj and Benoît Marsan, “Nanosized CuIns2-Based Semiconducting Materials for Solar Energy Conversion”, Proceedings, 98th Canadian Chemistry Conference – Nanostructured Materials for Solar Energy Conversion and Storage, Ottawa, June 13-17, 2015.
  • Mary Hanna, Hayet Cherfouh, Antoine Bolduc, Ricardo Izquierdo and Benoît Marsan, “Synthesis and Characterization of Cu1.0(In1.05-x ,Alx)S2.1 Semiconducting Nanoparticles or Homojunction Solar Cells”, Proceedings, ARCSIS, Photovoltaic Technical Conference – Advanced Materials and Processes to Innovative Applications, Aix-en-Provence (France), May 27-29, 2015.
  • F. Soavi, J. Sayago, F. Cicoira and C. Santato, “Transcap: A New Integrated Hybrid Supercapacitor and Electrolyte-Gated Transistor Device”, Chicago, Proceedings, 227th ECS Meeting – Batteries and EnergyStorage, May 24-28, 2015.
  • Francis Quenneville*, Eduardo Di Mauro, Jonathan Sayago, Xiang Meng, Frederic Venne, Iryna Perepichka, Sunil K. Varshney and Clara Santato, “Interface study between sol-gel WO3 nanoparticles and ion gel for potential application in lightweight smart windows”, Proceedings, Next Generation Solar Photovoltaics Canada, Toronto, May 13-14, 2015.
  • Mary Hanna, Hayet Cherfouh, Antoine Bolduc, Ricardo Izquierdo and Benoît Marsan, “Synthesis and Characterization of Cu1.0(In1.05-x ,Alx)S2.1 Semiconducting Nanoparticles for Homojunction Solar Cells”, Proceedings, Next Generation Solar Photovoltaics Canada, Toronto, May 13-14, 2015.
  • Francis Quenneville, Eduardo Di Mauro, Jonathan Sayago, Xiang Meng, Frederic Venne, Iryna Perepichka, Sunil K. Varshney and Clara Santato, “Toward Electrolyte-Gated Electrochromic Transistors: Intercalation Doping Front with Ionic Liquid or Ion Gels”, Proceedings, 2015 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibition – Symposium TT: Metal Oxides─From Advanced Fabrication and Interfaces to Energy and Sensing Applications, San Francisco, April 6-10, 2015.
  • Xiang Meng*, Frederic Venne, Francis Quenneville, Jonathan Sayago, Antonella Badia and Clara Santato, “Metal Oxide/Electrolyte Interfaces: Unprecedented Insight by Electrochemistry and nanoIR”, Proceedings, 2015 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibition – Symposium TT: Metal Oxides─From Advanced Fabrication and Interfaces to Energy and Sensing Applications, San Francisco, April 6-10, 2015.
  • Mary Hanna, Antoine Bolduc, Jonathan Sayago, Clara Santato, Ricardo Izquierdo and Benoît Marsan,”CuInS2-based Semiconductor Electrodes for the Development of Homojunction Solar Cells”, Proceedings, Photonics North – Green Energy, Montréal, May 28-30, 2014.
  • Mary Hanna, Hayet Cherfouh, Antoine Bolduc, Ricardo Izquierdo and Benoît Marsan, “Study of
    Cu1.0(In1.05-x ,Alx)S2.1 Semiconducting Particles for Homojunction Solar Cells”, Proceedings, Next Generation Solar Photovoltaics Canada, Montreal, May 14-16, 2014.
  • H. Cherfouh, P. Brisebois, M. Siaj and B. Marsan, “Nouvelle méthode de synthèse chimique du matériau composite CuInS2/graphène pour application dans une cellule solaire électrochimique”, Proceedings, 82è Congrès de l’ACFAS, Montréal, May 12-16, 2014.

Presentations (Invited)

  • Hayet Cherfouh, Mohamed Siaj and Benoît Marsan*, “Nanosized CuIns2-Based Semiconducting Materials for Solar Energy Conversion”, 98th Canadian Chemistry Conference – Nanostructured Materials for Solar Energy Conversion and Storage, Ottawa, June 13-17, 2015. INVITED
  • Mary Hanna*, Hayet Cherfouh and Benoît Marsan, “Synthèse colloïdale et caractérisation de nanoparticules de Cu(In,Al)S2 pour application dans des cellules photovoltaïques électrochimiques” Colloque de maîtrise, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, May 4-5, 2015. INVITED
  • Hayet Cherfouh, Mary Hanna, Caroline Sauvé and B. Marsan*, “La nanotechnologie et l’électrochimie au service des systèmes photovoltaïques”, Colloque Annuel du CQMF – Session Énergie, Shawinigan, November 6-7, 2014. INVITED
  • Hayet Cherfouh, Mary Hanna, Caroline Sauvé and B. Marsan*, “En route vers une énergie plus verte: innovations récentes et perspectives d’avenir”, Centre du CEA Le Ripault, Tours (France), June 19, 2014. INVITED
  • Mary Hanna, Antoine Bolduc, Jonathan Sayago, Clara Santato, Ricardo Izquierdo and Benoît Marsan*, “CuInS2-based Semiconductor Electrodes for the Development of Homojunction Solar Cells”, Photonics North – Green Energy, Montréal, May 28-30, 2014. INVITED

Presentations (Oral)

  • F. Soavi, J. Sayago, F. Cicoira and C. Santato, “Transcap: A New Integrated Hybrid Supercapacitor and Electrolyte-Gated Transistor Device”, Chicago, 227th ECS Meeting – Batteries and Energy Storage, May 24-28, 2015.
  • Xiang Meng*, Frederic Venne, Francis Quenneville, Jonathan Sayago, Antonella Badia and Clara Santato, “Metal Oxide/Electrolyte Interfaces: Unprecedented Insight by Electrochemistry and nanoIR”, 2015 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibition – Symposium TT: Metal Oxides─From Advanced Fabrication and Interfaces to Energy and Sensing Applications, San Francisco, April 6-10, 2015.
  • Antoine Bolduc and Ricardo Izquierdo*, “Aerosol Jet Printing for printed electronics rapid prototyping”, IPSO Innovative Printed Smart Objects, Gardanne (France), November 20-21, 2014.
  • Mary Hanna, Antoine Bolduc, Jonathan Sayago, Clara Santato, Ricardo Izquierdo and Benoît Marsan, “CuInS2-based semiconductor electrodes for the development of homojunction solar cells”, Photonics North 2014, Green photonics, energy and related technologies, May 28-30, 2014 (Montreal).
  • H. Cherfouh*, P. Brisebois, M. Siaj and B. Marsan, “Nouvelle méthode de synthèse chimique du matériau composite CuInS2/graphène pour application dans une cellule solaire électrochimique”, 82è Congrès de l’ACFAS, Montréal, May 12-16, 2014.

Presentations (Poster)

  • Mary Hanna*, Hayet Cherfouh, Antoine Bolduc, Ricardo Izquierdo and Benoît Marsan. “Synthesis and Characterization of Cu1.0(In1.05-x ,Alx)S2.1 Semiconducting Nanoparticles for Homojunction Solar Cells”,Fifth Electrochemical Society (ECS) Student Symposium, Montréal, June 5, 2015.
  • Mary Hanna*, Hayet Cherfouh, Antoine Bolduc, Ricardo Izquierdo and Benoît Marsan, “Synthesis and Characterization of Cu1.0(In1.05-x ,Alx)S2.1 Semiconducting Nanoparticles for Homojunction Solar Cells”, Photovoltaic Technical Conference – Advanced Materials and Processes to Innovative Applications, Aix-en-Provence (France), May 27-29, 2015. Poster and a 3 flash talk
  • Francis Quenneville*, Eduardo Di Mauro, Jonathan Sayago, Xiang Meng, Frederic Venne, Iryna Perepichka, Sunil K. Varshney and Clara Santato, “Interface study between sol-gel WO3 nanoparticles and ion gel for potential application in lightweight smart windows”, Next Generation Solar Photovoltaics Canada, Toronto, May 13-14, 2015.
  • Mary Hanna*, Hayet Cherfouh, Antoine Bolduc, Ricardo Izquierdo and Benoît Marsan, “Synthesis and Characterization of Cu1.0(In1.05-x ,Alx)S2.1 Semiconducting Nanoparticles for Homojunction Solar Cells”, Next Generation Solar Photovoltaics Canada, Toronto, May 13-14, 2015.
  • Francis Quenneville*, Eduardo Di Mauro, Jonathan Sayago, Xiang Meng, Frederic Venne, Iryna Perepichka, Sunil K. Varshney and Clara Santato, “Toward Electrolyte-Gated Electrochromic Transistors: Intercalation Doping Front with Ionic Liquid or Ion Gels”, 2015 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibition – Symposium TT: Metal Oxides─From Advanced Fabrication and Interfaces to Energy and Sensing Applications, San Francisco, April 6-10, 2015.
  • Mary Hanna*, Hayet Cherfouh and Benoît Marsan, “Analysis of Cu1.0(In1.05-x ,Alx)S2.1 Semiconductor Nanoparticles for Homojunction Solar Cells, Colloque Annuel du CQMF – Session Énergie, Shawinigan, November 6-7, 2014.
  • M. Hanna*, H. Cherfouh, A. Bolduc, R. Izquierdo and B. Marsan, “Study of Cu1.0(In1.05-x ,Alx)S2.1 Semiconducting Particles for Homojunction Solar Cells”, Forth Electrochemical Society (ECS) Student Symposium, Montréal, June 13, 2014.
  • Mary Hanna*, Hayet Cherfouh, Antoine Bolduc, Ricardo Izquierdo and Benoît Marsan, “Study of Cu1.0(In1.05-x ,Alx)S2.1 Semiconducting Particles for Homojunction Solar Cells”, Next Generation Solar Photovoltaics Canada, Montreal, May 14-16, 2014. Best poster presentation award
  • Mary Hanna, Hayet Cherfouh and Benoît Marsan, Cu1.0(In1.05-x Alx)S2.1 Semiconducting Particles Synthesis and Characterization for Solid-State Photovoltaic Cell”, CQMF Annual Symposium, November 7-8, 2013 (Shawinigan). Best Energy theme poster presentation awarded to Mary Hanna.
  • Mary Hanna, Hayet Cherfouh, Mohamed Siaj and Benoît Marsan, “Colloidal Synthesis and Characterization of Cu1.0(In1.05-x Alx)S2.1 Semiconducting Particles”, Third ECS (Electrochemical Society) Montreal Student Symposium, June 28, 2013 (Montreal). Best poster presentation awarded to Mary Hanna.  [http://www.electrochem.org/dl/interface/wtr/wtr13/wtr13_p093_100.pdf (see p. 97)]
  • Mary Hanna, Hayet Cherfouh, Mohamed Siaj and Benoît Marsan, “Colloidal Synthesis and Characterization of Cu(In,Al)S2 Semiconducting Particles”, Next Generation Solar Photovoltaic Canada, May 7-10, 2013 (Hamilton).

Theses

  • Francis Quenneville, “Thin films metal oxide transistors for electrochromic applications”, M.Sc. Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal, in preparation (December 2015).
  • Mary Hanna, “Synthèse colloïdale et caractérisation de nanoparticules de Cu(In,Al)S2 pour application dans des cellules photovoltaïques”, M.Sc. Thesis, Université du Québec à Montréal, in preparation (September 2015).
  • Antoine Bolduc, “Dépôt par jet Aérosol de couches minces de matériaux électroactifs”, M.Sc.A. Thesis, Université du Québec à Montréal, in preparation (September 2015).
  • Jonathan Sayago, “Electrolyte gated thin film transistors”, Ph.D. Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal, in preparation (July 2015).
  • Hayet Cherfouh, “Fabrication et caractérisation d’une nouvelle électrode composite CulnS2/graphène pour application dans une cellule photovoltaïque électrochimique”, Ph.D. Thesis, Université du Québec à Montréal, December 12, 2014.

Technology Transfer

  • Interactions with industry: Our partner Hydro-Québec (IREQ) initiated the deposition of n-type Cu1.0In1.05S2.1 films onto patterned ITO on glass substrate using an automated system dedicated to the deposition of large surface area. This is the first step toward the development of an industrial-like process to fabricate p-n junction Cu(In,Al)S2-based solar cells.

*note that this is a newer project that started in late 2012