Progress and challenges for cost effective kerfless Silicon crystal growth for PV application
JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, 468, 590-594 6 2017
Joao Serra , J. Maia Alves , A. M. Vallera

Electroluminescence of silicon solar cells using a consumer grade digital camera
MEASUREMENT, 99, 7-12 3 2017
M. Frazao , J. A. Silva , Killian Lobato , Joao Serra

New portable instrument for the measurement of thermal conductivity in gas process conditions
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 87, 6 2016
C.S.G.P. Queiros , M J V Lourenco , S I Vieira , Joao Serra , CA Nieto de Castro

First Solar Cells on Exfoliated Silicon Foils Obtained at Room Temperature by the SLIM-Cut Technique Using an Epoxy Layer
IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS, 6, 1115-1122 9 2016
Pierre Bellanger , Abdelilah Slaoui , Albert Minj , Roberto Martini , Maarten Debucquoy , Joao Serra

New doping method to obtain n-type silicon ribbons
JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, 428, 29-34 10 2015
J. A. Silva , B. Platte , M. C. Brito , Joao Serra

Room temperature thin foil SLIM-cut using an epoxy paste: experimental versus theoretical results
MATERIALS RESEARCH EXPRESS, 2, 4 2015
Pierre Bellanger , Pierre-Olivier Bouchard , Marc Bernacki , Joao Serra

New Stress Activation Method for Kerfless Silicon Wafering Using Ag/Al and Epoxy Stress-Inducing Layers
IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS, 4, 1228-1234 9 2014
Pierre Bellanger , M. C. Brito , David M. Pera , Ivo Costa , Guilherme Gaspar , Roberto Martini , Marteen Debucquoy , Joao Serra

Electric molten zone crystallization of silicon wafers
SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 28, 12 2013
I. Costa , M. C. Brito , Guilherme Gaspar , Joao Serra , J. Maia Alves , A. Vallera

Measurement of the dopant concentration in a semiconductor using the Seebeck effect
MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 24, 5 2013
J. M. Po , M. C. Brito , J. Maia Alves , J. A. Silva , Joao Serra , A. M. Vallera

Residual stress and dislocations density in silicon ribbons grown via optical zone melting
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 113, 2 2013
A. Augusto , David M. Pera , H. J. Choi , P. Bellanger , M. C. Brito , J. Maia Alves , A. M. Vallera , T. Buonassisi , Joao Serra

New method of fabricating silicon wafer for the photovoltaic application based on sintering and recrystallization steps
JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, 359, 92-98 11 2012
P. Bellanger , A. Sow , M. Grau , A. Augusto , Joao Serra , A. Kaminski , S. Dubois , A. Straboni

Experimental characterization of a linear electric molten zone in silicon
JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, 354, 198-201 9 2012
I. Costa , M. C. Brito , Joao Serra , J. Maia Alves , A. Vallera

Understanding the sprayed boric acid method for bulk doping of silicon ribbons
JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, 327, 221-226 7 2011
J. A. Silva , David M. Pera , M. C. Brito , Jorge Maia Alves , Joao Serra , A. M. Vallera

Recrystallization of silicon polygonal tubes using an electric closed molten zone
JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, 324, 26-30 6 2011
R. M. Gamboa , M. C. Brito , Joao Serra , J. Maia Alves , A. M. Vallera

First solar cells on silicon wafers doped using sprayed boric acid
SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 25, 11 2010
J. A. Silva , M. C. Brito , Ivo Costa , Jorge Maia Alves , Joao Serra , Antonio Vallera

Modeling a Linear Electric Molten Zone in a Silicon Ribbon
PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS, 17, 365-371 9 2009
M. C. Brito , Ana Amaral , J. Maia Alves , Joao Serra , Ivo Costa , A. M. Vallera

The silicon on dust substrate path to make solar cells directly from a gaseous feedstock
SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 24, 4 2009
Joao Serra , C. R. Pinto , J. A. Silva , M. C. Brito , J. Maia Alves , A. M. Vallera

Sprayed boric acid as a dopant source for silicon ribbons
SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 91, 1948-1953 12 2007
J. A. Silva , M. C. Brito , I. Costa , J. Maia Alves , Joao Serra , A. M. Vallera

Linear electric molten zone in semiconductors
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 90, 6 2007
Antnio M. Vallera , Jorge Maia Alves , Joao Serra , M. C. Brito , R. M. Gamboa

Measurement of residual stress in EFG ribbons using a phase-shifting IR photoelastic method
SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 87, 311-316 5 2005
MC Brito , JM Alves , Joao Serra , RM Gamboa , C Pinto , AM Vallera