Professor Buddhika Mendis' Outputs (78)

A comparative study of microstructural stability and sulphur diffusion in CdS/CdTe photovoltaic devices (2015)
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Taylor, A., Major, J., Kartopu, G., Lamb, D., Duenow, J., Dhere, R., …Mendis, B. (2015). A comparative study of microstructural stability and sulphur diffusion in CdS/CdTe photovoltaic devices. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 141, 341-349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2015.06.010

The role of CdCl2 activation in the production of high quality CdTe-based photovoltaic devices remains a subject of much debate. In this study, CdTe-based cells produced in three independent laboratories using different device fabrication technologie... Read More about A comparative study of microstructural stability and sulphur diffusion in CdS/CdTe photovoltaic devices.

Examining Charge Transport Networks in Organic Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Diodes using 1/f Noise Spectroscopy (2015)
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Kaku, K., Williams, A., Mendis, B., & Groves, C. (2015). Examining Charge Transport Networks in Organic Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Diodes using 1/f Noise Spectroscopy. Journal of Materials Chemistry C Materials for optical and electronic devices, 3(23), 6077-6085. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5tc00348b

In this article we present 1/f noise spectroscopy measurements relating to charge transport networks in poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT):phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) space-charge limited diode (SCLD) and organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices... Read More about Examining Charge Transport Networks in Organic Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Diodes using 1/f Noise Spectroscopy.

Dynamic scattering of electron vortex beams – A Bloch wave analysis (2014)
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Mendis, B. (2015). Dynamic scattering of electron vortex beams – A Bloch wave analysis. Ultramicroscopy, 149, 74-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2014.11.001

Two important applications of electron vortex beams are in electron magnetic chiral dichroism (EMCD) measurements and nanoparticle manipulation. In both cases orbital angular momentum (〈Lz〉) transfer between the vortex beam and the specimen due to... Read More about Dynamic scattering of electron vortex beams – A Bloch wave analysis.

The nature of electrostatic potential fluctuations in Cu2ZnSnS4 and their role on photovoltaic device performance (2013)
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Mendis, B., Shannon, M., Goodman, M., Major, J., Taylor, A., Halliday, D., & Durose, K. (2013). The nature of electrostatic potential fluctuations in Cu2ZnSnS4 and their role on photovoltaic device performance. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 471, https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/471/1/012014

Crystal growth of Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell absorber by chemical vapor transport with I2 (2013)
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Colombara, D., Delsante, S., Borzone, G., Mitchels, J., Molloy, K., Thomas, L., …Peter, L. (2013). Crystal growth of Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell absorber by chemical vapor transport with I2. Journal of Crystal Growth, 364, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2012.11.037

Plasmon-loss imaging of polymer-methanofullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells (2013)
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Mendis, B. G., Bishop, S. J., Groves, C., Szablewski, M., Berlie, A., & Halliday, D. P. (2013). Plasmon-loss imaging of polymer-methanofullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells. Applied Physics Letters, 102(25), Article 253301. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812485

The plasmon feature in an electron energy loss spectrum provides unique insight into poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT)-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) solar cells. Analysis of the intensity, shape, and energy of the plasmon reveals informatio... Read More about Plasmon-loss imaging of polymer-methanofullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells.

Microstructure and point defects in CdTe nanowires for photovoltaic applications (2013)
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Williams, B., Halliday, D., Mendis, B., & Durose, K. (2013). Microstructure and point defects in CdTe nanowires for photovoltaic applications. Nanotechnology, 24(13), Article 135703. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/24/13/135703

Defects in Au-catalysed CdTe nanowires vapour–liquid–solid-grown on polycrystalline underlayers have been critically evaluated. Their low-temperature photoluminescence spectra were dominated by excitonic emission with rarely observed above-gap emissi... Read More about Microstructure and point defects in CdTe nanowires for photovoltaic applications.

Giant dielectric permittivity of detonation-produced nanodiamond is caused by water (2012)
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Batsanov, S., Gavrilkin, S., Batsanov, A., Poyarkov, K., Kulakova, I., Johnson, D., & Mendis, B. (2012). Giant dielectric permittivity of detonation-produced nanodiamond is caused by water. Journal of materials chemistry, 22(22), https://doi.org/10.1039/c2jm30836c

Prospects for electron microscopy characterisation of solar cells: Opportunities and challenges (2012)
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Mendis, B., & Durose, K. (2012). Prospects for electron microscopy characterisation of solar cells: Opportunities and challenges. Ultramicroscopy, 119, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2011.09.010

The role of secondary phase precipitation on grain boundary electrical activity in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) photovoltaic absorber layer material. (2012)
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Mendis, B., Goodman, M., Major, J., Taylor, A., Durose, K., & Halliday, D. (2012). The role of secondary phase precipitation on grain boundary electrical activity in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) photovoltaic absorber layer material. Journal of Applied Physics, 112(12), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4769738

Top-down fabrication of single crystal silicon nanowire using optical lithography (2012)
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Za’bah, N., Kelvin, S., Bowen, L., Mendis, B., & O'Neill, A. (2012). Top-down fabrication of single crystal silicon nanowire using optical lithography. Journal of Applied Physics, 112(2), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4737463

Optical characteristics of silicon nanowires grown from tin catalyst layers on silicon coated glass (2012)
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Ball, J., Centeno, A., Mendis, B., Reehal, H., & Alford, N. (2012). Optical characteristics of silicon nanowires grown from tin catalyst layers on silicon coated glass. Optics Express, 20(18), https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.20.020266

Direct observation of Cu,Zn cation disorder in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell absorber material using aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (2012)
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Mendis, B., Shannon, M., Goodman, M., Major, J., Claridge, R., Halliday, D., & Durose, K. (2014). Direct observation of Cu,Zn cation disorder in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell absorber material using aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy. Progress in Photovoltaics, 22(1), 24-34. https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2279

Chemical analysis of individual atom columns was carried out to determine the crystal structure and local point defect chemistry of Cu2ZnSnS4. Direct evidence for a nanoscale composition inhomogeneity, in the form of Zn enrichment and Cu depletion, w... Read More about Direct observation of Cu,Zn cation disorder in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell absorber material using aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy.

Characterising the surface and interior chemistry of core-shell nanoparticles using scanning transmission electron microscopy. (2011)
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Mendis, B., & Craven, A. (2011). Characterising the surface and interior chemistry of core-shell nanoparticles using scanning transmission electron microscopy. Ultramicroscopy, 111(3), 212-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2010.11.002

Electron energy loss spectroscopy investigation of Pb and Ti hybridization with O at the PbTiO(3)/SrTiO(3) interface (2011)
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Eberg, E., van Helvoort, A., Takahashi, R., Gass, M., Mendis, B., Bleloch, A., …Tybell, T. (2011). Electron energy loss spectroscopy investigation of Pb and Ti hybridization with O at the PbTiO(3)/SrTiO(3) interface. Journal of Applied Physics, 109(3), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3544416

Simple and scalable route for the 'bottom-up' synthesis of few-layer graphene platelets and thin films (2011)
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Herron, C., Coleman, K., Edwards, R., & Mendis, B. (2011). Simple and scalable route for the 'bottom-up' synthesis of few-layer graphene platelets and thin films. Journal of materials chemistry, 21(10), 3378-3383. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0jm03437a

The electrical and optical properties of oriented Langmuir-Blodgett films of carbon nanotubes (2011)
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Massey, M., Pearson, C., Zeze, D., Mendis, B., & Petty, M. (2011). The electrical and optical properties of oriented Langmuir-Blodgett films of carbon nanotubes. Carbon, 49(7), 2424-2430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2011.02.009

Trimethyltin Hydroxide : a crystallographic and high Z′ curiosity. (2011)
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Anderson, K., Tallentire, S., Probert, M., Goeta, A., Mendis, B., & Steed, J. (2011). Trimethyltin Hydroxide : a crystallographic and high Z′ curiosity. Crystal Growth and Design, 11(3), 820-826. https://doi.org/10.1021/cg101464j

Cathodoluminescence measurement of grain boundary recombination velocity in vapour grown p-CdTe (2011)
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Mendis, B., & Bowen, L. (2011). Cathodoluminescence measurement of grain boundary recombination velocity in vapour grown p-CdTe. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 326, https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/326/1/012017

Stable Polymorphs Crystallized Directly under Thermodynamic Control in Three-Dimensional Nanoconfinement: A Generic Methodology (2011)
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Nicholson, C., Chen, C., Mendis, B., & Cooper, S. (2011). Stable Polymorphs Crystallized Directly under Thermodynamic Control in Three-Dimensional Nanoconfinement: A Generic Methodology. Crystal Growth and Design, 11(2), 363-366. https://doi.org/10.1021/cg101200f

Thermodynamic control of crystallization has been achieved to produce stable polymorphs directly by using three-dimensional (3D) nanoconfinement in microemulsions. The theoretical basis for thermodynamic control of crystallization using 3D nanoconfin... Read More about Stable Polymorphs Crystallized Directly under Thermodynamic Control in Three-Dimensional Nanoconfinement: A Generic Methodology.