Dr Chandany Sen

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chandany.sen@unsw.edu.au

Journal articles | 2026

Fu J; Sen C; Wang H; Khan MU; Song H; Lv R; Huang T; Hoex B, 2026, 'Assessing the impact of solder flux-induced corrosion on TOPCon solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2025.113890

Journal articles | 2026

Khan MU; Sen C; Pollard M; Huang T; Gao M; Lv R; Yu Y; Wu X; Wang H; Wang X; Hoex B, 2026, 'UV-induced degradation in TOPCon solar cells: Hydrogen dynamics and impact of UV wavelength', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2025.113895

Journal articles | 2025

Sen C; Wang H; Khan MU; Yang J; Zhu Z; Li A; Hoex B, 2025, 'Hidden traces: Insights into how solar cell handling drives damp-heat failures in HJT and TOPCon modules', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2025.113695

Journal articles | 2025

Wang H; Sen C; Fu J; Khan M; Song H; Lv R; Conibeer G; Hoex B, 2025, 'The Influence of Soldering Flux on Stability of Heterojunction and TOPCon Solar Cells', Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3896

Journal articles | 2025

Wang X; Sen C; Wu X; Chang YC; Wang H; Khan MU; Hoex B, 2025, 'Alleviating contaminant-induced degradation of TOPCon solar cells with copper plating', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2025.113444

Journal articles | 2025

Wu X; Wang X; Lv R; Song H; Yu Y; Sen C; Cheng Y; Khan MU; Ciesla A; Xu T; Zhang G; Hoex B, 2025, 'Unveiling the degradation mechanisms in silicon heterojunction solar cells under accelerated damp-heat testing', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2024.113325

Journal articles | 2024

Rougieux FE; Sen C; Abbott M; Hoex B, 2024, 'Light-activated surface passivation for more efficient silicon heterojunction solar cells: Origin, physics and stability', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2024.112789

Journal articles | 2024

Sen C; Wang H; Khan MU; Fu J; Wu X; Wang X; Hoex B, 2024, 'Buyer aware: Three new failure modes in TOPCon modules absent from PERC technology', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2024.112877

Journal articles | 2024

Wu X; Sen C; Wang H; Wang X; Wu Y; Khan MU; Mao L; Jiang F; Xu T; Zhang G; Hoex B, 2024, 'Addressing sodium ion-related degradation in SHJ cells by the application of nano-scale barrier layers', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2023.112604

Journal articles | 2024

Wu X; Sen C; Wang X; Cheng Y; Lv R; Song H; Yu Y; Liao B; Ma S; Khan MU; Ciesla A; Hoex B, 2024, 'Unveiling the origin of metal contact failures in TOPCon solar cells through accelerated damp-heat testing', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2024.113188

Journal articles | 2024

Wu X; Wang X; Yang W; Nie J; Yuan J; Khan MU; Ciesla A; Sen C; Qiao Z; Hoex B, 2024, 'Enhancing the reliability of TOPCon technology by laser-enhanced contact firing', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2024.112846

Journal articles | 2023

Khan MU; Sen C; Chan C; Abbott M; Poduval G; Wu Y; Lv R; Zhang G; Hoex B, 2023, 'Supercharging cell-level potential-induced degradation (PID) testing using a salt-enriched hybrid polymer layer', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2023.112479

Journal articles | 2023

Sen C; Wang H; Wu X; Khan MU; Chan C; Abbott M; Hoex B, 2023, 'Four failure modes in silicon heterojunction glass-backsheet modules', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2023.112358

Journal articles | 2023

Sen C; Wu X; Wang H; Khan MU; Mao L; Jiang F; Xu T; Zhang G; Chan C; Hoex B, 2023, 'Accelerated damp-heat testing at the cell-level of bifacial silicon HJT, PERC and TOPCon solar cells using sodium chloride', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2023.112554

Journal articles | 2022

Sen C; Hamer P; Soeriyadi A; Wright B; Wright M; Samadi A; Chen D; Stefani BV; Zhang D; Wu J; Jiang F; Hallam B; Abbott M, 2022, 'Impact of surface doping profile and passivation layers on surface-related degradation in silicon PERC solar cells', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111497

Journal articles | 2020

Sen C; Chan C; Hamer P; Wright M; Chong CM; Hallam B; Abbott M, 2020, 'Eliminating light- and elevated temperature-induced degradation in P-type PERC solar cells by a two-step thermal process', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110470

Journal articles | 2020

Varshney U; Chan C; Hoex B; Hallam B; Hamer P; Ciesla A; Chen D; Liu S; Sen C; Samadi A; Abbott M, 2020, 'Controlling Light- And Elevated-Temperature-Induced Degradation with Thin Film Barrier Layers', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 10, pp. 19 - 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2945199

Journal articles | 2019

Sen C; Chan C; Hamer P; Wright M; Varshney U; Liu S; Chen D; Samadi A; Ciesla A; Chong CM; Hallam B; Abbott M, 2019, 'Annealing prior to contact firing: A potential new approach to suppress LeTID', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.109938

Journal articles | 2019

Sen C; Kim M; Chen D; Varshney U; Liu S; Samadi A; Ciesla A; Wenham SR; Chan CE; Chong C; Abbott MD; Hallam BJ, 2019, 'Assessing the Impact of Thermal Profiles on the Elimination of Light- and Elevated-Temperature-Induced Degradation', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 9, pp. 40 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2874769

Journal articles | 2019

Varshney U; Abbott M; Ciesla A; Chen D; Liu S; Sen C; Kim M; Wenham S; Hoex B; Chan C, 2019, 'Evaluating the Impact of SiNx Thickness on Lifetime Degradation in Silicon', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 9, pp. 601 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2896671

Journal articles | 2018

Liu S; Payne D; Vargas Castrillon C; Chen D; Kim M; Sen C; Varshney U; Hameiri Z; Chan C; Abbott M; Wenham S, 2018, 'Impact of dark annealing on the kinetics of light- and elevated-temperature-induced degradation', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 8, pp. 1494 - 1494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2866325

Journal articles | 2014

Sen C-D; Son J-I; Kim H-H; Yun H-S; Cho N-H, 2014, 'Variation of the nanostructural feature of nc-SiC:H thin films with post-deposition thermal annealing', Thin Solid Films, 571, pp. 238 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2014.10.002
Conference Presentations | 2023

Sen C; Wang H; Wu X; Khan MU; Chan C; Hoex B, 2023, 'Hidden Fingerprints: How Solar Cell Handling Leads to Damp Heat Failures in Silicon Heterojunction Technology', presented at PVSEC-34 -International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, Shenzhen, China, 06 November 2023 - 10 November 2023, https://www.pvsec-34.com/

Conference Presentations | 2023

Sen C; Wang H; Wu X; Khan MU; Mao L; Jiang F; Zhang G; Chan C; Hoex B, 2023, 'Al2O3 Barrier Layers: A Novel Approach to Preventing Humidity-Induced Failure in Heterojunction', presented at 40th EU PVSEC Conference and Exhibition, Lisbon, Portugal, 18 September 2023 - 22 September 2023, https://www.eupvsec.org/index.php/conference/conference

Conference Presentations | 2023

Sen C, 2023, 'Comparing the Role of Na + in Damp Heat-Induced Failure in Bifacial Silicon HJT, PERC and TOPCon Cells', presented at SiliconPV Conference, Delft, the Netherlands, 05 April 2023

Conference Papers | 2022

Sen C; Chan C; Wu X; Wang H; Khan MU; Mao L; Jaubert J-N; Jiang F; Zhang G; Hoex B, 2022, 'The role of Na+ contamination in humidity-induced degradation in silicon HJT cells', in Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, Newcastle, Australia, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, Newcastle, Australia, 29 November 2022 - 01 December 2023

Theses / Dissertations | 2021

Sen C, 2021, Understanding and Mitigating Light and Elevated Temperature-Induced Bulk and Surface Degradation in Commercial Silicon Solar Cells, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/22503

Conference Papers | 2020

Chen D; Sen C; Soeriyadi A; Kim M; Abbott M; Hoex B; Hallam B; Hamer P, 2020, 'Examining Surface-Related Degradation - An Emerging Issue for Commercial Silicon Solar Cells', in Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2020, Australian PV Institute, Online, presented at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2020, Online, 30 November 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28403

Conference Papers | 2019

Chen D; Hamer P; Kim M; Mullins J; Sen C; Khan M; Oshima T; Abe H; Liu S; Ciesla A; Chan C; Chen R; Rougieux F; Zhou Z; Wright B; Varshney U; Vicari Stefani B; Soeriyadi A; Vargas Castrillon C; Samadi A; Hameiri Z; zhang X; Jin H; Qi W; Abbott M; Chong C; Peaker A; Hallam B, 2019, 'Will LeTID remain a commercial problem? Evaluating the solutions and a possible root cause. (LeTID仍是一个商业难题吗？根源分析和问题解决)', Wuxi, China, presented at 18th Issue PV WE CLASS-Crystalline Silicon Advanced Technology and Materials Forum, Wuxi, China, 24 April 2019 - 24 May 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27317

Conference Presentations | 2019

Chen D; Kim M; Varshney U; Sen C; Liu S; Zhang YUCHAO; Hamer P; Chong C; Ciesla A; Chan C; Chen R; Abbott M; Hallam B, 2019, 'Light and Elevated Temperature Induced Degradation (LeTID): the Past , the Present and What Lies Ahead', presented at 2019 Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, Canberra, Australia, 02 December 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27901

Conference Papers | 2019

Samadi A; Sen C; Liu S; Varshney U; Chen D; Kim M; Soufiani AM; Contreras MV; Chong CM; Ciesla A; Abbott M; Chan C, 2019, 'Hydrogenation of dislocations in p-type cast-mono silicon', in Aip Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5123894

Conference Papers | 2019

Sen C; Chan C; Chen D; Wright M; Varshney U; Kim M; Samadi A; Liu S; Ciesla A; Chong C; Hallam B; Abbott M, 2019, 'Different extent and behaviour of LeTID in the past and current PERC silicon solar cells', in Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference, Canberra, Australia, presented at Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference, Canberra, Australia, 03 December 2019 - 05 December 2019, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chandany-Sen/publication/338669666_Different_Extent_and_Behaviour_of_LeTID_in_the_Past_and_Current_PERC_Silicon_Solar_Cells/links/5e22699992851cafc38c7fff/Different-Extent-and-Behaviour-of-LeTID-in-the-Past-and-Current-PERC-Silicon-Solar-Cells.pdf

Conference Papers | 2019

Soeriyadi A; Weigand W; Wright B; Stefani BV; Wright M; Sen C; Chen D; Kim M; Holman Z; Hallam B, 2019, 'Elevating Low-Quality Silicon Wafers for High-Efficiency Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell Applications', in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 807 - 812, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980613

Conference Papers | 2018

Hamer P; Li H; Chan C; Sen C; Bonilla RS; Wilshaw P, 2018, 'The Behavior and Transport of Hydrogen in Silicon Solar Cells Observed through Changes in Contact Resistance', in 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Wcpec 2018 A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE Pvsc 28th Pvsec and 34th Eu Pvsec, pp. 1682 - 1686, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547880

Conference Papers | 2018

Liu S; Chan C; Chen D; Kim M; Sen C; Varshney U; Hallam B; Abbott M; Wenham S; Payne D, 2018, 'Investigation of temperature and illumination dependencies of carrier-induced degradation in p -type multi-crystalline silicon', in Aip Conference Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5049333

Conference Papers | 2018

Varshney U; Abbott MD; Liu S; Chen D; Kim M; Sen C; Payne DNR; Wenham SR; Hoex B; Chan C, 2018, 'Influence of dielectric passivation layer thickness on LeTID in multicrystalline silicon', in 2018 IEEE 7TH WORLD CONFERENCE ON PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERSION (WCPEC) (A JOINT CONFERENCE OF 45TH IEEE PVSC, 28TH PVSEC & 34TH EU PVSEC), IEEE, HI, Waikoloa, pp. 0363 - 0367, presented at 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) / A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC / 28th PVSEC / 34th EU PVSEC, HI, Waikoloa, 10 June 2018 - 15 June 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000469200400086&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Posters | 2018

Varshney U; Liu S; Chen D; Kim M; Abbott M; Payne D; Hoex B; Chan C; Wenham S; Sen C, 2018, 'Influence of dielectric passivation layer thickness on LeTID in multicrystalline silicon', Hawaii, USA, Vol. 00, pp. 363 - 367, presented at WCPEC-7, Hawaii, USA, 10 June 2018 - 15 June 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547618

Conference Papers | 2018

Wenham ACN; Wenham S; Chen R; Chan C; Chen D; Hallam B; Payne D; Fung T; Kim M; Liu S; Wang S; Kim K; Samadi A; Sen C; Vargas C; Varshney U; Stefani BV; Hamer P; Bourret-Sicotte G; Nampalli N; Hameiri Z; Chong C; Abbott M; Ciesla A, 2018, 'Hydrogen-induced degradation', in 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Wcpec 2018 A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE Pvsc 28th Pvsec and 34th Eu Pvsec, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Hawaii, USA, pp. 1 - 8, presented at 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Hawaii, USA, 10 June 2018 - 17 June 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8548100

Conference Papers | 2018

Wenham ACN; Wenham S; Chen R; Chan C; Chen D; Hallam B; Payne D; Fung T; Kim M; Liu S; Wang S; Kim K; Samadi A; Sen C; Vargas C; Varshney U; Stefani BV; Hamer P; Bourret-Sicotte G; Nampalli N; Hameiri Z; Chong C; Abbott M, 2018, 'Hydrogen-induced degradation', IEEE, Waikoloa, HI, pp. 0001 - 0008, presented at 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC), Waikoloa, HI, 10 June 2018 - 15 June 2018

Preprints |

Sen C; Wang H; Wu X; Khan MU; Chan C; Abbott M; Hoex B, Four Failure Modes in Silicon Heterojunction Glass-Backsheet Modules, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4293027

During my PhD, I received several recognitions for my research contributions, including

Best Abstract Award at the SiliconPV World Conference in 2019
Best Paper Award at the SiliconPV World Conference in 2019
Invitation to deliver a keynote presentation at the SiliconPV 2019 World Conference
Two direct journal invitations to publish scientific articles in Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells and IEEE Journal of Photovoltaic

In addition, I was also awarded the ACAP II Fellowship in 2024-2025 in recognition of my research contributions to photovoltaic technologies.

Reliability assessment of advanced silicon solar cell technologies, including HJT, TOPCon, and PERC architectures
Investigation of degradation mechanisms in silicon solar cells induced by environmental stressors such as moisture, light exposure, and corrosive agents
Development of rapid, cell-level diagnostic testing to accelerate evaluation of degradation pathways and predict long-term performance
Analysis of PV module bill of materials (BOM) degradation such as glass, Encapsulant (EVA, POE, EPE..), soldering flux , with a focus on material interactions and their impact on module stability and reliability

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