Bart Macco
Department / Institute
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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Mike van de Poll,Hardik Jain,James N. Hilfiker,Mikko Utriainen,Paul W.G. Poodt,W.M.M. Kessels,Bart Macco
Excellent conformality of atmospheric-pressure plasma-enhanced spatial atomic layer deposition with subsecond plasma exposure times
Applied Physics Letters (2023) -
Nga Phung,Dong Zhang,Cristian A.A. van Helvoirt,Michael Verhage,Marcel A. Verheijen,V. Zardetto,Frennie Bens,Christ H.L. Weijtens,Bart L.J. Geerligs,W.M.M. Kessels
Atomic layer deposition of NiO applied in a monolithic perovskite/PERC tandem cell
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (2023) -
R.J. Theeuwes,Willem-Jan H. Berghuis,Bart Macco,W.M.M. Kessels
Excellent passivation of germanium surfaces by POx/Al2O3 stacks
Applied Physics Letters (2023) -
R.J. Theeuwes,Jimmy Melskens,Wolfhard Beyer,Uwe Breuer,Astrid Gutjahr,Agnes Mewe,Bart Macco,W.M.M. Kessels
Hydrogenation of p+ poly-Si by Al2O3 nanolayers prepared by atomic layer deposition
Journal of Applied Physics (2023) -
Jesus Ibarra Michel,Julie Dréon,Mathieu Boccard,James Bullock,Bart Macco
Carrier-selective contacts using metal compounds for crystalline silicon solar cells
Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications (2023)
Current Educational Activities
Ancillary Activities
- Vennoot, programmeur, Macco VOF