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Academic

Prof.

Moustafa Y. Ghannam

Professor

Office Location:
S02E2230

Education

Degree Field Institution Year
Ph.D. Applied Sciences (Electrical Engineering) Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium 1985
M.S. (D.E.A) Electrical Engineering (Electronics) Institut National Polytechnique, Toulouse, France 1979
B.S. Electronics and Communications Cairo University, Egypt 1975

 

Selected Publications

Selected Journal Publications

  • Bipolar circuit modeling of p+n a-Si:H/c-Si heterojunction solar cells with TCO Schottky collector including Early effect in a-Si:H, IEEE Trans. Electron Devices 69 No.2 (2022) 613- 621. Q1
  • Yaser M. Abdulraheem, Moustafa Ghannam, H. S. Radhakrishnan, Ivan Gordon, The Role of Silicon Heterojunction and TCO Barriers on the Operation of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells: Comparison between Theory and Experiment, International Journal of Photoenergy, Hindawi, vol. 2021, Article ID 6632180, (2021) 12 pages. Q2
  • H. S. Radhakrishnan, M.D Gius Uddin1, M. Xu, J. Cho, M. Ghannam, I. Gordon, J. Szlufcik and J. Poortmans, Implementation of a novel silicon heterojunction IBC process flow using partial etching of doped a-Si:H with efficiencies close to 23%, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, Wiley, No.1 (2019), 1-12. Q1
  • Moustafa Ghannam and Yaser Abdulraheem, Electro-Physical interpretation of the Fill factor of silicon heterojunction solar cells due to incomplete collection at the a-Si:H/c-Si thermionic emission barrier, Applied Sciences, MDPI, Special Issue: Next Generation Photovoltaic Solar Cells, 8(10) (2018) 1846 (19 pages). Q2
  • Moustafa Y. Ghannam, Yaser Abdulraheem, Fundamental constraints imposed by energy barriers on the fill factor and on the efficiency of Silicon heterojunction solar cells, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 171 (2017) 228-238. Q1

Work Experience

Academic Experience
Institution Designation Year/Period
Kuwait University Professor 2000 - Present
American University Cairo Professor 2004-2006
Kuwait University Professor 2000-2004
Kuwait University Associate Professor 1993 - 2000
Cairo University Associate Professor 1992-1993
Cairo University Assistant Professor 1986 - 1992

 

Industry Experience
Organization Designation Year/Period
Eurosolare: Nettuno Industrial Silicon Solar Cells 1991-92
Malaysian Institute of Microelectronics Systems Microelectronics Technology and Processing (Consultant) July 1990
Unitrode Power Bipolar Transistors by Wafer Bonding Technique (Consultant) 1989
MIETEC VLSI Bipolar Technology January- August 1985
Interuniversity Microelectronics Center PV Research at IMEC 1990-93