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Academic
Prof.
Moustafa Y. Ghannam
Professor
Office Location:
S02E2230
Education
Degree | Field | Institution | Year |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |