Report/Guide

Koutsourakis, G; Baltusis, A; Wood, S; Blakesley, J; Castro, F A (2022) Feasibility of Novel Wafer Scale Imaging Methods for Identification of Defects in Semiconductors for Net-Zero. NPL Report. TQE 21

Castro, F A (2015) Current landscape of standardisation efforts in organic and printed electronics 2015 - a VAMAS review. NPL Report. MAT 73

Castro, F A (2010) Commissioning of a solar simulator facility. NPL Report. MAT 39

Article

Richheimer, F; Vincent, T; Catanzaro, A; Huang, N J; Baker, M A; Dorey, R A; Giusca, C E; Castro, F A; Kazakova, O; Wood, S (2022) Probing Nanoscale Schottky Barrier Characteristics at WSe2/Graphene Heterostructures via Electrostatic Doping. Advanced Electronic Materials, 8 (9). 2200196

Cox-Pridmore, D M; Castro, F A; Silva, S R P; Camelliti, P; Zhao, Y L (2022) Emerging Bioelectronic Strategies for Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering and Implantation. Small, 18 (7). 2105281

Richheimer, F; Toth, D; Hailegnaw, B; Baker, M A; Dorey, R A; Kienberger, F; Castro, F A; Kaltenbrunner, M; Scharber, M C; Gramse, G; Wood, S (2022) Ion-driven nanograin formation in early-stage degradation of tri-cation perovskite films. Nanoscale, 14 (7). pp. 2605-2616.

Du, T; Richheimer, F; Frohna, K; Gasparini, N; Mohan, L; Min, G; Xu, W; Macdonald, T J; Yuan, H; Ratnasingham, S R; Haque, S; Castro, F A; Durrant, J R; Stranks, S D; Wood, S; McLachlan, M A; Brisco, J (2022) Overcoming Local Inhomogeneities in Thin-film Perovskites via Exceptional Post-Annealing Grain Growth for Enhanced Photodetection. Nano Letters, 22 (3). pp. 979-988.

Cao, Y; Wood, S; Richheimer, F; Blakesley, J; Young, R J; Castro, F A (2021) Enhancing and quantifying spatial homogeneity in monolayer WS2. Scientific Reports, 11 (1). 14831

Guo, S; Wu, K; Li, C; Wang, H; Sun, Z; Xi, D; Zhang, S; Ding, W; Zaghloul, M E; Wang, C; Castro, F A; Yang, D; Zhao, Y (2021) Integrated contact lens sensor system based on multifunctional ultrathin MoS2 transistors. Matter, 4 (3). pp. 969-985. ISSN 25902385

Nanayakkara, M P A; Matjacic, L; Wood, S; Richheimer, F; Castro, F A; Jenatsch, S; Züfle, S; Kilbride, R; Parnell, A J; Masteghin, M G; Thirimanne, H M; Nisbet, A; Jayawardena, K D G I; Silva, S R P (2021) Ultra‐Low Dark Current Organic–Inorganic Hybrid X‐Ray Detectors. Advanced Functional Materials, 31 (8). 2008482 ISSN 1616-301X

Hafner, J; Benaglia, S; Richheimer, F; Teuschel, M; Maier, F J; Werner, A; Wood, S; Platz, D; Schneider, M; Hradil, K; Castro, F A; Garcia, R; Schmid, U (2021) Multi-scale characterisation of a ferroelectric polymer reveals the emergence of a morphological phase transition driven by temperature. Nature Communications, 12 (1). 152 ISSN 2041-1723

Toth, D; Hailegnaw, B; Richheimer, F; Castro, F A; Kienberger, F; Scharber, M C; Wood, S; Gramse, G (2020) Nanoscale Charge Accumulation and Its Effect on Carrier Dynamics in Tri-cation Perovskite Structures. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12 (42). pp. 48057-48066. ISSN 1944-8244

Blakesley, J C; Castro, F A; Koutsourakis, G; Laudani, A; Lozito, G M; Riganti Fulginei, F (2020) Towards non-destructive individual cell I-V characteristic curve extraction from photovoltaic module measurements. Solar Energy, 202. pp. 342-357. ISSN 0038092X

Heikkinen, I T S; Koutsourakis, G; Virtanen, S; Yli-Koski, M; Wood, S; Vähänissi, V; Salmi, E; Castro, F A; Savin, H (2020) AlOx surface passivation of black silicon by spatial ALD: Stability under light soaking and damp heat exposure. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 38 (2). 022401 ISSN 0734-2101

Tan, E; Pappa, A M; Pitsalidis, C; Nightingale, J; Wood, S; Castro, F A; Owens, R M; Kim, J S (2020) A highly sensitive molecular structural probe applied to in situ biosensing of metabolites using PEDOT:PSS. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 117 (1). pp. 291-299. ISSN 0006-3592

Bausi, F; Koutsourakis, G; Blakesley, J C; Castro, F A (2019) High-speed digital light source photocurrent mapping system. Measurement Science and Technology, 30 (9). 095902 ISSN 0957-0233

Cao, Y; Koutsourakis, G; Sutton, G J M; Kneller, J W E; Wood, S; Blakesley, J; Castro, F A (2019) In situ contactless thermal characterisation and imaging of encapsulated photovoltaic devices using phosphor thermometry. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 27 (8). pp. 673-681. ISSN 1062-7995

Heikkinen, I T S; Koutsourakis, G; Wood, S; Vähänissi, V; Castro, F A; Savin, H (2019) Stability of the surface passivation properties of atomic layer deposited aluminum oxide in damp heat conditions. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2149. 050003 ISSN 0094-243X

Koutsourakis, G; Blakesley, J C; Castro, F A (2019) Signal Amplification Gains of Compressive Sampling for Photocurrent Response Mapping of Optoelectronic Devices. Sensors, 19 (13). 2870 ISSN 1424-8220

Yao, X H; Zhao, Y L; Castro, F A; Mai, L Q (2019) Rational Design of Preintercalated Electrodes for Rechargeable Batteries. ACS Energy Letters, 4 (3). pp. 771-778. ISSN 2380-8195

Chintala, R C; Wood, S; Blakesley, J C; Favia, P; Celano, U; Paredis, K; Vandervorst, W; Castro, F A (2019) Nanoscale 3D characterisation of soft organic material using conductive scanning probe tomography. AIP Advances, 9 (2). 025105. 025105 ISSN 2158-3226

Hany, R; Lin, H; Castro, F A (2019) Focus issue on organic and hybrid photovoltaics. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 20 (1). pp. 42-43. ISSN 1468-6996

Kumar, N; Su, W; Castro, F A; Weckhuysen, B M (2018) Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy applications: from graphene to heterogeneous catalysis. Proceedings of the SPIE, 10726. 1072608

Wood, S; Blakesley, J C; Castro, F A (2018) Assessing the Validity of Transient Photovoltage Measurements and Analysis for Organic Solar Cells. Physical Review Applied, 10 (2). 024038 ISSN 2331-7019

Lee, HK H; Wu, J; Barbé, J; Jain, S M; Wood, S; Speller, E M; Li, Z; Castro, F A; Durrant, J R; Tsoi, W C (2018) Organic photovoltaic cells – promising indoor light harvesters for self-sustainable electronics. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6 (14). pp. 5618-5626. ISSN 2050-7488

Kutsarov, D I*; New, E*; Bausi, F; Zoladek-Lemanxzyk, A; Castro, F A; Silva, S R P* (2017) Fabrication of air-stable, large-area, PCDTBT:PC70BM polymer solar cell modules using a custom build slot-die coater. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 161. pp. 388-396.

Kumar, N; Zoladek-Lemanczyk, A; Guilbert, A A Y*; Su, W T*; Tuladhar, S M*; Kirchartz, T*; Schroeder, B C*; McCulloch, I*; Nelson, J*; Roy, D; Castro, F A (2017) Simultaneous topographical, electrical and optical microscopy of optoelectronic devices at the nanoscale. Nanoscale, 9 (8). pp. 2723-2731.

Wood, S; O'Connor, D; Jones, C W; Claverley, J D; Blakesley, J C; Giusca, C; Castro, F A (2017) Transient photocurrent and photovoltage mapping for characterization of defects in organic photovoltaics. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 161. pp. 89-95.

Wood, S; Rigas, G P; Zoladek-Lemanczyk, A; Blakesley, J C; Georgakopoulos, S*; Mas-Torrent, M*; Shkunov, M*; Castro, F A (2016) Precise characterisation of molecular orientation in a single crystal field-effect transistor using polarised Raman spectroscopy. Sci. Rep., 6. p. 33057.

Constantinou, M*; Rigas, G P; Castro, F A; Stolojan, V*; Hoettges, K F*; Hughes, M P*; Adkins, E*; Korgel, B A*; Shkunov, M* (2016) Simultaneous tuneable selection and self-assembly of Si nanowires from heterogeneous feedstock. ACS Nano, 10 (4). pp. 4384-4394.

Rigas, G P; Payne, M M*; Anthony, J E*; Horton, P N*; Castro, F A; Shkunov, M* (2016) Spray-printing of organic semiconducting single crystals. Nature Comms., 7. p. 13531.

Castro, F A; Laudani, A*; Riganti Fulginei, F*; Salvini, A* (2016) An in-depth analysis of the modelling of organic solar cells using multiple-diode circuits. Sol. Energy, 135. pp. 590-597.

Kim, J S*; Wood, S; Shoaee, S*; Spencer, S J; Castro, F A; Tsoi, W C*; Murphy, C E; Sim, M*; Cho, K*; Durrant, J R*; Kim, J S* (2015) Morphology-performance relationships in polymer/fullerene blends probed by complementary characterisation techniques - effects of nanowire formation and subsequent thermal annealing. J. Mater. Chem. C, 3 (35). pp. 9224-9232.

Zhang, H*; Borgschulte, A*; Castro, F A; Crockett, R*; Gerecke, A C*; Deniz, O*; Heier, J*; Jenatsch, S*; Nuesch, F*; Sanchez-Sanchez, C*; Zoladek-Lemanczyk, A*; Hany, R* (2015) Photochemical transformations in fullerene and molybdenum oxide affect the stability of bilayer organic solar cells. Adv. Energy Mater., 5 (2). 1400734

Blakesley, J C; Castro, F A (2015) Simulating photoconductive atomic-force microscopy on disordered photovoltaic materials. Phys. Rev. B, 91 (14). 144202

Gevorgyan, S A*; Corazza, M*; Madsen, M V*; Bardizza, G*; Pozza, A*; Mullejans, H*; Blakesley, J C; Dibb, G F A; Castro, F A; Trigo, J F*; Guillen, C M*; Herrero, J R*; Morvillo, P*; Maglione, M G*; Minarini, C*; Roca, F*; Cros, S*; Seraine, C*; Law, C H*; Tuladhar, P S*; Durrant, J R*; Krebs, F C* (2014) Interlaboratory indoor ageing of roll-to-roll and spin coated organic photovoltaic devices: Testing the ISOS test. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 109. pp. 162-170.

Gevorgyan, S A*; Zubillaga, O*; de Seoane, J M V*; Machado, M*; Parlak, E A*; Tore, N*; Voroshazi, E*; Aernouts, T*; Mullejans, H*; Bardizza, G*; Taylor, N*; Verhees, W*; Kroon, J M*; Morvillo, P*; Minarini, C*; Roca, F*; Castro, F A; Cros, S*; Lechene, B*; Trigo, J F*; Guillen, C*; Herrero, J*; Zimmermann, B*; Sapkota, S B*; Veit, C*; Wurfel, U*; Tuladhar, P S*; Durrant, J R*; Winter, S*; Rousu, S*; Valimaki, M*; Hinrichs, V*; Cowan, S R*; Olson, D C*; Sommer-Larsen, P*; Krebs, F C* (2014) Round Robin performance testing of organic photovoltaic devices. Renew. Energy, 63. pp. 376-387.

Blakesley, J C; Castro, F A; Kylberg, W*; Dibb, G F A; Arantes, C*; Valaski, R*; Cremona, M*; Kim, J S*; Kim, J S* (2014) Towards reliable charge-mobility benchmark measurements for organic semiconductors. Organic Electron., 15 (6). pp. 1263-1272.

Madsen, M V*; Gevorgyan, S A*; Pacios, R*; Ajuria, J*; Etxebarria, I*; Kettle, J*; Bristow, N D*; Neophytou, M*; Choulis, S A*; Stolz Roman, L*; Yohannes, T*; Cester, A*; Pei Cheng*,; Xiaowei Zhan*,; Jiang Wu*,; Zhiyuan Xie*,; Wei-Chen Tu*,; Jr-Hau He*,; Fell, C J*; Anderson, K*; Hermenau, M*; Bartesaghi, D*; Anton Koster, L J*; Machui, F*; Gonzalez-Valls, I*; Lira-Cantu, M*; Khlyabich, P P*; Thompson, B C*; Gupta, R*; Shanmugam, K*; Kulkarni, G U*; Galagan, Y*; Urbina, A*; Abad, J*; Roesch, R*; Hoppe, H*; Morvillo, P*; Bobeico, E*; Panaitescu, E*; Menon, L*; Qun Luo*,; Zhenwu Wu*,; Changqi Ma*,; Hambarian, A*; Melikyan, V*; Hambsch, M*; Burn, P L*; Meredith, P*; Rath, T*; Dunst, S*; Trimmel, G*; Bardizza, G*; Mullejans, H*; Goryachev, A E*; Misra, R K*; Katz, E A*; Takagi, K*; Magaino, S*; Saito, H*; Aoki, D*; Sommeling, P M*; Kroon, J M*; Vangerven, T*; Manca, J*; Kesters, J*; Maes, W*; Bobkova, O D*; Trukhanov, V A*; Paraschuk, D Yu*; Castro, F A; Blakesley, J C; Tuladhar, S M*; Rohr, J A*; Nelson, J*; Jiangbin Xia*,; Alturk Parlak, E*; Tumay, T A*; Egelhaaf, H-J*; Tanenbaum, D M*; Mae Ferguson, G*; Carpenter, R*; Hongzheng Chen*,; Zimmermann, B*; Hirsch, L*; Wantz, G*; Ziqi Sun*,; Singh, P*; Bapat, C*; Offermans, T*; Krebs, F C* (2014) Worldwide outdoor round robin study of organic photovoltaic devices and modules. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 130. pp. 281-290.

Kylberg, W*; Castro, F A; Chabrecek, P*; Geiger, T*; Heier, J*; Nicholson, P G*; Nüesch, F*; Theocharous, E; Sonderegger, U*; Hany, R* (2013) Spatially resolved photocurrent mapping of efficient organic solar cells fabricated on a woven mesh electrode. Prog. Photovolt.: Res. Appl., 21 (4). pp. 652-657.

Castro, F A; Nuesch, F*; Walder, C*; Hany, R* (2012) Challenges found when patterning semiconducting polymers with electric fields for organic solar cell applications. J. Nanomater.. 478296

da Silva, S D C*; Foschini, M*; Silva, H S*; Tozoni, J R*; Castro, F A; Silva, R A*; Marletta, A* (2012) Molecular relaxation temperature effects on emission efficiency of organic light-emitting diodes. Organic Electron., 13 (12). pp. 2935-2939.

Kyleberg, W*; Zhang, Y*; Aebersold, A*; Castro, F A; Geiger, T*; Kuster, S*; Ma, C-Q*; Bäuerle, P*; Nüesch, F*; Tisserant, J-N*; Hany, R* (2012) Oligothiophene dendron-decorated squaraine dyes: Synthesis, thin film formation and performance in organic solar cell. Organic Electron., 13 (7). pp. 1204-2112.

Gomez, J A*; Castro, F A; Nuumlesch, F*; Zuppiroli, L*; Graeff, C F O* (2012) On the origin of exciton formation in dye doped Alq3 OLEDs. Appl. Phys. A: Mater. Sci. Process., 108 (3). pp. 727-731.

Kylberg, W; Wain, A J; Castro, F A (2012) Screening of Photoactive dyes on TiO2 surfaces using scanning electrochemical microscopy. J. Phys. Chem. C, 116 (33). pp. 17384-17392.

Risbridger, T A G*; Castro, F A; Cameron, P J* (2012) Two-dimensional photocurrent and transmission mapping of aqueous dye-sensitized solar cells. J. Phys. Chem. C, 116 (42). pp. 22253-22260.

Batagin0Neto, A*; Graeff, C F O*; Gomez, J A*; Castro, F A; Nuesch, F*; Zuppiroli, L* (2011) Exciton formation in dye doped OLEDs using electrically detected magnetic resonance. Proc. SPIE - Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 8333. 83331B

Tsoi, W C; Nicholson, P G; Kim J S*,; Roy, D; Burnett, T L; Murphy, C E; Nelson, J*; Bradley, D D C*; Kim, J-S*; Castro, F A (2011) Surface and subsurface morphology of operating nanowire: fullerene solar cells revealed by photoconductive-AFM. Energy Environ. Sci., 4 (9). pp. 3646-3651.

Nicholson, P G; Castro, F A (2010) Organic photovoltaics: principles and techniques for nanometre scale characterization. Nanotechnology, 21 (49). 492001