Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering

Electron Physics

The Electron Physics group is part of the Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto University. Our research and education is focused on semiconductor materials and device physics. Our interests cover the whole scientific spectrum from fundamental physical phenomena to the search for cutting-edge applications in collaboration with leading industries. The current research activities include silicon-based photovoltaics and photodetectors, advanced characterization and nanofabrication techniques as well defect engineering in silicon. In addition to extensive facilities at Micronova Nanofabrication Centre, we use global research infrastructures in collaboration with our university and industry partners.
Hele Savin Group

Research topics

The group uses extensive clean room facitilites at Micronova Nanofabrication Centre for material research and device fabrication.

Latest publications

Impact of Pulse Duration on the Properties of Laser Hyperdoped Black Silicon

Patrick Mc Kearney, Sören Schäfer, Xiaolong Liu, Simon Paulus, Ingo Lebershausen, Behrad Radfar, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin, Stefan Kontermann 2024 Advanced Photonics Research

Status report on emerging photovoltaics

Annick Anctil, Meghan N. Beattie, Christopher Case, Aditya Chaudhary, Benjamin D. Chrysler, Michael G. Debije, Stephanie Essig, David K. Ferry, Vivian E. Ferry, Marina Freitag, Isaac Gould, Karin Hinzer, Harald Hoppe, Olle Inganas, Lethy Krishnan Jagadamma, Min Hun Jee, Raymond K. Kostuk, Daniel Kirk, Stephan Kube, Minyoung Lim, Joseph M. Luther, Lorelle Mansfield, Michael D. McGehee, Duong Nguyen Minh, Preeti Nain, Matthew O. Reese, Angele Reinders, Ifor D.W. Samuel, Wilfried Van Sark, Hele Savin, Ian R. Sellers, Sean E. Shaheen, Zheng Tang, Fatima Toor, Ville Vahanissi, Ella Wassweiler, Emily L. Warren, Vincent R. Whiteside, Han Young Woo, Gang Xiong, Xitong Zhu 2023 Journal of Photonics for Energy

Properties of Black Silicon Layers Fabricated by Different Techniques for Solar Cell Applications

Gagik Ayvazyan, Karen Ayvazyan, Levon Hakhoyan, Xiaolong Liu 2023 Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters

Mass Transport in Conformally Coated Porous Materials

Nupur Bihari, Ismo Rauha, Giovanni Marin, Craig Ekstrum, Pierce Mayville, Yuhuan Fei, Yun Hang Hu, Maarit Karppinen, Hele Savin, Joshua Pearce 2023 Album of Porous Media: Structure and Dynamics

Mechanism of Imperfect Atomic Layer Deposition in Porous Materials

Nupur Bihari, Ismo Rauha, Giovanni Marin, Craig Ekstrum, Pierce Mayville, Shane Oberloier, Hele Savin, Maarit Karppinen, Joshua Pearce 2023 Album of Porous Media: Structure and Dynamics

Understanding the multilevel phenomena that enables inorganic atomic layer deposition to provide barrier coatings for highly-porous 3-D printed plastic in vacuums

Nupur Bihari, Ismo T.S. Rauha, Giovanni Marin, Craig Ekstrum, Chathura de Alwis, Pierce J. Mayville, Hele Savin, Maarit Karppinen, Joshua M. Pearce 2023 Surface and Coatings Technology

Excellent Responsivity and Low Dark Current Obtained with Metal-Assisted Chemical Etched Si Photodiode

Kexun Chen, Olli Setälä, Xiaolong Liu, Behrad Radfar, Toni Pasanen, Michael Serue, Juha Heinonen, Hele Savin, Ville Vähänissi 2023 IEEE Sensors Journal

Efficient surface passivation of germanium nanostructures with 1% reflectance

John Fung, Joonas Isometsä, Juha Pekka Lehtiö, Toni Pasanen, Hanchen Liu, Oskari Leiviskä, Pekka Laukkanen, Hele Savin, Ville Vähänissi 2023 Nanotechnology

Black ultra-thin crystalline silicon wafers reach the 4n2 absorption limit – application to IBC solar cells

Moises Garin, Toni Pasanen, G. López, Ville Vähänissi, Kexun Chen, I. Martín , Hele Savin 2023 Small
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Contact:
Associate Professor Hele Savin
Email: hele.savin at aalto.fi
Tel.: +358 50 5410 156

Postal address:
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering
Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering
P.O. Box 13500, 00076 Aalto, Finland

Visiting address:
Micronova, 4th floor, room 4156
Tietotie 3, 02150 Espoo

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