Hele Savin
Professor
Professor
T411 Dept. Electronics and Nanoeng
- defect engineering in microelectronic and photovoltaic applications
- black silicon in photovoltaics and imaging detectors
- atomic layer deposition for semiconductor surface passivation
- light induced degradation in silicon
Full researcher profile
https://research.aalto.fi/...
Areas of expertise
Photovoltaics, Characterization, Defect engineering, Semiconductors, Nanotechnology, Micro- and Nanoelectronics, Detectors, Black silicon, Atomic layer deposition
Honors and awards
Special Recognition (World Cultural Council)
The World Cultural Council selects people with outstanding achievements in science, education, and art since 1984.. Also, a special recognition will be given for researchers who have made remarkable achievements in the host country, up to a maximum of 10 people.
Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Department of Micro and Nanosciences
Jan 2014
Best Poster Award at IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Poster title: Gettering of iron in silicon solar cells with implanted emitters
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Micro and Nanosciences
Jan 2013
SiWEDS Outstanding Research Award (Silicon Wafer and Defect Engineering Centre, USA)
... in recognition of her exceptional technical contribution in the field of silicon material science.
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Micro and Nanosciences
Jan 2004
Future of Electricity Award (Association of Electrical Engineers)
“In recognition of her career-long work developing solar energy conversion efficiency”
Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Department of Micro and Nanosciences
Jan 2014
Young Scientist Award World Economic Forum (WEF), Switzerland
The Young Scientists represent rising-star researchers in the work of the World Economic Forum. The Young Scientists are extraordinary scientists from various academic disciplines and geographies. They are committed to integrating scientific knowledge into society for the public good. In the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Young Scientists helps leaders engage with science and the role it plays in society.<br/><br/>Selection criteria:<br/>- Experience as a Principal Investigator, group leader or early tenure track professor <br/>- Present a recognized record of research excellence<br/>- Demonstrate a commitment to serve society at large through exceptional contribution<br/>- Show an impeccable public record and good standing in their community<br/>
Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Department of Micro and Nanosciences
Jan 2013
European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant
Researchers of any nationality with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD, a scientific track record showing great promise and an excellent research proposal.
Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering
Jan 2012
Materials Technology Innovation Award, 2nd place (FTI)
...to encourage free university research to come up with inventions of significant value for Finland.
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering
Jan 2010
Master's Thesis of the Year
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering
Jan 2000
Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship
Humboldt foundation sponsors academic collaborations between foreign and German researchers by granting research fellowships based on candidate's excellent performance. Fellowships from the Foundation are considered to be among the most prestigious and generous awards in Germany.
Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering
Jan 2009
35th EU PVSEC 2018 Student Award
Talk title: Elimination of light-induced degradation by black silicon<br/>The award was delivered in recognition of the most remarkable and outstanding research work in the field of PV.
Award or honor granted for a specific work
School common, ELEC
Sep 2018
Research groups
- Hele Savin Group
Publications
Role of CsMnCl3 Nanocrystal Structure on Its Luminescence Properties
Anastasia Matuhina, G. Krishnamurthy Grandhi, Fang Pan, Maning Liu, Harri Ali-Löytty, Hussein M. Ayedh, Antti Tukiainen, Jan-Henrik Smått, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin, Jingrui Li, Patrick Rinke, Paola Vivo
2023
ACS Applied Nano Materials
Optoelectronic properties of black silicon fabricated by femtosecond laser in ambient air: exploring a large parameter space
Behrad Radfar, Kexun Chen, Olli Setälä, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin, Xiaolong Liu
2023
Optics Letters
Fast Wafer-Level Characterization of Silicon Photodetectors by Photoluminescence Imaging
Hussein Ayedh, Wisa Förbom, Juha Heinonen, Ismo T. S. Heikkinen, Marko Yli-Koski, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin
2022
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
(oral talk) Record-high UV response in implanted junctions through passivation of surface defects and minimisation of boron implantation damage
Kexun Chen, Olli Setälä, Behrad Radfar, Udo Kroth, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin
2022
Effect of anode sheet resistance on rise time of black silicon induced junction photodiodes
Juha Heinonen, Antti Haarahiltunen, Ville Vähänissi, Toni P. Pasanen, Hele Savin, Mikko A. Juntunen
2022
SPIE Conference Proceedings
(oral talk) Effect of anode sheet resistance on rise time of black silicon induced junction photodiodes
Juha Heinonen, Antti Haarahiltunen, Ville Vähänissi, Toni Pasanen, Hele Savin, Mikko Juntunen
2022
(poster) Spatial uniformity of black silicon induced junction photodiode responsivity
Juha Heinonen, Antti Haarahiltunen, Ville Vähänissi, Toni Pasanen, Hele Savin, Mikko Juntunen
2022
(poster) Reduction of defect density at Ge/Al2O3 interface using GeO2 interfacial layers
Joonas Isometsä, John Fung, Toni Pasanen, Hanchen Liu, Oskari Leiviskä, Marko Yli-Koski, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin
2022
Electron Injection in Metal Assisted Chemical Etching as a Fundamental Mechanism for Electroless Electricity Generation
Shengyang Li, Kexun Chen, Ville Vähänissi, Ivan Radevici, Hele Savin, Jani Oksanen
2022
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Comparison of SiNx-based Surface Passivation Between Germanium and Silicon
Hanchen Liu, Toni Pasanen, John Fung, Joonas Isometsä, Oskari Leiviskä, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin
2022
Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science