Ville Vähänissi

Staff Scientist
Staff Scientist
T411 Dept. Electronics and Nanoeng
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Contact information

Postal address
Tietotie 3 02150 Espoo Finland
Phone number
+358504106675

Honors and awards

Award for high-quality teaching in the academic year 2017-2018

Teachers of the course have a clear insight on how the course is settled in the programme, both the relationship to adjacent courses as well as learning outcomes of the programme. Teaching and learning methods support studying the available textbook and there is also supplementary material to support studying. <br/>
Palkinto tai huomionosoitus tuotoksesta Elektroniikan ja nanotekniikan laitos Oct 2018

Young Scientist Award (GADEST)

Palkinto tai huomionosoitus tuotoksesta Koulun yhteiset Sep 2019

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.
Palkinto tai huomionosoitus tuotoksesta Koulun yhteiset Sep 2018

Research groups

  • Hele Savin Group, Staff Scientist

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

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

(poster) Spatial uniformity of black silicon induced junction photodiode responsivity

Juha Heinonen, Antti Haarahiltunen, Ville Vähänissi, Toni Pasanen, Hele Savin, Juha Toivanen, Mikko Juntunen 2023

Spatial uniformity of black silicon induced junction photodiode responsivity

Juha Heinonen, Antti Haarahiltunen, Ville Vähänissi, Toni P. Pasanen, Hele Savin, Juha Toivanen, Mikko A. Juntunen 2023 Optical Components and Materials XX

Surface passivation of Germanium with ALD Al2O3: Impact of Composition and Crystallinity of GeOx Interlayer

Joonas Isometsä, Zahra Jahanshah Rad, John Fung, Hanchen Liu, Juha Pekka Lehtiö, Toni Pasanen, Oskari Leiviskä, Mikko Miettinen, P. Laukkanen, K. Kokko, Hele Savin, Ville Vähänissi 2023 Crystals

Is Carrier Mobility a Limiting Factor for Charge Transfer in Tio2/Si Devices? A Study by Transient Reflectance Spectroscopy

Ramsha Khan, Hannu Pasanen, Harri Ali-Löytty, Hussein Ayedh, Jesse Saari, Ville Vähänissi, Mika Valden, Hele Savin, Nikolai V. Tkachenko 2023 Surfaces and Interfaces

Chemical Excitation of Silicon Photoconductors by Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching

Shengyang Li, Hussein M. Ayedh, Marko Yli-Koski, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin, Jani Oksanen 2023 Journal of Physical Chemistry C

(oral talk) Electroless excitation of semiconductors through semiconductor-liquid interfaces

Shengyang Li, Kexun Chen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin, Jani Oksanen 2023

Comparison of SiNx-based Surface Passivation Between Germanium and Silicon

Hanchen Liu, Toni Pasanen, John Fung, Joonas Isometsä, Oskari Leiviskä, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2023 Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

(oral talk) Controlling SiO2 thin film charge and interface defect density on germanium

Hanchen Liu, Toni Pasanen, Oskari Leiviskä, Joonas Isometsä, John Fung, Marko Yli-Koski, Mikko Miettinen, Pekka J. Laukkanen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2023

(oral talk) Surface Passivation and Charge Transfer at TiO2/Si Interface

Xiaolong Liu, Ramsha Khan, Hannu Pasanen, Harri Ali-Löytty, Ville Vähänissi, Mika Valden, Nikolai V. Tkachenko, Hele Savin 2023

Plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposited SiO2 enables positive thin film charge and surface recombination velocity of 1.3 cm/s on germanium

Hanchen Liu, Toni Pasanen, Oskari Leiviskä, Joonas Isometsä, John Fung, Marko Yli-Koski, Mikko Miettinen, Pekka Laukkanen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2023 Applied Physics Letters

(poster) Contact formation via femtosecond-laser hyperdoping in silicon optoelectronic devices

Xiaolong Liu, Kexun Chen, Behrad Radfar, Patrick Mc Kearney, Simon Paulus, Sören Schäfer, Michael Serué, Doris Mutschall, Vesa Koskinen, Toni Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Mikko Juntunen, Stefan Kontermann, Hele Savin 2023

(poster) Surface Passivation of Si by Atomic Layer Deposited TiO2

Xiaolong Liu, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin, Ramsha Khan, Hannu Pasanen, Harri Ali-Löytty, Mika Valden, Nikolai V. Tkachenko 2023

Quantifying the Impact of Al Deposition Method on Underlying Al2O3/Si Interface Quality

Iris Mack, Kawa Rosta, Ulviyya Quliyeva, Jennifer Ott, Toni Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Zahra Jahanshah Rad, Juha Pekka Lehtiö, Pekka Laukkanen, Caterina Soldano, Hele Savin 2023 Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Atomic Layer Deposition of Titanium Oxide-Based Films for Semiconductor Applications–Effects of Precursor and Operating Conditions

Vladyslav Matkivskyi, Oskari Leiviskä, Sigurd Wenner, Liu Hanchen, Ville Vahanissi, Hele Savin, Marisa Di Sabatino, Gabriella Tranell 2023 Materials

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

Improved QE in CMOS image sensors with nano-black antireflection layer

Martin J. Prest, Olli Setälä, Konstantin D. Stefanov, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin, Douglas Jordan 2023 2023 International Image Sensor Workshop Proceedings

(oral talk) Improved QE in CMOS image sensors with nano-black antireflection layer

Martin J. Prest, Olli Setälä, Konstantin D. Stefanov, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin, Douglas Jordan 2023

Effects of Ultrahigh Vacuum Treatments on Wet Chemically Cleaned Si Surfaces

Zahra Jahanshah Rad, Mikko Miettinen, Marko Punkkinen, Pekka Laukkanen, Kalevi Kokko, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2023 Solid State Phenomena

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

(oral talk) Nanostructured Silicon Hyperdoped with Se by Ion Implantation and Flash Lamp Annealing

Behrad Radfar, Xiaolong Liu, Slawomir Prucnal, Mohd Saif Shaikh, Ulrich Kentsch, Ville Vähänissi, Yonder Berencén, Shengqiang Zhou, Hele Savin 2023

(invited talk) Excellent Responsivity and Low Dark Current Obtained with Black Si Photodiode

Hele Savin, Kexun Chen, Olli Setälä, Xiaolong Liu, Behrad Radfar, Ville Vähänissi 2023

(oral talk) Effective carrier lifetime in ultrashort pulse laser hyperdoped silicon: dopant concentration dependence and practical upper limits

Sören Schäfer, Xiaolong Liu, Patrick Mc Kearney, Simon Paulus, Behrad Radfar, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin, Stefan Kontermann 2023

Boron-implanted black silicon photodiode with close-to-ideal responsivity from 200 to 1000 nm

Olli Setälä, Kexun Chen, Toni Pasanen, Xiaolong Liu, Behrad Radfar, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2023 ACS Photonics

CMOS Image Sensor for Broad Spectral Range with >90% Quantum Efficiency

Olli E. Setälä, Martin J. Prest, Konstantin D. Stefanov, Douglas Jordan, Matthew R. Soman, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2023 Small

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

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 Optical Components and Materials XIX

(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) 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

Millisecond-Level Minority Carrier Lifetime in Femtosecond Laser-Textured Black Silicon

Xiaolong Liu, Behrad Radfar, Kexun Chen, Elmeri Pälikkö, Toni Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2022 IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

(oral talk) Carrier recombination in black silicon fabricated by high repetition rate fs-laser

Xiaolong Liu, Behrad Radfar, Toni Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2022

(oral talk) Controlling charge polarity and defect density at Ge/Al2O3 interface using SiNx interlayer

Hanchen Liu, Toni Pasanen, Tsun Hang Fung, Joonas Isometsä, Oskari Leiviskä, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2022

Perspectives on Black Silicon in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Experimental Comparison of Plasma Etching, MACE and Fs-Laser Etching

Xiaolong Liu, Behrad Radfar, Kexun Chen, Olli Setälä, Toni Pasanen, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin, Ville Vähänissi 2022 IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing

(poster) Optoelectronic properties of high repetition rate femtosecond-laser processed black silicon

Xiaolong Liu, Behrad Radfar, Toni Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2022

Tailoring Femtosecond-Laser Processed Black Silicon for Reduced Carrier Recombination Combined with >95% Above-Bandgap Absorption

Xiaolong Liu, Behrad Radfar, Kexun Chen, Toni Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2022 Advanced Photonics Research

(poster) Structure-induced luminescence in all-inorganic manganese halide perovskite nanocrystals

Anastasia Matuhina, G. Krishnamurthy Grandhi, Maning Liu, Harri Ali-Löytty, Hussein Ayedh, Jan Henrik Smått, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin, Paola Vivo 2022

Effects of post oxidation of SiO2/Si interfaces in ultrahigh vacuum below 450 °C

Zahra Jahanshah Rad, Juha Pekka Lehtiö, Kexun Chen, Iris Mack, Ville Vähänissi, Mikko Miettinen, Marko Punkkinen, Risto Punkkinen, Petri Suomalainen, Hannu Pekka Hedman, Mikhail Kuzmin, Jekaterina Kozlova, Mihkel Rähn, university tart, Hele Savin, Pekka Laukkanen, Kalevi Kokko 2022 Vacuum

(oral talk) Compatibility of Al-neal in processing of Si devices with Al2O3 layer

Olli Setälä, Toni Pasanen, Jennifer Ott, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2022

Efficient photon capture on germanium surfaces using industrially feasible nanostructure formation

Kexun Chen, Joonas Isometsä, Toni P. Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2021 Nanotechnology

Harnessing Carrier Multiplication in Silicon Solar Cells Using UV Photons

Kexun Chen, Olli E. Setala, Behrad Radfar, Udo Kroth, Ville Vahanissi, Hele Savin 2021 IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

(oral talk) Temperature dependency of responsivity and dark current of nearly ideal black silicon photodiodes

Juha Heinonen, Antti Haarahiltunen, Michael Serue, Daria Kriukova, Ville Vähänissi, Toni P. Pasanen, Hele Savin, Mikko A. Juntunen 2021

Temperature dependency of responsivity and dark current of nearly ideal black silicon photodiodes

Juha Heinonen, Antti Haarahiltunen, Michael Serue, Daria Kriukova, Ville Vähänissi, Toni P. Pasanen, Hele Savin, Mikko A. Juntunen 2021 Optical Components and Materials XVIII

Achieving surface recombination velocity below 10 cm/s in n-type Germanium using ALD Al2O3

Joonas Isometsä, John Fung, Toni Pasanen, Hanchen Liu, Marko Yli-Koski, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2021 APL Materials

Grass-like alumina coated window harnesses the full omnidirectional potential of black silicon photodiodes

Christoffer Kauppinen, Toni Pasanen, Kirill Isakov, Michael Serue, Juha Heinonen, Ville Vähänissi, Harri Lipsanen, Hele Savin 2021 Applied Optics

(invited talk) Black silicon for PV—Which fabrication technology to choose?

Xiaolong Liu, Behrad Radfar, Kexun Chen, Olli Setälä, Toni Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2021

Increased surface recombination in crystalline silicon under light soaking due to Cu contamination

Ismo TS Rauha, Anastasia H Soeriyadi, Moonyong Kim, Marko Yli-Koski, Brendan Wright, Ville Vähänissi, Brett J Hallam, Hele Savin 2021 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

(oral talk) Nanostructuring process to minimize reflective losses in optoelectronic devices

Päivikki Repo, Toni Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Joonas Isometsä, Kexun Chen, Moises Garin, Hele Savin 2021

Semiconductor structures and manufacturing the same

Hele Savin, Ville Vähänissi, Mikko Juntunen, Juha Heinonen 2021

Al-neal Degrades Al2O3 Passivation of Silicon Surface

Olli E. Setälä, Toni P. Pasanen, Jennifer Ott, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2021 Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Black silicon boron emitter solar cells with EQE above 95% in UV

Kexun Chen, Ville Vähänissi, Zahra Jahanshah Rad, Juha Pekka Lehtio, Pekka Laukkanen, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2020 Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2020

(poster) Black silicon boron emitter solar cells with EQE above 95% in UV

Kexun Chen, Ville Vähänissi, Zahra Jahanshah Rad, Juha Pekka Lehtio, Pekka Laukkanen, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2020

Improved emitter performance of RIE black silicon through the application of in-situ oxidation during POCl3 diffusion

Tsun Hang Fung, Toni Pasanen, Yu Zhang, Anastasia Soeriyadi, Ville Vähänissi, Giuseppe Scardera, David Payne, Hele Savin, Malcolm Abbott 2020 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Black-silicon ultraviolet photodiodes achieve external quantum efficiency above 130%

Moises Garin, Juha Heinonen, Lutz Werner, Toni Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Antti Haarahiltunen, M. Juntunen, Hele Savin 2020 Physical Review Letters

AlOx surface passivation of black silicon by spatial ALD: Stability under light soaking and damp heat exposure

Ismo T. S. Heikkinen, George Koutsourakis, Sauli Virtanen, Marko Yli-Koski, Sebastian Wood, Ville Vähänissi, Emma Salmi, Fernando A. Castro, Hele Savin 2020 Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films

Can hydrogenation mitigate Cu-induced bulk degradation in silicon?

Ismo T.S. Heikkinen, Brendan Wright, Anastasia H. Soeriyadi, Marko Yli-Koski, Moonyong Kim, Ville Vähänissi, Brett J. Hallam, Hele Savin 2020 Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2020

(oral talk) Can hydrogenation mitigate Cu-induced bulk degradation in silicon?

Ismo T.S. Heikkinen, Brendan Wright, Anastasia H. Soeriyadi, Marko Yli-Koski, Moonyong Kim, Ville Vähänissi, Brett J. Hallam, Hele Savin 2020

High-sensitivity NIR photodiodes using black silicon

Juha Heinonen, Antti Haarahiltunen, Michael Serue, Ville Vähänissi, Toni Pasanen, Hele Savin, Lutz Werner, Mikko Juntunen 2020 Optical Components and Materials XVII

Modeling Field-effect in Black Silicon and its Impact on Device Performance

Juha Heinonen, Toni Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Mikko Juntunen, Hele Savin 2020 IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

(oral talk) High-sensitivity NIR photodiodes using black silicon

Juha Heinonen, Antti Haarahiltunen, Michael Serue, Ville Vähänissi, Toni Pasanen, Hele Savin, Lutz Werner, Mikko Juntunen 2020

How Much Physics is in a Current-Voltage Curve? Inferring Defect Properties from Photovoltaic Device Measurements

Rachel C. Kurchin, Jeremy R. Poindexter, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin, Carlos del Cañizo, Tonio Buonassisi 2020 IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Black silicon back contact module with wide light acceptance angle

Pablo Ortega, Moises Garin, Guillaume von Gastrow, Tuukka Savisalo, Antti Tolvanen, Henri Vahlman, Ville Vähänissi, Toni Pasanen, David Carrio, Hele Savin, Ramon Alcubilla 2020 Progress in Photovoltaics

(oral talk) Black silicon back contact module with wide light acceptance angle

Pablo Ortega, Moises Garin, Guillaume von Gastrow, Tuukka Savisalo, Antti Tolvanen, Henri Vahlman, Ville Vähänissi, Toni Pasanen, David Carrio, Hele Savin, Ramon Alcubilla 2020

Impact of doping and silicon substrate resistivity on the blistering of atomic-layer-deposited aluminium oxide

Jennifer Ott, Toni P. Pasanen, Akiko Gädda, Moises Garín, Kawa Rosta, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2020 Applied Surface Science

Nanostructured germanium with >99% absorption at 300-1600 nm wavelengths

Toni Pasanen, Joonas Isometsä, Moises Garin, Kexun Chen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2020 Advanced Optical Materials

(oral talk) Nanostructured germanium with >99 % absorption for near-infrared sensor applications

Toni Pasanen, Joonas Isometsä, Moises Garin, Kexun Chen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2020

Decreasing Interface Defect Densities via Silicon Oxide Passivation at Temperatures Below 450 C

Zahra Jahanshah Rad, Juha-Pekka Lehtiö, Iris Mack, Kawa Rosta, Kexun Chen, Ville Vähänissi, Marko P.J. Punkkinen, Risto Punkkinen, Hannu-Pekka Hedman, Andrei Pavlov, Mikhail V. Kuzmin, Hele Savin, Pekka J. Laukkanen, Kalevi Kokko 2020 ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

(poster) Modification of chemical oxide passivation of silicon by ultrahigh-vacuum low-temperature treatments

Zahra Jahanshah Rad, Kexun Chen, Juha Pekka Lehtiö, Iris Mack, Esa Vuorinen, Ville Vähänissi, Mikhail Kuzmin, M.P.J. Punkkinen, Pekka Laukkanen, Hele Savin, Kalevi Kokko 2020

Superior gamma-detection and IR imaging via ALD-passivated germanium nanostructures

Hele Savin, Toni Pasanen, Joonas Isometsä, Kexun Chen, Ville Vähänissi, R Nurgalejevs, O Savina, V. Gostilo, A Aurola 2020

Effect of MACE Parameters on Electrical and Optical Properties of ALD Passivated Black Silicon

Kexun Chen, Toni Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2019 IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

MACE nano-texture process applicable for both single- and multi-crystalline diamond-wire sawn Si solar cells

Kexun Chen, Jiawei Zha, Fenqin Hu, Xiaoya Ye, Shuai Zou, Ville Vähänissi, Joshua Pearce, Hele Savin, Xiaodong Su 2019 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

(poster) On the Surface Passivation Stability of Spatial Atomic Layer Deposited Aluminum Oxide Films for Photovoltaics

Ismo T. S. Heikkinen, Sauli Virtanen, Marko Yli-Koski, Iris Mack, Ville Vähänissi, Emma Salmi, Hele Savin 2019

Stability of the surface passivation properties of atomic layer deposited aluminum oxide in damp heat conditions

Ismo Heikkinen, George Koutsourakis, Sebastian Wood, Ville Vähänissi, Fernando A. Castro, Hele Savin 2019 SiliconPV 2019, The 9th International Conference on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics

Dissociation and Formation Kinetics of Iron-Boron Pairs in Silicon after Phosphorus Implantation Gettering

Nabil Khelifati, Hannu S. Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin, Fatima Zohra Bouamama, Djoudi Bouhafs 2019 Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

(poster) Dissociation and Formation Kinetics of Iron-Boron Pairs in Silicon after Phosphorus Implantation Gettering

Nabil Khelifati, Hannu S. Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin, Fatima Zohra Bouamama, Djoudi Bouhafs 2019

Cast Monocrystalline Silicon: New Alternative for Micro- and Nano-electromechanical Systems

Zhengjun Liu, Ville Vähänissi, Nikolai Chekurov, Ilkka Tittonen, Hele Savin 2019 Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

(poster) Crystalline silicon oxide for enhanced surface passivation in silicon solar cells

Iris Mack, Ismo T. S. Heikkinen, Juha Pekka Lehtiö, Zahra Jahanshah Rad, Ville Vähänissi, Pekka Laukkanen, Hele Savin 2019

(oral talk) Doping in silicon affects the blistering of ALD-grown aluminium oxide

Jennifer Ott, Moises Garín, Kawa Rosta, Toni P. Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2019

Passivation of Detector‐Grade FZ‐Si with ALD‐Grown Aluminium Oxide

Jennifer Ott, Toni Pasanen, Päivikki Repo, Heli Seppänen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2019 Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Compatibility of 3-D Printed Devices in Cleanroom Environments for Semiconductor Processing

Toni P. Pasanen, Guillaume von Gastrow, Ismo T. S. Heikkinen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin, Joshua Pearce 2019 MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING

Impact of Black Silicon on Light- and Elevated Temperature-Induced Degradation in Industrial Passivated Emitter and Rear Cells

Toni Pasanen, Chiara Modanese, Ville Vähänissi, Hannu Laine, Franziska Wolny, Alexander Oehlke, Christian Kusterer, Ismo T. S. Heikkinen, Matthias Wagner, Hele Savin 2019 Progress in Photovoltaics

(oral talk) Passivation of Detector‐Grade FZ‐Si with ALD‐Grown Aluminium Oxide

Toni Pasanen, Jennifer Ott, Päivikki Repo, Heli Seppänen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2019

(poster) Efficient passivation of low-reflectance MACE black silicon

Toni P. Pasanen, Kexun Chen, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2019

(poster) Low-temperature cleaning and oxidation of silicon surfaces

Zahra Jahanshah Rad, Iris Mack, Juha Pekka Lehtiö, Ismo T. S. Heikkinen, Ville Vähänissi, Mikhail Kuzmin, M.P.J. Punkkinen, Risto Punkkinen, Hannu Pekka Hedman, Pekka Laukkanen, Hele Savin, Kalevi Kokko 2019

Cu gettering by phosphorus-doped emitters in p-type silicon: Effect on light-induced degradation

Alessandro Inglese, Hannu Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2018 AIP Advances

Semiconductor parameter extraction via current-voltage characterization and Bayesian inference methods

Rachel C. Kurchin, Jeremy R. Poindexter, Daniil Kitchaev, Ville Vähänissi, Carlos Del Cañizo, Liu Zhe, Hannu S. Laine, Chris Roat, Sergiu Levcenco, Gerbrand Ceder, Tonio Buonassisi 2018 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC &amp; 34th EU PVSEC)

Elucidation of Iron Gettering Mechanisms in Boron-Implanted Silicon Solar Cells

Hannu S. Laine, Ville Vahanissi, Zhengjun Liu, Ernesto Magana, Jan Krugener, Ashley E. Morishige, Kristian Salo, Barry Lai, Hele Savin, David P. Fenning 2018 IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

(invited talk) Impact of High Temperature Processing on Copper-Related Light-Induced-Degradation in Silicon Devices

Chiara Modanese, Henri Vahlman, Alessandro Inglese, Marko Yli-Koski, Hannu Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2018

(poster) Copper-Related Light Induced Degradation Activated by Firing

N. Nampalli, H. S. Laine, J. Colwell, V. Vähänissi, A. Inglese, C. Modanese, H. Vahlman, M. Yli-Koski, H. Savin 2018

Rapid thermal anneal activates light induced degradation due to copper redistribution

N. Nampalli, H. S. Laine, J. Colwell, V. Vähänissi, A. Inglese, C. Modanese, H. Vahlman, M. Yli-Koski, H. Savin 2018 Applied Physics Letters

Black silicon significantly enhances phosphorus diffusion gettering

Toni P. Pasanen, Hannu Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Jonas Schön, Hele Savin 2018 Scientific Reports

Impact of Standard Cleaning on Electrical and Optical Properties of Phosphorus-Doped Black Silicon

Toni P. Pasanen, Hannu Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Kristian Salo, Sebastian Husein, Hele Savin 2018 IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Industrial Applicability of Antireflection-Coating-Free Black Silicon on PERC Solar Cells and Modules

Toni Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Franziska Wolny, Alexander Oehlke, Matthias Wagner, Mikko A. Juntunen, Ismo T. S. Heikkinen, Emma Salmi, Sami Sneck, Henri Vahlman, Antti Tolvanen, Jaakko Hyvärinen, Hele Savin 2018 Proceedings of the 35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition

(invited talk) Elimination of light-induced degradation by black silicon

Toni Pasanen, Chiara Modanese, Ville Vähänissi, Franziska Wolny, Alexander Oehlke, Christian Kusterer, Matthias Wagner, Hele Savin 2018

(invited talk) Impact of Standard Cleaning on Electrical and Optical Properties of Phosphorus-Doped Black Silicon

Toni P. Pasanen, Hannu Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Kristian Salo, Hele Savin 2018

(invited talk) Industrial applicability of black silicon on PERC solar cells and modules

Toni Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Franziska Wolny, Alexander Oehlke, Matthias Wagner, Mikko A. Juntunen, Ismo T. S. Heikkinen, Sami Sneck, Henri Vahlman, Antti Tolvanen, Jaakko Hyvärinen, Hele Savin 2018

(oral talk) Elimination of light-induced degradation by black silicon

Toni Pasanen, Chiara Modanese, Ville Vähänissi, Franziska Wolny, Alexander Oehlke, Christian Kusterer, Matthias Wagner, Hele Savin 2018

(poster) Industrial Applicability of Antireflection-Coating-Free Black Silicon on PERC Solar Cells and Modules

Toni Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Franziska Wolny, Alexander Oehlke, Matthias Wagner, Mikko A. Juntunen, Ismo T. S. Heikkinen, Emma Salmi, Sami Sneck, Henri Vahlman, Antti Tolvanen, Jaakko Hyvärinen, Hele Savin 2018

Photodetector structures and manufacturing the same

Hele Savin, Ville Vähänissi, Mikko Juntunen, Päivikki Repo, Antti Haarahiltunen 2018

Efficient surface passivation of black silicon using spatial atomic layer deposition

Ismo Heikkinen, Päivikki Repo, Ville Vähänissi, Toni Pasanen, Ville Malinen, Hele Savin 2017

Efficient surface passivation of black silicon using spatial atomic layer deposition

Ismo Heikkinen, Päivikki Repo, Ville Vähänissi, Toni Pasanen, Ville Malinen, Hele Savin 2017 7th International Conference on Silicon Photovoltaics, SiliconPV 2017

(oral talk) Efficient surface passivation of black silicon using spatial atomic layer deposition

Ismo Heikkinen, Päivikki Repo, Ville Vähänissi, Toni Pasanen, Ville Malinen, Hele Savin 2017

(poster) Efficient surface passivation of black silicon using spatial atomic layer deposition

Ismo Heikkinen, Päivikki Repo, Ville Vähänissi, Toni Pasanen, Ville Malinen, Hele Savin 2017

Black silicon n-Type photodiodes with high response over wide spectral range

Juha Heinonen, Mikko A. Juntunen, Hannu S. Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Päivikki Repo, Timo Dönsberg, Hele Savin 2017 Optical Sensors 2017

(oral talk) Black silicon n-Type photodiodes with high response over wide spectral range

Juha Heinonen, Mikko A. Juntunen, Hannu S. Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Päivikki Repo, Timo Dönsberg, Hele Savin 2017

N-Type induced junction black silicon photodiode for UV detection

Mikko A. Juntunen, Juha Heinonen, Hannu S. Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Päivikki Repo, Anna Vaskuri, Hele Savin 2017 Integrated Photonics: Materials, Devices, and Applications IV

(oral talk) Novel high quantum efficiency photodiode for X-ray imaging

Mikko Juntunen, Juha Heinonen, Ville Vähänissi, Päivikki Repo, Hele Savin 2017

(oral talk) N-Type induced junction black silicon photodiode for UV detection

Mikko A. Juntunen, Juha Heinonen, Hannu S. Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Päivikki Repo, Anna Vaskuri, Hele Savin 2017

(oral talk) Increasing yield of cast-silicon ingots via Tabula Rasa anneal

Hannu Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Zhengjun Liu, Toni Pasanen, Antti Haarahiltunen, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2017

(oral talk) Toward Effective Gettering in Boron-Implanted Silicon Solar Cells

Hannu S. Laine, Ville Vahanissi, Zhengjun Liu, Ernesto Magana, Ashley E. Morishige, Jan Kruegener, Kristian Salo, Barry Lai, Hele Savin, David P. Fenning 2017

(poster) Unified model for iron gettering in boron- and phosphorus-implanted silicon

Hannu Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Zhengjun Liu, Ernesto Magana, Jan Krugener, Ashley E. Morishige, Kristian Salo, Barry Lai, David P. Fenning, Hele Savin 2017

Toward Effective Gettering in Boron-Implanted Silicon Solar Cells

Hannu S. Laine, Ville Vahanissi, Zhengjun Liu, Ernesto Magana, Ashley E. Morishige, Jan Kruegener, Kristian Salo, Barry Lai, Hele Savin, David P. Fenning 2017 Proceedings of the 44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)

Electronic Quality Improvement of Highly Defective Quasi-Mono Silicon Material by Phosphorus Diffusion Gettering

Zhengjun Liu, Ville Vähänissi, Hannu S. Laine, Morten Lindeberg, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2017 Advanced Electronic Materials

(invited talk) Enhanced iron gettering with black silicon

Toni Pasanen, Hannu Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2017

(invited talk) Gettering of iron with black silicon

Toni Pasanen, Hannu Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Jonas Schön, Hele Savin 2017

(poster) Comparison of contact and contactless CV for thin film oxide characterization

Toni Pasanen, Juha Heinonen, Navneet Kumar, Ville Vähänissi, Chiara Modanese, Hele Savin 2017

Surface passivation of black silicon phosphorus emitters with atomic layer deposited SiO2/Al2O3 stacks

Toni Pasanen, Ville Vähänissi, Nicholas Theut, Hele Savin 2017 7th International Conference on Silicon Photovoltaics, SiliconPV 2017

Full recovery of red zone in p-type high-performance multicrystalline silicon

Ville Vähänissi, Hannu S. Laine, Zhengjun Liu, Marko Yli-Koski, Antti Haarahiltunen, Hele Savin 2017 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Near-unity quantum efficiency of broadband black silicon photodiodes with an induced junction

Mikko A. Juntunen, Juha Heinonen, Ville Vähänissi, Päivikki Repo, Dileep Valluru, Hele Savin 2016 Nature Photonics

Finite- vs. infinite-source emitters in silicon photovoltaics

Hannu S. Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Zhengjun Liu, Haibing Huang, Ernesto Magana, Ashley E. Morishige, Nabil Khelifati, Sebastian Husein, Barry Lai, Mariana Bertoni, Djoudi Bouhafs, Tonio Buonassisi, David P. Fenning, Hele Savin 2016 Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)

Impact of Iron Precipitation on Phosphorus-Implanted Silicon Solar Cells

Hannu S. Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Ashley E. Morishige, Jasmin Hofstetter, Antti Haarahiltunen, Barry Lai, Hele Savin, David P. Fenning 2016 IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

(oral talk) Turning scrap silicon wafers into usable solar-cell material by dissolving precipitated metal impurities

Hannu Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Antti Haarahiltunen, Tonio Buonassisi, Zhengjun Liu, Hele Savin 2016

(poster) Decreasing the “red zone” width in seed-assisted cast silicon wafers via Tabula Rasa anneal

Hannu Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Zhengjun Liu, Antti Haarahiltunen, Hele Savin 2016

(poster) Evaluation of iron gettering mechanisms in boron-implanted emitters

Hannu Laine, Ernesto Magana, Ville Vähänissi, Zhengjun Liu, Kristian Salo, Haibing Huang, Hele Savin 2016

(poster) Finite- vs. infinite-source emitters in silicon photovoltaics

Hannu S. Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Zhengjun Liu, Haibing Huang, Ernesto Magana, Ashley E. Morishige, Nabil Khelifati, Sebastian Husein, Barry Lai, Mariana Bertoni, Djoudi Bouhafs, Tonio Buonassisi, David P. Fenning, Hele Savin 2016

(oral talk) Removal of iron precipitates in quasi-mono silicon wafers using high-temperature anneal

Hannu Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Zhengjun Liu, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2015

(poster) Investigating iron gettering mechanisms in phosphorous-implanted emitters

Hannu Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Ashley E. Morishige, Jasmin Hofstetter, Antti Haarahiltunen, Barry Lai, David P. Fenning, Hele Savin 2015

(poster) Removal of iron precipitates in multicrystalline silicon wafers using high-temperature anneal

Ville Vähänissi, Hannu Laine, Zhengjun Liu, Antti Haarahiltunen, Marko Yli-Koski, Matthias Wagner, Hele Savin 2015

Iron Precipitation upon Gettering in Phosphorus-Implanted Czochralski Silicon and its Impact on Solar Cell Performance

David Fenning, Ville Vähänissi, Ashley Morishige, Hannu Laine, Antti Haarahiltunen, Sergio Castellanos, Mallory Jensen, Hele Savin 2014 Proceeedings of the 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 8-13, 2014

(oral talk) Iron Precipitation upon Gettering in Phosphorus-Implanted Czochralski Silicon and its Impact on Solar Cell Performance

David Fenning, Ville Vähänissi, Ashley Morishige, Hannu Laine, Antti Haarahiltunen, Sergio Castellanos, Mallory Jensen, Hele Savin 2014

(invited talk) The size distribution of iron precipitates in implanted solar cells

Hannu Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Jasmin Hofstetter, Ashley E. Morishige, Antti Haarahiltunen, David P. Fenning, Hele Savin 2014

(poster) Simulating Iron Precipitation in Phosphorus-Implanted Solar Cells

Hannu Laine, Ville Vähänissi, Jasmin Hofstetter, Ashley Morishige, Antti Haarahiltunen, David Fenning, Hele Savin 2014

(invited) Ion implantation induced defects and their recovery during silicon solar cell emitter formation

Z. Liu, Ville Vähänissi, Hannu Laine, Antti Haarahiltunen, Hele Savin 2014

Main defect reactions behind phosphorus diffusion gettering of iron

Jonas Schön, Ville Vähänissi, Antti Haarahiltunen, Martin Schubert, Wilhelm Warta, Hele Savin 2014 Journal of Applied Physics

Gettering of Iron in Silicon Solar Cells with Implanted Emitters

Ville Vähänissi, Antti Haarahiltunen, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2014 IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

N-type black silicon solar cells

Päivikki Repo, Jan Benick, Ville Vähänissi, Jonas Schön, Guillaume von Gastrow, Bernd Steinhauser, Martin C. Schubert, Martin Hermle, Hele Savin 2013 Energy Procedia

(oral talk) Passivation of black silicon boron emitters with ALD Al2O3

Päivikki Repo, Ville Vähänissi, Jonas Schön, Jan Benick, Martin C. Schubert, Hele Savin 2013

Passivation of black silicon boron emitters with atomic layer deposited aluminum oxide

Päivikki Repo, Jan Benick, Guillaume von Gastrow, Ville Vähänissi, Friedemann D. Heinz, Jonas Schön, Martin C. Schubert, Hele Savin 2013 Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters

Impact of phosphorus gettering parameters and initial iron level on silicon solar cell properties

Ville Vähänissi, Antti Haarahiltunen, Heli Talvitie, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2013 Progress in Photovoltaics

(oral talk) Gettering of iron in silicon solar cells with implanted emitters

Ville Vähänissi, Antti Haarahiltunen, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2013

(poster) Gettering of iron in silicon solar cells with implanted emitters

Ville Vähänissi, Antti Haarahiltunen, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2013

Significant minority carrier lifetime improvement in red edge zone in n-type multicrystalline silicon

Ville Vähänissi, Marko Yli-Koski, Antti Haarahiltunen, Heli Talvitie, Yameng Bao, Hele Savin 2013 Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

(invited talk) Modeling of boron and phosphorus diffusion gettering of iron in silicon

Antti Haarahiltunen, Ville Vähänissi, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2012

(poster) Non-Equilibrium Segregation of Iron and Iron Precipitation at the Emitter During Phosphorus Diffusion Gettering

Antti Haarahiltunen, Heli Talvitie, Ville Vähänissi, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2012

Diffusion gettering of metal impurities in silicon

Hele Savin, Ville Vähänissi, Marko Yli-Koski, Heli Talvitie, Antti Haarahiltunen 2012 Proceedings of the 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

(invited talk) Diffusion gettering of metal impurities in silicon

Hele Savin, Ville Vähänissi, Marko Yli-Koski, Heli Talvitie, Antti Haarahiltunen 2012

(poster) Significant improvement of red edge zone in n-type multicrystalline silicon by gettering

Ville Vähänissi, Marko Yli-Koski, Yacine Boulfrad, Hele Savin 2012

Gettering of iron in CZ-silicon by polysilicon layer

Antti Haarahiltunen, Marko Yli-Koski, Heli Talvitie, Ville Vähänissi, Jeanette Lindroos, Hele Savin 2011 Physica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics

Experimental study of iron redistribution between bulk defects and boron doped layer in silicon wafers

Heli Talvitie, Marko Yli-Koski, Antti Haarahiltunen, Ville Vähänissi, Muhammad Imran Asghar, Hele Savin 2011 Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Phosphorus and boron diffusion gettering of iron in monocrystalline silicon

Heli Talvitie, Ville Vähänissi, Antti Haarahiltunen, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2011 Journal of Applied Physics

Effect of Contamination Level and Gettering Parameters on Solar Cell Performance in Iron Contaminated Silicon

Ville Vähänissi, Antti Haarahiltunen, Heli Talvitie, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2011 Proceedings of the 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference

Effect of iron on solar cell parameters

Ville Vähänissi, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2011 Proceedings of the 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Hamburg, Germany, September 5-9, 2011

(poster) Effect of Contamination Level and Gettering Parameters on Solar Cell Performance in Iron Contaminated Silicon

Ville Vähänissi, Antti Haarahiltunen, Heli Talvitie, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2011

Analysis of Heterogeneous Iron Precipitation in Multicrystalline Silicon

Antti Haarahiltunen, Ville Vähänissi, Marko Yli-Koski, Heli Talvitie, Hele Savin 2010 Solid State Phenomena

(poster) Gettering of iron in CZ-silicon by polysilicon layer

Antti Haarahiltunen, Marko Yli-Koski, Heli Talvitie, Ville Vähänissi, Jeanette Lindroos, Hele Savin 2010

Physical mechanisms of boron diffusion gettering of iron in silicon

V. Vähänissi, A. Haarahiltunen, H. Talvitie, M. Yli-Koski, J. Lindroos, H. Savin 2010 Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters

Analysis of phosphorus diffusion and intrinsic gettering of iron in multicrystalline silicon

Antti Haarahiltunen, Heli Talvitie, Marko Yli-Koski, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2009 European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference

(oral talk) Analysis of Heterogeneous Iron Precipitation in Multicrystalline Silicon

Antti Haarahiltunen, Ville Vähänissi, Marko Yli-Koski, Heli Talvitie, Hele Savin 2009

(poster) Analysis of phosphorus diffusion and intrinsic gettering of iron in multicrystalline silicon

Antti Haarahiltunen, Heli Talvitie, Marko Yli-Koski, Ville Vähänissi, Hele Savin 2009

New sampling surfaces for desorption atmospheric pressure photoionization-mass spectrometry

Laura Luosujärvi, Ville Vähänissi, Sami Franssila, Risto Kostiainen, Tapio Kotiaho, Tiina Kauppila 2009

Effect of iron on the efficiency of single crystalline silicon solar cells

Ville Vähänissi, Antti Haarahiltunen, Heli Talvitie, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2009 Proceedings of the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference

Effect of Oxygen in Low Temperature Boron and Phosphorus Diffusion Gettering of Iron in Czochralski-Grown Silicon

Ville Vähänissi, Antti Haarahiltunen, Marki Yli-Koski, H. Talvitie, M. I. Asghar, Hele Savin 2009 Solid State Phenomena

(oral talk) Effect of Oxygen in Low Temperature Boron and Phosphorus Diffusion Gettering of Iron in Czochralski-Grown Silicon

Ville Vähänissi, Antti Haarahiltunen, Marki Yli-Koski, H. Talvitie, M. I. Asghar, Hele Savin 2009

(poster) Effect of iron on the efficiency of single crystalline silicon solar cells

Ville Vähänissi, Antti Haarahiltunen, Heli Talvitie, Marko Yli-Koski, Hele Savin 2009

High-tempereture silicon microbridge actuator

Lauri Sainiemi, Kestutis Grigoras, Ji Fan, Ville Saarela, Ville Vähänissi, Aki Laakso, Sami Franssila 2008