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Full Name: Zhibin Zhou Birth date : Sept. * ****

Address: No 880, Cangyuan Road, Minhang, Shanghai, China

( I' ll be in America with immigration status in Jan. 2012 )

Tel: 0086-1-395-***-**** E-Mail: ********@***.***

Objective: Seeking a position to apply my skill to promote the

Photovoltaic solar cell performance and Industrial development.

Employment History:

2011 ~ present: Chief Engineer & technology vice general manager, Anhui

Yingfa Solar Energy Limited Company, China

. Optimization of fabrication processing for multi-crystalline silicon

solar cells

. Trainning of new employee,and organization of production

. Acid texture of mono-crystalline silicon solar cells, silicon nitride

thin film process reformation

. Investigation of American photovoltaic market and its policy, tax

credit law

2010 ~ 2011: Chief Engineer, Mingyuan New Energy Limited Company, China

. Designing of Production line, choice of spec and style of fabrication

equipments for mono-crystalline silicon solar cells, Optimization of

fabrication processing, achievement of efficiency 17.5%

. Training of employee for production line

. Setup of ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS18001system

. Writing and obtained two R/D proposals

2008 ~ 2010: Research Scientist, Boston College Dept. of Physics

. Simulation work with AMPS for multi-junction thin film silicon solar

cells,

. ZnO transparent conductive thin films with Plasma thermal CVD, TCO

thin films electrode contact

. Bonding strength testing of BiSbTe thermoelectric devices

2008 ~ 2008: Scientific Consultant, Beijing Office, Terra Solar Global,

Inc. USA

. Optimization of processing condition for 5MW solar cell production

Changzhou, Jiangsu

. ZAO transparent conductive thin films from sputtering processing

. Quantum efficiency analysis of multi-junction silicon thin film solar

cells

2007 ~ 2008: Research Associate, Loughborough University, UK

. Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST)

. Fabrication processing of laser groove buried contact (LGBC) silicon

solar cells

. Silicon nitride thin film deposition from Remote Plasma sputtering

processing

2006: Visiting Professor, Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka

University, Japan

. spraying nano TiO2 and FTO processing and properties,

. Achievement F-doped SnO2 films with resistivity 2.8 10-4 ?cm, and

. 7.8% DSSC solar cells (5(5mm2)

2001~2007: Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China

. Director of solar energy institute laboratory, and advisor of

graduated students. Excellent teacher award in 2004 in SJTU

. Being in charge of research project 'CNx based thin film photovoltaic

devices', 'HIT solar cells based on nano-silicon thin films by HWCVD'

and 'thin film solar cells simulation with AMPS' from 2002 to 2005,

present achievement: efficiency of single surface HIT solar cells

12.5% (this is just a primary result we now used one HWCVD deposition

chamber)

. CuInSe2 thin films formed by selenization of both sputtering and co-

evaporated Cu-In alloy

. Thin film deposition processing (PECVD / RF sputtering/DC magnetron

sputtering/ion beam sputtering/ APCVD/HWCVD)

. Semiconductor process, main achievement: fabrication of 15.7%

efficiency low cost monocrystal silicon solar cells (it is highest

record for Si solar cells at 2003 in China, quasi-square103(103mm2) in

2003, obtained Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award twice in

2004 and 2008

. Designing, maintenance and troubleshooting for vacuum and

semiconductor equipments

. Material and device characterization

. Giving lectures: Semiconductor physics and devices for undergraduate

Physics of solar cells, thin film processing and equipments for

graduated students

. Directing technicians for their experimental skills, graduated

students for their research items

2002 ~ 2004 part-time job R/D engineer, Topsola Green Energy Company

. fabrication processing for crystalline silicon solar cells

. processing pilot and quality control for technique transfer on screen

printing crystalline silicon solar cells with SiNx anti-reflection

coating

Skills:

. Strong background of physics and semiconductor physics(Especially

Physics of Solar cells)

. Broad knowledge of semiconductor processing, such as

metallization/etching

/photolithography/RTP/diffusion/oxidization/screen printing; co-firing

of front and rear metallization and front Si3N4 firing through process

for Si solar cells; experience on wet-chemical etching and plasma

etching of silicon wafer; morphology of the silicon surface after

chemical etching; the formation of textured surface; P diffusion with

SiO2 and SiNx mask pattern.

. Thin films process, Co-evaporation and selenization of CIS films and

CBD-CdS films; PECVD experience of Si3N4, HWCVD for silicon thin films

and USPCVD and RF sputtering for transparent conductive oxide thin

films; designing of TCO thin films deposition equipment, Experience

with schottky junction and diamond like carbon thin films; TiO2 the

films with thermal spray

. Maintenance of High vacuum, different pumping system, designing of

parts in high vacuum, and plasma environment; vacuum leaking detection

methods

. Material characterization and data analyses, such as SEM/ESR/XPS/laser

spectral ellipsometry /XRD/TEM/laser RAMAN/Hall measurement /C-V

test/I-V, minority carrier life time and QE test

. Computer skill: Office 2000, Photoshop, Origin 6.0, VB 6.0, Computer

simulation for PV device AMPS and PC1D

Education:

. Doctor of Philosophy (2001) Shanghai Jiaotong University

. Master of Science (1989) Xi'an Jiaotong University & Xi'an Optical

Precision Machinery Institute of Chinese Academic of Science

. Bachelor of Science (1984) Anhui Normal University

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Publication:

Journal:

[1] Zhibin Zhou, Rongqiang Cui 'Preparation of carbon nitride films and

photovoltaic property of C-N/CuInSe2/Si heterojunction' Chinese Science

Bulletin, Vol. 40, No. 21, 1995. p1969~1972

[2] Hua Peng, Zhibin Zhou, et al 'Research on bandgap graded ?-? solar

cells' Chinese Journal of Semiconductors Vol.26 No.5 2005 p958-964

[3] Zhibin Zhou, Rongqiang Cui, Qianjun Pang 'Preparation of indium tin

oxide and F ion doped tin oxide thin films by ultrasonic spraying method'

Applied Surface Science 172 (2001) p245-252

[4] Zhibin Zhou, Zhenming Ding, 'Amorphous Hydrogenated Carbon-Nitrogen

Alloy Thin Films for Solar Cell Application' Chinese Phys. Lett. Vol.18,

No. (2001) p564-566

[5] Zhibin Zhou, Yazheng Zhang 'Polycrystalline diamond thin films and

heterojunction of diamond/silicon' Semiconductor Technology (1994) No.3,

p35~37

[6] Zhibin Zhou, Sichao Cheng, Yazheng Zhang 'Fractal growth of

fullerene tube in carbon thin films' Physics, (1995) Vol. 24, No. 4,

p238~239

[7] Linhua Zhai, Zhibin Zhou 'Positron trapping effecting at the grain

boundaries of Fe73.5 Cu1 Nb3 Si13.5 B9 nanocrystalline alloys' Materials

Science Forum Vols.175-178 (1995) p605-608 1995 Trans Tech

Publications, Switzerland

[8] Z.B. Zhou, R.Q. Cui, Z.M. Ding, 'Mixed phase F-doped Tin oxide thin

films and related properties deposited by ultrasonic spray APCVD' J. of

Material Science: Materials in Electronics 12 (2001) 417-421

[9] Z.B. Zhou, R.Q. Cui and G.M. Hadi 'Schottky solar cells with

amorphous carbon nitride thin films prepared by ion beam sputtering

technique' Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 70 (4) 2002, pp. 487-

493

[10] Liang Zhao, Zhibin Zhou, et al, 'Study on monocrystalline silicon

solar cells by co-firing process' Journal of Solar Energy in Chinese,

vol26, no4 (2005) p585-589

[11] Liang Zhao, Zhibin Zhou 'Indium tin oxide thin films by bias

magnetron rf sputtering for heterojunction solar cells application'

Applied Surface Science 252 (2005) 385-392

[12] Meicang Liu, Zhibin Zhou, et al 'Photo response properties of

photovoltaic new material---carbon nitride thin films' Chinese Journal of

Semiconductors Vol.25, No.4 (2004) p400-403

[13] Wenyi Li, Xun Cai, Zhibin Zhou, et al 'Growth of CIS thin films by

selenization of co-evaporated Cu-In alloy' Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong

University Vol 36, No. 5, May, 2002, p 616-619

[14] Wenyi Li, Xun Cai, Qiulong Chen, Zhibin Zhou. 'Influence of growth

process on the structural, optical and electrical properties of CBD-CdS

films' Materials Letters 59(1): 1-5 (2005)

[15] G.Q Ding, W.Z Shen, M.J. Zheng, Z. B. Zhou 'Integration of single-

crystalline nanocolumns into highly ordered nanopore arrays'

Nanotechnology 17 (2006) p2590-2594

[16] G.Q. Ding, W.Z. Shen, M.J. Zheng, Z.B. Zhou Indium oxide "rods

in dots" nanostructures Applied Physics Letters 89, 063113 (2006)

[17] P.Q. Luo, Z.B. Zhou, K.Y. Chan, 'Gas doping ratio effects on p-type

hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon thin films grown by hot-wire

chemical vapor deposition', Applied Surface Science (2008), doi:

10.1016/j.apsusc.(2008) 08.038

[18] P.Q Luo, Z.B. Zhou, Y.J. Li, S.Q. Lin, X.M. Dou, R.Q. Cui,

'Effects of deposition pressure on the microstructural and optoelectrical

properties of B-doped hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon thin films

grown by hot-wire chemical vapor deposition', Microelectronics Journal

39, 12 (2008)

Conference:

[1] Rongqiang Cui, Yimin Lu, Zhibin Zhou 'The diamond-like carbon films

by arc discharge deposition' Ninth E. C. Photovoltaic Solar Energy

Conference Freiburg, 25-29, Sept.1989, p747-749

[2] Z.B. Zhou, R.Q. Cui, Q.J. Pang, 'Effects of ion bombarding and

nitrogenation on the properties of photovoltaic a-CNx thin films' Mat.

Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 692 H.9.2.1 2002 MRS fall meeting, Boston,

Nov. 26, 2001

[3] Zhibin Zhou, Rongqiang Cui, G. M. Hadi 'Nanocrystalline silicon

thin films from single ion beam sputtering' Mat. Res. Soc. Symp.

Proc.Vol. 692 2003 MRS Spring Meeting 2003, San Francisco, A 7. 3.1

[4] R. Q. Cui, Q.H. Ye, Z.B. Zhou, et.al. 'Solar Photovoltaic in

Shanghai' PVSEC-15 Shanghai China (2005) 21-7 p357-358

[5] P.Q. Luo, Z.B. Zhou, W. Jiang, etal 'Raman studies on nc-Si:H thin

films prepared by HWCVD' PVSEC-15 Shanghai China (2005) P-38, p1120-1121

[6] Zhigang Liu, Tietun Sun, Shiwei Ku and Zhibin Zhou 'Separation of p-

n Junction by Back Etching' PVSEC-15 Shanghai China 2005 P-9, p1062-1063

[7] Z. B. Zhou, P. Q. Luo and W. Jiang, 'Formation of Light Trapping in

HIT Solar Cells' PVSEC-15 Shanghai China (2005) 43-1, p657-658

[8] P.Q. Luo, Z.B. Zhou and W. Jiang, 'Numerical Simulation of GaAs/Si

Heterojunction Solar Cells' PVSEC-15 Shanghai China (2005) 23-2, p375-376

[9] Zhibin Zhou and Kevin Bass, 'Enhancement of minority carrier life

time through back surface field formation in crystal silicon solar cells'

PVSAT4 University of Bath Wednesday 2 - Friday 4 April 2008

[10] G.Claudio, Z.Zhou and K.Bass 'Photoconductive measurements of Laser

Grooved Buried Contacts (LGBC) Silicon Solar cells' PVSAT4 University of

Bath Wednesday 2 - Friday 4 April 2008

Completed and Submitted:

[1] 'Effect of Spray processing on high quality F doped tin oxide films

from a modified spray method'

[2] 'High Voc mechanism obtained from overcompensation to shallow

surface of emitter in crystal silicon solar cells with AMPS simulation'

Patents:

[1] Z.B. Zhou, R.Q. Cui and F.Y.Meng 'High efficiency crystal silicon

solar cells and method of fabricating same' Patent number: CN1206743C

(authorized)

[2] Z.B. Zhou, R.Q. Cui and P.Q.Luo, 'nc-Si/Si heterojunction solar cells

and hot wire CVD method of fabricating the same' Patent number:

CN200410052858.9 (authorized)

[3] Z.B. Zhou, R.Q. Cui and M.C. Liu,'Method of fabricating carbon

nitride thin films with high photoconductivity gain' Patent number: CN

03116464.1 (authorized)

[4] A novel apparatus and depositing method for transparent-conductive

thin films and optical anti-reflection thin films: Patent number:

CN1086158C (authorized)

[5] R.Q. Cui, Z.B. Zhou, 'Fabrication method for new solar energy

photovoltaic material-amorphous carbon nitride thin films' Patent number:

CN 1141734C (authorized)

[6] Z.B. Zhou, R.Q. Cui and E.F. Ding, 'Scanning system for large area

ultrasonic spray CVD' Patent number: CN 1167515C (authorized)

[7] Z.B. Zhou, R.Q. Cui and M.C. Liu, 'Nozzle design of ultrasonic spray

CVD equipment for large area tin oxide thin films' Patent number: CN

1194821C (authorized)

[8] Z.B. Zhou, Y.H. Cai 'Ceramic painting heater' Patent number: CN

1202381C (authorized)

[9] Z.B. Zhou, R.Q. Cui, and Y.H. Cai, 'Fluorescent lamp with TCO

coatings' Patent number: CN1219313C (authorized)

[10] Zhibin Zhou, Yangjian 'double-side passivation for crystalline

silicon solar cells' (in progress)

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