Andrew Fairbrother

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

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Andrew Fairbrother is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew Fairbrother has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 40 papers in Materials Chemistry and 26 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Andrew Fairbrother's work include Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (35 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (33 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (28 papers). Andrew Fairbrother is often cited by papers focused on Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (35 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (33 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (28 papers). Andrew Fairbrother collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Switzerland. Andrew Fairbrother's co-authors include Víctor Izquierdo‐Roca, A. Pérez‐Rodríguez, Edgardo Saucedo, Xavier Fontané, Mirjana Dimitrievska, M. Espíndola-Rodríguez, Simón López‐Mariño, Marcel Placidi, O. Vigil‐Galán and Diouldé Sylla and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Andrew Fairbrother

76 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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Review of degradation and failure phenomena in photovoltaic modules

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Field retrieved photovoltaic backsheet survey from diverse climate zones: Analysis of degradation patterns and phenomena 2023 ·Solar Energy ·(unknown), (unknown), Andrew Fairbrother, (unknown), Adam J. Hauser, Scott Julien, Xiaohong Gu, Gregory S. O’Brien, Kai‐Tak Wan, Liang Ji, Michael Kempe, (unknown), Laura S. Bruckman	8
2	Towards a quantification of thermal and thermomechanical stress for modules in building‐integrated photovoltaics configurations 2023 ·Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications ·(unknown), Andrew Fairbrother, Christophe Ballif, Alessandro Virtuani	4
3	Data-driven and physics-based reliability tests to failure of a power electronics converter 2023 ·Microelectronics Reliability ·Edoardo Martino, Andrew Fairbrother, Riddhi Ghosh, Jürgen Schuderer	2
4	Performance and Degradation in Silicon PV Systems Under Outdoor Conditions in Relation to Reliability Aspects of Silicon PV Modules – Summary of Results of COST Action PEARL PV 2023 ·ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) ·Sascha Lindig, Julián Ascencio‐Vásquez, Jonathan Leloux, David Moser, Mohammadreza Aghaei, Andrew Fairbrother, Abdülkerim Gök, Shahzada Ahmad, Samrana Kazim, K. Lobato, Wilfried van Sark, N.M. Pearsall, (unknown), (unknown), Gernot Oreški, Jurriaan Schmitz, Mirjam Theelen, Pelin Yilmaz, Jeff Kettle, Angèle Reinders	1
5	Review of technology specific degradation in crystalline silicon, cadmium telluride, copper indium gallium selenide, dye sensitised, organic and perovskite solar cells in photovoltaic modules: Understanding how reliability improvements in mature technologies can enhance emerging technologies 2022 ·Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications ·Jeff Kettle, Mohammadreza Aghaei, Shahzada Ahmad, Andrew Fairbrother, S.J.C. Irvine, T. Jesper Jacobsson, Samrana Kazim, V. Kažukauskas, D.A. Lamb, K. Lobato, G.A. Mousdis, Gernot Oreški, Angèle Reinders, Jurriaan Schmitz, Pelin Yilmaz, Mirjam Theelen	59
6	Review of degradation and failure phenomena in photovoltaic modules breakdown → 2022 ·Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews ·Mohammadreza Aghaei, Andrew Fairbrother, Abdülkerim Gök, Shahzada Ahmad, Samrana Kazim, K. Lobato, Gernot Oreški, Angèle Reinders, Jurriaan Schmitz, Mirjam Theelen, Pelin Yilmaz, Jeff Kettle	360
7	Drivers for the cracking of multilayer polyamide‐based backsheets in field photovoltaic modules: In‐depth degradation mapping analysis 2020 ·Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications ·Yadong Lyu, Andrew Fairbrother, Mengyan Gong, Jae Hyun Kim, Adam J. Hauser, (unknown), Xiaohong Gu	41
8	Measurement of crack length in width tapered beam experiments 2020 ·Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology ·Michael Kempe, (unknown), (unknown), Scott Julien, Kai‐Tak Wan, Laura S. Bruckman, (unknown), Roger H. French, Andrew Fairbrother, Xiaohong Gu, (unknown), Gregory S. O’Brien, Adam J. Hauser, Liang Ji, (unknown)	6
9	Characterizing photovoltaic backsheet adhesion degradation using the wedge and single cantilever beam tests, Part II: Accelerated tests 2020 ·Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells ·Scott Julien, Michael Kempe, (unknown), (unknown), Yu Wang, Andrew Fairbrother, (unknown), Adam J. Hauser, Liang Ji, Gregory S. O’Brien, Xiaohong Gu, Roger H. French, Laura S. Bruckman, Kai‐Tak Wan, (unknown)	18
10	Generalized Spatio-Temporal Model of Backsheet Degradation From Field Surveys of Photovoltaic Modules 2019 ·IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics ·(unknown), (unknown), Andrew Fairbrother, (unknown), (unknown), Nicholas R. Wheeler, (unknown), Adam J. Hauser, Scott Julien, Xiaohong Gu, Gregory S. O’Brien, Kai‐Tak Wan, Liang Ji, Michael Kempe, (unknown), Roger H. French, Laura S. Bruckman	8
11	Surface-Synthesized Graphene Nanoribbons for Room Temperature Switching Devices: Substrate Transfer and ex Situ Characterization 2019 ·ACS Applied Nano Materials ·Gabriela Borin Barin, Andrew Fairbrother, (unknown), Maxime Bayle, Matthieu Paillet, Liangbo Liang, Vincent Meunier, Roland Hauert, Tim Dumslaff, Akimitsu Narita, Kläus Müllen, Hafeesudeen Sahabudeen, Reinhard Berger, Xinliang Feng, Román Fasel, Pascal Ruffieux	78
12	Temperature and light intensity effects on photodegradation of high-density polyethylene 2019 ·Polymer Degradation and Stability ·Andrew Fairbrother, (unknown), Jae Hyun Kim, Deborah S. Jacobs, Lakesha Perry, David G. Goodwin, Christopher C. White, Stephanie S. Watson, Li‐Piin Sung	155
13	Differential degradation patterns of photovoltaic backsheets at the array level 2018 ·Solar Energy ·Andrew Fairbrother, Matthew Boyd, Yadong Lyu, (unknown), (unknown), Yu Wang, Michael Kempe, Brian Dougherty, Laura S. Bruckman, Xiaohong Gu	37
14	Degradation and Cracking Behavior of Polyamide-Based Backsheet Subjected to Sequential Fragmentation Test 2018 ·IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics ·Yadong Lyu, Jae Hyun Kim, Andrew Fairbrother, Xiaohong Gu	33
15	Optical Investigation of On‐Surface Synthesized Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons 2017 ·physica status solidi (b) ·Shen Zhao, Gabriela Borin Barin, Loïc Rondin, Christophe Raynaud, Andrew Fairbrother, Tim Dumslaff, Stéphane Campidelli, Kläus Müllen, Akimitsu Narita, Christophe Voisin, Pascal Ruffieux, Román Fasel, Jean‐Sébastien Lauret	13
16	Degradation analysis of field-exposed photovoltaic modules with non-fluoropolymer-based backsheets 2017 ·(unknown), (unknown), Andrew Fairbrother, Xiaohong Gu, Scott Julien, Kai‐Tak Wan, Liang Ji, Amy A. Lefebvre, (unknown), Yu Wang, Laura S. Bruckman, Roger H. French, Michael Kempe	14
17	High vacuum synthesis and ambient stability of bottom-up graphene nanoribbons 2017 ·Nanoscale ·Andrew Fairbrother, Juan R. Sánchez‐Valencia, (unknown), Ivan Shorubalko, Pascal Ruffieux, Tobias Hintermann, Román Fasel	47
18	Influence of compositionally induced defects on the vibrational properties of device grade Cu2ZnSnSe4 absorbers for kesterite based solar cells 2015 ·Applied Physics Letters ·Mirjana Dimitrievska, Andrew Fairbrother, Edgardo Saucedo, A. Pérez‐Rodríguez, Víctor Izquierdo‐Roca	148
19	Single‐Step Sulfo‐Selenization Method to Synthesize Cu₂ZnSn(S_ySe_1−y)₄ Absorbers from Metallic Stack Precursors 2013 ·ChemPhysChem ·Andrew Fairbrother, Xavier Fontané, Víctor Izquierdo‐Roca, M. Espíndola-Rodríguez, Simón López‐Mariño, Marcel Placidi, J. López‐García, A. Pérez‐Rodríguez, Edgardo Saucedo	50
20	Characterization of Low-Fouling Ethylene Glycol Containing Plasma Polymer Films 2008 ·Langmuir ·Benjamin W. Muir, (unknown), Thomas R. Gengenbach, Donna J. Menzies, Laurence Meagher, Florian Rovere, Andrew Fairbrother, Keith M. McLean, Patrick G. Hartley	49

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