Bernd Bitnar

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Bernd Bitnar is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernd Bitnar has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 9 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 7 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Bernd Bitnar's work include Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (18 papers), solar cell performance optimization (13 papers) and Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (11 papers). Bernd Bitnar is often cited by papers focused on Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (18 papers), solar cell performance optimization (13 papers) and Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (11 papers). Bernd Bitnar collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Hong Kong. Bernd Bitnar's co-authors include N. Streit, Harald Saathoff, Martin Schnaiter, E. Weingartner, Urs Baltensperger, W. Durisch, J.-C. Mayor, H. Sigg, R. Holzner and Hans Rudolf Tschudi and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Energy, Solar Energy and Surface Science.

In The Last Decade

Bernd Bitnar

35 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Absorption of light by soot particles: determination of t... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Absorption of light by soot particles: determination of the absorption coefficient by means of aethalometers
    2003 992 citations E. Weingartner, Harald Saathoff et al. Journal of Aerosol Science profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bernd Bitnar Switzerland 16 942 603 592 457 288 36 1.8k
F. Liu Canada 26 580 0.6× 181 0.3× 158 0.3× 71 0.2× 31 0.1× 45 1.5k
Haoran Liu China 25 528 0.6× 322 0.5× 232 0.4× 172 0.4× 19 0.1× 79 1.7k
A. Coppalle France 23 528 0.6× 272 0.5× 289 0.5× 32 0.1× 68 0.2× 68 1.7k
Denis J. Phares United States 20 469 0.5× 116 0.2× 253 0.4× 78 0.2× 20 0.1× 34 1.3k
Huaqiao Gui China 18 313 0.3× 148 0.2× 240 0.4× 333 0.7× 16 0.1× 93 885
J. D. Fast United States 17 813 0.9× 649 1.1× 319 0.5× 60 0.1× 13 0.0× 32 1.2k
A. La Rocca United Kingdom 21 109 0.1× 56 0.1× 101 0.2× 243 0.5× 52 0.2× 68 1.2k
Silvana De Iuliis Italy 19 460 0.5× 76 0.1× 68 0.1× 44 0.1× 103 0.4× 51 1.2k
N. Collings United Kingdom 19 316 0.3× 119 0.2× 357 0.6× 282 0.6× 11 0.0× 60 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bernd Bitnar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernd Bitnar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bernd Bitnar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bernd Bitnar based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bernd Bitnar. Bernd Bitnar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fellmeth, Tobias, Elmar Lohmüller, Nico Wöhrle, et al.. (2018). Industry related approaches for bifacial p-type PERX solar cells. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 57(8S3). 08RB18–08RB18. 10 indexed citations
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Müller, M., Gerd Fischer, Bernd Bitnar, et al.. (2017). Loss analysis of 22% efficient industrial PERC solar cells. Energy Procedia. 124. 131–137. 57 indexed citations
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Bitnar, Bernd, W. Durisch, & R. Holzner. (2013). Thermophotovoltaics on the move to applications. Applied Energy. 105. 430–438. 79 indexed citations
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Mack, Sebastian, Daniel Scheffler, Sebastian Nold, et al.. (2011). High Capacity Inline Annealing for High Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells. Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 5 indexed citations
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Bätzner, D.L., et al.. (2009). Silicon nitride passivated bifacial Cz-silicon solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 93(8). 1435–1439. 17 indexed citations
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Hofmann, Marc, et al.. (2009). All-Screen-Printed 120-µm-Thin Large-Area Silicon Solar Cells Applying Dielectric Rear Passivation and Laser-Fired Contacts Reaching 18% Efficiency. Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1151–1157. 3 indexed citations
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Kray, D., Monica Alemán, Andreas Fell, et al.. (2008). Laser-doped silicon solar cells by Laser Chemical Processing (LCP) exceeding 20% efficiency. Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1–3. 48 indexed citations
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Hofmann, Marc, D. Erath, Bernd Bitnar, et al.. (2008). Industrial Type CZ Silicon Solar Cells with Screen-Printed Fine Line Front Contacts and Passivated Rear Contacted by Laser Firing. Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1704–1707. 6 indexed citations
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Bitnar, Bernd. (2003). Record Electricity-to-Gas Power Efficiency of a Silicon Solar Cell Based TPV System. AIP conference proceedings. 653. 18–28. 12 indexed citations
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Bitnar, Bernd, et al.. (2003). Cost estimate of electricity produced by TPV. Semiconductor Science and Technology. 18(5). S254–S261. 16 indexed citations
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Bitnar, Bernd, et al.. (2003). Absorption measurement of strained SiGe nanostructures deposited by UHV-CVD. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 16(3-4). 481–488. 10 indexed citations
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Bitnar, Bernd. (2003). New Flexible Photocell Module for Thermophotovoltaic Applications. AIP conference proceedings. 653. 465–472. 4 indexed citations
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Durisch, W., et al.. (2003). Small thermophotovoltaic prototype systems. Solar Energy. 75(1). 11–15. 21 indexed citations
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Weingartner, E., Harald Saathoff, Martin Schnaiter, et al.. (2003). Absorption of light by soot particles: determination of the absorption coefficient by means of aethalometers. Journal of Aerosol Science. 34(10). 1445–1463. 992 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bitnar, Bernd, W. Durisch, Detlev Grützmacher, et al.. (2002). A TPV system with silicon photocells and a selective emitter. DORA PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute). 1218–1221. 9 indexed citations
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Ketterer, B., et al.. (2002). Electromechanical microswitches with thermal actuation. DORA PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute). 206–207. 1 indexed citations
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Zechner, Christoph, Giso Hahn, Bernd Bitnar, et al.. (2002). Systematic study towards high efficiency multicrystalline silicon solar cells with mechanical surface texturization. KOPS (University of Konstanz). 243–246. 6 indexed citations
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Hahn, Giso, Christoph Zechner, Bernd Bitnar, et al.. (1998). Solar cells with 11% efficiency on ribbon-growth-on-substrate (RGS) silicon. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 6(3). 163–167. 8 indexed citations
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Bitnar, Bernd, P. Fath, G. Willeke, et al.. (1997). Investigation of the passivation properties of PECVD-silicon-nitride layers on silicon solar cells. 1491–1494. 1 indexed citations
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Bitnar, Bernd, et al.. (1996). Evidence for quantum melting in the two-dimensional electron system on a thin helium film. Surface Science. 361-362. 831–834. 16 indexed citations

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