Brian Egaas

4.6k citations

29 papers · 4.0k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 16

Impact in

Materials Chemistry top 1%
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
- Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
- ZnO doping and properties
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 1%
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- solar cell performance optimization
- Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies

Papers in

Structural Biology 1
Materials Chemistry 25
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties 23
- Copper-based nanomaterials and applications 13
- ZnO doping and properties 3

Co-authors: Miguel Á. Contreras R. Noufi Ingrid Repins Bobby To K. Ramanathan Craig L. Perkins Clay DeHart John Scharf
Journals: Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications (5 papers)Applied Physics Letters (3 papers)IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (2 papers)Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (1 paper)Applied Surface Science (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Germany Japan

In The Last Decade

Brian Egaas

29 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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19·9%‐efficient ZnO/CdS/CuInGaSe² solar cell with 81·2% fill factor 2008 · 1.7k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2008 Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications
2005 Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications
1999 Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications

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1	Electrical properties of CdS/Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ interface Japanese Journal of Applied Physics ·Jian V. Li, Lorelle M. Mansfield, Brian Egaas, K. Ramanathan	2018	1
2	Selenization of CIS and CIGS layers deposited by chemical spray pyrolysis Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics ·Marta Alonso-Mesonero, Brian Egaas, S. Velumani	2018	3
3	Low-Cd CIGS Solar Cells Made With a Hybrid CdS/Zn(O,S) Buffer Layer IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics ·Marta F. Barroso, Lorelle M. Mansfield, Brian Egaas, K. Ramanathan	2016	20
4	Targeting Grain Boundaries for Structural and Chemical Analysis Using Correlative EBSD, TEM and APT Microscopy and Microanalysis ·Adam Stokes, Mowafak Al‐Jassim, A. N Mashchenko, Brian Egaas, Brian P. Gorman	2015	2
5	Fiber-fed time-resolved photoluminescence for reduced process feedback time on thin-film photovoltaics Review of Scientific Instruments ·Ingrid Repins, Brian Egaas, Lorelle M. Mansfield, Miguel Á. Contreras, Christopher P. Muzzillo, Carolyn Beall, Stephen Glynn, J. J. Carapella, Darius Kuciauskas	2015	17
6	Cu(In,Ga)Se<inf>2</inf> solar cells measured under low flux optical concentration Jas S. Ward, Brian Egaas, R. Noufi, Miguel Á. Contreras, K. Ramanathan, C.R. Osterwald, Keith Emery	2014	10
7	Efficient and stable CIGS solar cells with ZnOS buffer layer Marta F. Barroso, Jian V. Li, Miguel Á. Contreras, K. Ramanathan, Lorelle M. Mansfield, Brian Egaas, Ana Kanevce	2014	11
8	Direct evidence of a Cu(In,Ga)<inf>3</inf>Se<inf>5</inf> phase in a bulk, high-efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se<inf>2</inf> device using atom probe tomography Adam Stokes, Brian P. Gorman, David R. Diercks, Brian Egaas, Mowafak Al‐Jassim	2014	3
9	Electron drift-mobility measurements in polycrystalline CuIn1−xGaxSe2 solar cells Applied Physics Letters ·A. Abd El-latif, E. A. Schiff, William N. Shafarman, Brian Egaas, R. Noufi, David L. Young	2012	25
10	Wide bandgap Cu(In,Ga)Se₂solar cells with improved energy conversion efficiency Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications ·Miguel Á. Contreras, Lorelle M. Mansfield, Brian Egaas, Jian Li, M.J. Romero, R. Noufi, Mi-Jeong Yoo, W. Mannstadt	2012	192
11	Improved energy conversion efficiency in wide bandgap Cu(In, Ga)Se<inf>2</inf> solar cells Miguel Á. Contreras, Lorelle M. Mansfield, Brian Egaas, Jian Li, M.J. Romero, R. Noufi, Mi-Jeong Yoo, W. Mannstadt	2011	30
12	Quantitative analysis of graded Cu(In1−x,Gax)Se2 thin films by AES, ICP-OES, and EPMA Applied Surface Science ·Craig L. Perkins, Brian Egaas, Ingrid Repins, Bobby To	2010	32
13	Hole drift mobility measurements in polycrystallineCuIn1−xGaxSe2 Physical Review B ·A. Abd El-latif, E. A. Schiff, Brian Egaas, R. Noufi, David L. Young, William N. Shafarman	2009	26
14	A new real-time quantum efficiency measurement system Conference record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference ·David L. Young, Brian Egaas, С.В. Белоусов, Paul Stradins	2008	27
15	Characterization of 19.9%-efficient CIGS absorbers Conference record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference ·Ingrid Repins, Miguel Á. Contreras, M.J. Romero, Yanfa Yan, Wyatt K. Metzger, Jian Li, Steve Johnston, Brian Egaas, Clay DeHart, John Scharf, Brian E. McCandless, R. Noufi	2008	58
16	Investigation of ZnO:Al Doping Level and Deposition Temperature Effects on CIGS Solar Cell Performance MRS Proceedings ·Joel N. Duenow, Timothy A. Gessert, D. M. Wood, Brian Egaas, R. Noufi, Timothy J. Coutts	2007	9
17	SHORT COMMUNICATION: ACCELERATED PUBLICATION: Diode characteristics in state-of-the-art ZnO/CdS/Cu(In1?xGax)Se2 solar cells Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications ·Miguel Á. Contreras, K. Ramanathan, J. AbuShama, Falah S. Hasoon, David L. Young, Brian Egaas, R. Noufi Hit paper breakdown →	2005	511
18	On the role of Na and modifications to Cu(In,Ga)Se/sub 2/ absorber materials using thin-MF (M=Na, K, Cs) precursor layers [solar cells] Miguel Á. Contreras, Brian Egaas, P. Dippo, Jennifer M. Webb, Jennifer E Granata, K. Ramanathan, S. Asher, A. B. Swartzlander, R. Noufi	2002	87
19	Progress toward 20% efficiency in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 polycrystalline thin‐film solar cells Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications ·Miguel Á. Contreras, Brian Egaas, K. Ramanathan, J. Hiltner, A. B. Swartzlander, Falah S. Hasoon, R. Noufi	1999	26
20	Progress toward 20% efficiency in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 polycrystalline thin-film solar cells Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications ·Miguel Á. Contreras, Brian Egaas, K. Ramanathan, J. Hiltner, A. B. Swartzlander, Falah S. Hasoon, R. Noufi Hit paper breakdown →	1999	919

About Brian Egaas

Brian Egaas is a scholar working on Structural Biology, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Surfaces, Coatings and Films, having authored 29 papers that have together received 4.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (27 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (23 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (13 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (6 papers), solar cell performance optimization (3 papers), Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (3 papers), ZnO doping and properties (3 papers) and Crystal Structures and Properties (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Materials Chemistry (3.5k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (3.8k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (719 citations), Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (135 citations) and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (95 citations). Brian Egaas has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Miguel Á. Contreras, R. Noufi, Ingrid Repins, Bobby To, K. Ramanathan, Craig L. Perkins, Clay DeHart, John Scharf, Falah S. Hasoon and A. B. Swartzlander. Their work appears in journals such as Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, Applied Physics Letters, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics and Applied Surface Science.

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