Francesca Ferrazza

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 984 citations indexed

About

Francesca Ferrazza is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Ferrazza has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 984 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 6 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 6 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Francesca Ferrazza's work include Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (17 papers), Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (12 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (6 papers). Francesca Ferrazza is often cited by papers focused on Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (17 papers), Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (12 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (6 papers). Francesca Ferrazza collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Australia and France. Francesca Ferrazza's co-authors include Martin A. Green, Jianhua Zhao, Aihua Wang, Andrés Cuevas, Gianluca Coletti, Mark Kerr, Christian Samundsett, A. Cuevas, Daniel Macdonald and Andrew Blakers and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Renewable Energy and Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Ferrazza

20 papers receiving 929 citations

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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.

19.8% efficient “honeycomb” textured multicrystalline and 24.4% monocrystalline silicon solar cells

1998 744 citations Jianhua Zhao, Aihua Wang et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesca Ferrazza Italy	8	843	380	245	221	122	24	984
A. Kaminski France	16	825 1.0×	335 0.9×	234 1.0×	250 1.1×	141 1.2×	44	963
Simeon C. Baker‐Finch Australia	15	1.1k 1.3×	346 0.9×	230 0.9×	232 1.0×	139 1.1×	31	1.1k
Utpal Gangopadhyay India	17	670 0.8×	447 1.2×	350 1.4×	141 0.6×	66 0.5×	63	852
X. Niquille Switzerland	16	971 1.2×	517 1.4×	168 0.7×	144 0.7×	44 0.4×	39	1.0k
Piotr Kowalczewski Italy	9	552 0.7×	260 0.7×	175 0.7×	109 0.5×	75 0.6×	23	659
P. Fath Germany	17	971 1.2×	263 0.7×	189 0.8×	315 1.4×	130 1.1×	106	1.0k
Minkyu Ju South Korea	15	607 0.7×	312 0.8×	192 0.8×	112 0.5×	79 0.6×	71	704
Karsten Bittkau Germany	21	1.1k 1.3×	492 1.3×	330 1.3×	280 1.3×	84 0.7×	112	1.3k
Hubert Hauser Germany	17	1.1k 1.3×	245 0.6×	473 1.9×	235 1.1×	119 1.0×	62	1.2k
Filip Duerinckx Belgium	17	1.1k 1.3×	437 1.1×	198 0.8×	328 1.5×	119 1.0×	114	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Ferrazza

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ferrazza, Francesca, et al.. (2024). Salicylic Acid in the Physiological and Sanitary Quality of Corn Seeds. Ensaios e Ciência C Biológicas Agrárias e da Saúde. 28(2). 191–196.

Ferrazza, Francesca, et al.. (2017). Knowledge Management in Eni: Workflow and Case Histories in Northern Italian District (DICS). Offshore Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition.

Coscia, U., G. Ambrosone, P. Rava, et al.. (2007). SiNx/a-SiCx:H passivation layers for p- and n-type crystalline silicon wafers. Thin Solid Films. 516(7). 1569–1573. 3 indexed citations

Martinuzzi, S., Francesca Ferrazza, & I. Périchaud. (2005). Improved P-Type or Raw N-Type Multicrystalline Silicon Wafers for Solar Cells. Diffusion and defect data, solid state data. Part B, Solid state phenomena/Solid state phenomena. 108-109. 525–530. 1 indexed citations

Cuevas, A., et al.. (2003). N-type multicrystalline silicon: a stable, high lifetime material. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 2. 1312–1315. 5 indexed citations

Parretta, A., et al.. (2003). Optical loss of photovoltaic modules under diffuse light. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 75(3-4). 497–505. 14 indexed citations

Coletti, Gianluca, et al.. (2003). A method for industrial characterisation of crystalline silicon wafers. 270–273.

Salza, E., et al.. (2002). Large area, screen printed silicon solar cells with selective emitter made by laser overdoping and RTA spin-on glasses. 135–138. 23 indexed citations

Ferrazza, Francesca. (2002). Large size multicrystalline silicon ingots. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 72(1-4). 77–81. 7 indexed citations

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Cuevas, Andrés, Mark Kerr, Christian Samundsett, Francesca Ferrazza, & Gianluca Coletti. (2002). Millisecond minority carrier lifetimes in n-type multicrystalline silicon. Applied Physics Letters. 81(26). 4952–4954. 63 indexed citations

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Parretta, A., et al.. (2001). Method for measurement of the hemispherical/hemispherical reflectance of photovoltaic devices. Optics Communications. 194(1-3). 17–32. 12 indexed citations

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Macdonald, Daniel, A. Cuevas, & Francesca Ferrazza. (1999). Response to phosphorus gettering of different regions of cast multicrystalline silicon ingots. Solid-State Electronics. 43(3). 575–581. 32 indexed citations

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Ferrazza, Francesca, et al.. (1998). The status of crystalline Si modules. Renewable Energy. 15(1-4). 83–88. 2 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jianhua, Aihua Wang, Martin A. Green, & Francesca Ferrazza. (1998). 19.8% efficient “honeycomb” textured multicrystalline and 24.4% monocrystalline silicon solar cells. Applied Physics Letters. 73(14). 1991–1993. 744 indexed citations breakdown →

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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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Cuevas, Andrés, et al.. (1997). High minority carrier lifetime in phosphorus-gettered multicrystalline silicon. Applied Physics Letters. 70(8). 1017–1019. 41 indexed citations

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Ferrazza, Francesca. (1996). Growth and Post Growth Processes of Multicrystalline Silicon for Photovoltaic Use. Diffusion and defect data, solid state data. Part B, Solid state phenomena/Solid state phenomena. 51-52. 449–460. 2 indexed citations

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Cesare, G. de, et al.. (1996). Variable spectral response photodetector based on crystalline/amorphous silicon heterostructure. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 198-200. 1189–1192. 5 indexed citations

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Wenham, Stuart, et al.. (1996). Simplified buried contact solar cell process. 389–392. 7 indexed citations

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Mariucci, L., Francesca Ferrazza, D. Della Sala, et al.. (1987). a - Si1−Ge: H alloys for solar cells. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 97-98. 1075–1078. 5 indexed citations

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