Ronald A. Sinton

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Ronald A. Sinton 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, Ronald A. Sinton has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 31 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 29 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Ronald A. Sinton's work include Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (78 papers), Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (28 papers) and solar cell performance optimization (27 papers). Ronald A. Sinton is often cited by papers focused on Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (78 papers), Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (28 papers) and solar cell performance optimization (27 papers). Ronald A. Sinton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Ronald A. Sinton's co-authors include Andrés Cuevas, R.M. Swanson, A. Cuevas, M.F. Stuckings, Richard R. King, Young Kwark, Mark Kerr, Daniel Macdonald, J.Y. Gan and Stuart Bowden and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Nature Photonics.

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Ronald A. Sinton

91 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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Contactless determination of current–voltage characteristics and minority-carrier lifetimes in semiconductors from quasi-steady-state photoconductance data

1996 1.3k citations Ronald A. Sinton, Andrés Cuevas Applied Physics Letters profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Sensitivity Analysis of Eddy Current Excess Carrier Recombination Lifetime Measurements Due to Input Parameter Uncertainty 2025 ·IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics ·(unknown), (unknown), Ronald A. Sinton	1
2	How demand-side management can shape electricity generation capacity planning 2024 ·Utilities Policy ·(unknown), Ronald A. Sinton, Sarah Kurtz	2
3	Using doping variation to determine JOs at I-V test 2022 ·AIP conference proceedings ·(unknown), Ronald A. Sinton, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
4	On the Ambiguity of Using Isc for Analyzing Suns-Voc Data on Modules 2020 ·(unknown), Ronald A. Sinton, Dirk Jordan	1
5	A new era for solar 2017 ·Nature Photonics ·Sarah Kurtz, N. M. Haegel, Ronald A. Sinton, Robert Margolis	46
6	Determination of Bulk Lifetime and Surface Recombination Velocity of Silicon Ingots From Dynamic Photoluminescence 2013 ·IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics ·Johannes Giesecke, Ronald A. Sinton, Martin C. Schubert, Stephan Riepe, Wilhelm Warta	27
7	The implementation of temperature control to an inductive‐coil photoconductance instrument for the range of 0–230°C 2008 ·Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications ·(unknown), Keith R. McIntosh, Daniel Macdonald, Bryce S. Richards, Ronald A. Sinton	19
8	Recombination lifetime and trap density variations in multicrystalline silicon wafers through the block 2005 ·A. Bentzen, (unknown), Radovan Kopecek, Ronald A. Sinton, A. Holt	12
9	Defect characterization by temperature and injection-dependent lifetime spectroscopy 2003 ·3rd World Conference onPhotovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2003. Proceedings of ·Jan Schmidt, Ronald A. Sinton	8
10	Point and planar-junction p-i-n silicon solar cells for concentration applications. Fabrication, performance and stability 2002 ·A. Cuevas, Ronald A. Sinton, R.M. Swanson	4
11	A contactless photoconductance technique to evaluate the quantum efficiency of solar cell emitters 2002 ·Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells ·Andrés Cuevas, Ronald A. Sinton, Mark Kerr, Daniel Macdonald, Helmut Mäckel	26
12	Improvements in numerical modelling of highly injected crystalline silicon solar cells 2001 ·Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells ·Pietro P. Altermatt, Ronald A. Sinton, Gernot Heiser	10
13	Quasi-steady-state photoconductance, a new method for solar cell material and device characterization 1996 ·Ronald A. Sinton, A. Cuevas, M.F. Stuckings	411
14	Development efforts on silicon solar cells 1992 ·OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) ·Ronald A. Sinton, R.M. Swanson	1
15	Light-induced degradation at the silicon/silicon dioxide interface 1988 ·Applied Physics Letters ·(unknown), Ronald A. Sinton, R.M. Swanson	38
16	An optimization study of Si point-contact concentrator solar cells 1987 ·Photovoltaic Specialists Conference ·Ronald A. Sinton, R.M. Swanson	14
17	LOW SURFACE RECOMBINATION VELOCITIES ON DOPED SILICON AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR POINT CONTACT SOLAR CELLS. 1987 ·Photovoltaic Specialists Conference ·Richard R. King, Ronald A. Sinton, R.M. Swanson, T.F. Ciszek	10
18	Device Physics and Characterization of Silicon Point-Contact Solar Cells. 1987 ·PhDT ·Ronald A. Sinton	3
19	Silicon point contact concentrator solar cells 1985 ·Photovoltaic Specialists Conference ·Ronald A. Sinton, Young Kwark, (unknown), R.M. Swanson	15
20	VIB-1 twenty-three-percent efficient Si point contact concentrator solar cell 1985 ·IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices ·Ronald A. Sinton, Young Kwark, R.M. Swanson	3

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