姓名：廖宝臣（博士/教授/博士生导师）
研究领域:新能源、先进光伏器件、高端装备技术、新材料、原子级制造
联系方式: liaobaochen@ntu.edu.cn
基本情况：本科与博士均毕业于新加坡国立大学。江苏特聘教授。获得新加坡国立大学博士全额奖学金，新加坡国立大学学生成就奖,杰出领导奖以及特殊成就奖，新加坡国立大学工程学院图书奖，FIRA机器人世界杯足球世界冠军等荣誉。毕业后在新加坡国立大学与新加坡太阳能研究所工作6年多，历任首席研究员兼实验室经理、先进制造研究组组长。现担任江苏省物理学会新能源物理专业委员会委员、SEMI国际标准光伏、材料与设备技术委员会委员。15余年半导体与光伏器件研发经验，在ALD，先进电池技术和新材料等领域获得过新加坡政府和工业界科研项目共计2200多万元。在国际知名的物理和材料期刊发表论文30余篇，专利申请40余件。在光伏领域拥有多项原创技术。最新的PE-TOPCon研究成果多次入选由太阳能之父马丁格林教授主编的光伏头部期刊PIP 2023年的封面技术。新技术不仅填补了行业空白，并在国际上受到广泛转载(PV Magazine, Solar News, Taiyang News等)。多项研究成果成功产业化并成为市场的主流技术。曾兼任多家上市公司科研副总/首席科学家/CTO等职务。
指导研究生情况(近五年)：从2020年到2024年，作为co-supervisor，联合指导两名博士生顺利毕业并留校工作，一人是澳洲新南威尔士大学博士生，一人是上海交大博士生。
团队优势：产业化经验丰富、研究方向直面产业瓶颈，提前为就业打下基本。此外，本团队拥有强大的国际化背景和产学研合作经验，比如上海交大和国外名校联合培养，企业实习等机会。让学生有更多机会尝试更多可能性，开拓国际化视野，塑造未来更多可能。欢迎有兴趣的同学加入。
主要成果(Selected)：
[1] Hongbo Tong*, Xinyuan Wu*, Xutao Wang, Xinxing Xu, Menglong Guo,Baochen Liao, Sheng Ma, Zhenguo Li*, and Bram Hoex*, “Mitigating contaminant-induced surface degradation in TOPCon solar cells: Mechanisms, impacts, and mitigation”,Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells,286, 113558 (2025).
[2] Yuan Fan, Shuai Zou*, Yulian Zeng, Longfei Dai, Zipeng Wang, Zheng Lu, Hua Sun, Xinshan Zhou,Baochen Liao, and Xiaodong Su*, “Investigation of the Ag–Si Contact Characteristics of Boron Emitters for n-Tunnel Oxide-Passivated Contact Solar Cells Metallized by Laser-Assisted Current Injection Treatment”,Solar RRL,8, 2400268 (2024).
[3] Xinyuan Wu*, Chandany Sen, Xutao Wang, Yuhao Cheng, Ruirui Lv, Hao Song, Yuanjie Yu,Baochen Liao, Sheng Ma, Muhammed Umair Khan, Alison Ciesla, and Bram Hoex*, “Unveiling the origin of metal contact failures in TOPCon solar cells through accelerated damp-heat testing”,Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells,278, 113188 (2024).
[4] S. Ma, D. X. Du, D. Ding, C. Gao, Z. P. Li, X.Y. Wu, S. Zou, X. Su, X. Y. Kong,B. Liao*, and W. Z. Shen*, “Improving the performance of industrial TOPCon solar cells through the insertion of intrinsic a-Si layer”,Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells,275, 113024 (2024).
[5] S. Ma,B. Liao*, D. X. Du, D. Ding, C. Gao, Z. P. Li, Q. Wang, X.Y. Wu, S. Zou, X. Su, R.J. Yeo, X. Li, W.M. Li, X. Y. Kong* and W. Z. Shen*, “Bi-layer in-situ phosphorus doped poly-Si films by PECVD for blistering-free high-efficiency industrial TOPCon solar cells”,Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells,269, 112771 (2024).
[6] B. Liao, W. Wu, R. J. Reuben, X. Wu, S. Ma, Q. Wang, Y. Wan, X. Su, W. Shen, X. Li, W. Li, G. Xing and B. Hoex, “Atomic scale controlled tunnel oxide enabled by a novel industrial tube-based PEALD technology with demonstrated commercial TOPCon cell efficiencies > 24%”,Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications,31(3),220-229 (2023),该期杂志封面技术。
[7] B. Liao, X. Wu, W. Wu, C. Liu, S. Ma, S. Wang, T. Xie, Q. Wang, Z. Du, W. Shen, X. Li, W. Li and B. Hoex, “Tube-type Plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of aluminum oxide: Enabling record lab performance for industry with demonstrated cell efficiencies > 24%”,Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications,31(1), 52-61 (2023)，该期杂志封面技术。
[8] S. Ma,B. Liao*, F. Y. Qiao, D. Ding, C. Gao, Z. P. Li, R. Tong, X. Y. Kong* and W. Z. Shen*, “24.7% industrial tunnel oxide passivated contact solar cells prepared through tube PECVD integrating with plasma-assisted oxygen oxidation and in-situ doped polysilicon”,Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells,257, 112396 (2023).
[9] L. Zhu, S. Zou, M. Ni, J. Ding, C. Wu, Z. Lu, Y. Zeng, X. Ye, X. Wang, R. Fan, H. Sun,B. Liao, Y. Xu, M. Shen and X. Su, “Ultrafast random-pyramid texturing for efficient monocrystalline silicon solar cells”,Solar RRL,2200204, (2022).
[10] J. Ding, S. Zou, L. Shen, J. Choi, J. Cui, D. Yuan, C. Wu, Z. Lu, Y. Zeng, R. Fan, Y. Xu,B. Liao, M. Shen and X. Su, “Improvement of light trapping in bifacial PERC silicon solar cells by optimizing the rear surface morphology”,ACS Applied Energy Materials,5, 5875 (2022).
[11] B. Liao, J. Ge, X. Wu, Q. Wang, R. J. Yeo and Z. Du, “Unlocking the potential of boronsilicate glass passivation for industrial tunnel oxide passivated contact solar cells”,Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications,30 (3), 310-317 (2022).
[12] B. Liao, N. Dwivedi, Q. Wang, R. J. Yeo, A. G. Aberle, C. S. Bhatia and A. Danner, “A Comprehensive Fundamental Understanding of Atomic Layer Deposited Titanium Oxide Films for c-Si Solar Cell Applications”,IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics,11, 319 (2021).
[13] N. Dwivedi, C. Dhand, E. C. Anderson, R. Kumar,B. Liao, R. J. Yeo, R. Khan, J. D. Carey, M. S. M. Saifullah, S. Kumar, H. K. Malik, S. A. R. Hashmi, A. K. Srivastava, S. K. R. S. Sankaranarayanan, R. Stangl, S. Duttagupta, “Solution Processable High Performance Multiwall Carbon Nanotube–Si Heterojunctions”,Advanced Electronic Materials,6, 2000617 (2020).
[14] N. Dwivedi, R. J. Yeo, H. R. Tan, R. Stangl, A. G. Aberle, C. S. Bhatia, A. Danner andB. Liao*, “Evidence for Chemicals Intermingling at Silicon/Titanium Oxide (TiOx) Interface and Existence of Multiple Bonding States in Monolithic TiOx”,Advanced Functional Materials,28, 1707018 (2018).