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Dr. Maulid Mohamed Kivambe

Dr. Maulid Mohamed Kivambe (PhD)

Scientist
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute

Biography

Dr. Kivambe is a Scientist at Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute (QEERI), where he works on performance and reliability of Photovoltaic (PV) systems. He has over 15 years’ research experience in PV value chain, from crystalline silicon materials to solar cells and modules, including indoor and outdoor testing. He received his M.Sc. in Condensed Matter physics and Biophysics in 2008, and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering in 2012 from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), in Norway. Before joining QEERI, Dr. Kivambe worked as a postdoctoral associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Photovoltaic Research Laboratory, focusing on performance improvement of low-cost silicon for solar cell applications.

 

Research Interests

  • PV System Performance and Reliability
  • Bifacial PV
  • Defects and Defect Engineering in PV Silicon Materials and Solar Cells

Experience

Scientist

Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute (QEERI)

2015 - Present

  • Postdoctoral Fellow

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    2012 - 2014

  • Laboratory Scientist

    University of Dar es Salaam

    1999 - 2012

Education

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

2012

  • M.Sc. in Condensed Matter Physics and Biophysics

    Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

    2007

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Scientific Computing

    University of Dar es Salaam

    2002

  • Bachelor of Science with Education

    University of Dar es Salaam

    1999

Selected Publications

  • M. M. Kivambe, J. Haschke, J. Horzel, B. Aïssa, A. A. Abdallah, A. Belaidi, R. Monnard, L. Barraud, A. Descoeudres, F. Debrot, M. Despeisse, M. Boccard, C. Ballif and N. Tabet

    "Record-Efficiency n-Type and High-Efficiency p-Type Monolike Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells with a High-Temperature Gettering Process," ACS Applied Energy Materials, vol. 2, pp. 4900-4906, 2019

     2019

  • J. Haschke, R. Lemerle, B. Aïssa, A. A. Abdallah, M. M. Kivambe, M. Boccard and C. Ballif

    "Annealing of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells: Interplay of Solar Cell and Indium Tin Oxide Properties," IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, vol. 9, pp. 1202-1207, 2019

     2019

  • K. Nakajima, R. Murai, S. Ono, K. Morishita, M. M. Kivambe, D. M. Powell, and T. Buonassisi

    "Shape and quality of Si single bulk crystals grown inside Si melts using the noncontact crucible method," Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 54, p. 015504, 2015

     2015

  • M. Kivambe, D. M. Powell, S. Castellanos, M. Ann Jensen, A. E. Morishige, K. Nakajima, K. Morishita, R. Murai, T. Buonassisi

    "Minority-carrier lifetime and defect content of n-type silicon grown by the noncontact crucible method," Journal of Crystal Growth, vol. 407, pp. 31-36, 2014

     2014

  • B. Ryningen, G. Stokkan, M. Kivambe, T. Ervik, and O. Lohne

    "Growth of dislocation clusters during directional solidification of multicrystalline silicon ingots," Acta Materialia, vol. 59, pp. 7703-7710, 2011

     2011

  • M. M. Kivambe, G. Stokkan, T. Ervik, B. Ryningen, and O. Lohne

    "The microstructure of dislocation clusters in industrial directionally solidified multicrystalline silicon," Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 110, p. 063524, 2011

     2011
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