Interests
Silicon solar cells, defect characterisation, renewable energy policies, energy storage
Research
Dr Basnet is currently working on fabrication of silicon solar cells based on lower cost wafers with the novel passivating-contact technology. He is also working in the characterization and development of mitigation strategies of bulk defects in the Cz-Si wafers.
Biography
Dr Basnet is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the College of Engineering & Computer Science at ANU, after completing his PhD at ANU in 2020. Prior to this, he worked at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE as a research assistant from October 2013 to April 2016. Dr Basnet also has a Master of Science, specialising in Renewable Energy Management, from the University of Freiburg, and a Bachelor of Engineering from the Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Nepal.
Activities & Awards
For more information on Dr Basnet’s publications, please see this link.