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Solar energy is the energy source of the future. To aid this energy transition, we need to innovate at the nanoscale, and deploy at the gigawatt scale.
Academic background
Bart Macco received his MSc and PhD degrees in Applied Physics from TU/e. During his PhD, he was awarded the prestigious James M.E. Harper Memorial Award from the American Vacuum Society (AVS). After obtaining his PhD in 2016 he was a postdoctoral researcher both at TU/e and at Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB). He currently steers a national project of Topsectoren Kennis en Innovatie (TKI) Urban Energy on the development of passivating contacts for crystalline silicon solar cells.
Research profile
Bart Macco is an assitant professor in the Plasma & Materials Processing (PMP) group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). He specializes in the development of functional nanolayers for their application in crystalline silicon solar cells. These nanolayers are made by atomic layer deposition, an industrially relevant technique which enables tailoring of their composition at the atomic level.
The main materials he focuses on are transparent conductive oxides, passivation layers and passivating contacts.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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TKI-HTSM/24.0176 - ASPEA: Atomic-Scale Processing Equipment for the Ångstrom Era
Mackus, A. J. M. (Project Manager), Macco, B. (Project member), Kessels, W. M. M. (Project member), Lam, C. H. X. (Project member), van Gurp, M. C. (Project member), Krieger, G. (Project member), Vacancy PHD (Project member), Janssen, T. (Project member), Trevisan, A. (Project member) & Vacancy Postdoc (Project member)
1/01/24 → 31/12/29
Project: Third tier
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PMP: Nieuwe materialen voor hoog-temperatuur PICs, nano-gestructureerde oppervlakken, meta-surfaces , nieuwe golflengtes
Macco, B. (Project Manager), Theeuwes, R. J. (Project member), Massaro, L. (Project member) & Kessels, W. M. M. (Project member)
1/01/23 → 12/12/28
Project: Third tier
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BRIGHT TKI toeslag
Kessels, W. M. M. (Project Manager), Macco, B. (Project member), Faraz, T. (Project member) & Koushik, D. (Project member)
1/08/18 → 31/05/21
Project: Research direct
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Contact Resistance Optimization in MoS2 Field-Effect Transistors through Reverse Sputtering-Induced Structural Modifications
Fa, Y., Piacentini, A., Macco, B., Kalisch, H., Heuken, M., Vescan, A., Wang, Z. (Corresponding author) & Lemme, M. C. (Corresponding author), 23 Apr 2025, In: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17, 16, p. 24526-24534 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Electron contact interlayers for low-temperature-processedcrystalline silicon solar cells
Ibarra Michel, J. (Corresponding author), Le, A. H. T., Yan, D., Berghuis, W.-J. H., Korte, L., Liu, A., Phang, S. P., Chen, W., Macdonald, D., Macco, B., Hameiri, Z. & Bullock, J. (Corresponding author), Sept 2025, In: Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. 33, 9, p. 927-934 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Intermediate Resistive State in Wafer-Scale Vertical MoS2 Memristors Through Lateral Silver Filament Growth for Artificial Synapse Applications
Fa, Y., Buttberg, M., Ran, K., Walied Ahmad, R., Braun, D., Völkel, L., Lee, J., Cruces, S., Macco, B., Canto, B., Lerch, H., Wahlbrink, T., Kalisch, H., Heuken, M., Vescan, A., Mayer, J., Wang, Z., Valov, I., Menzel, S. & Lemme, M. C. (Corresponding author), 30 Dec 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advanced Functional Materials. XX, 14 p., e26682.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Plasma-Enhanced Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition on 2D and 3D Surface Topologies: The Case of Amorphous and Crystalline TiO2
van de Poll, M., Shen, J., Hilfiker, J., Verheijen, M. A., Poodt, P. W. G., van den Bruele, F., Kessels, W. M. M. & Macco, B. (Corresponding author), 13 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 129, 6, p. 3310-3320 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition of IrOx Using (EtCp)Ir(CHD) and Atmospheric O2/N2 Plasma
van de Poll, M., Shen, J., Poodt, P. W. G., van den Bruele, F. J., Kessels, W. M. M. & Macco, B. (Corresponding author), 11 Dec 2025, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 129, 49, p. 21859-21870 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data for: On the Hydrogenation of Poly-Si Passivating Contacts by Al2O3 and SiNx Thin Films
Macco, B. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, 2020
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Prizes
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2nd prize student award competition
Macco, B. (Recipient), 26 Jul 2016
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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James Harper Award
Macco, B. (Recipient), 22 Oct 2015
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Two -dimensional materials as innovative contacts to solar cells
Macco, B. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: NWO › Veni › Scientific
Courses
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Semiconductor Nanofabrication Science & Technology
Mackus, A. J. M., Kessels, W. M. M., Knoops, H. C. M., Macco, B. & Langereis, E. 1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Press/Media
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Monolithic perovskite-PERC tandem solar cell with 23.7% efficiency
Phung, N., Zhang, D., van Helvoirt, C. A. A., Verhage, M., Verheijen, M. A., Zardetto, V., Bens, F. W. B., Weijtens, C. H. L., Geerligs, B. L. J., Kessels, W. M. M., Macco, B. & Creatore, M.
24/08/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Studies from Eindhoven University of Technology Have Provided New Information about Atomic Layer Deposition [Hydrogenation of P(+) Poly-si By Al2o3 Nanolayers Prepared By Atomic Layer Deposition]
24/05/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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New Atomic Layer Deposition Data Have Been Reported by Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (Atomic Layer Deposition of Conductive and Semiconductive Oxides)
23/12/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Study Findings from Eindhoven University of Technology Broaden Understanding of Atomic Layer Deposition (Temporal and Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition of Al-doped Zinc Oxide As a Passivating Conductive Contact for Silicon Solar Cells)
van de Loo, B. W. H., Macco, B., van Helvoirt, C. A. A. & Phung, N.
5/12/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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The solar tech check: Key takeaways from SiliconPV 2022
1/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Thesis
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Plasma-deposited polycrystalline silicon: film growth and characterization
Macco, B. (Author), Sharma, K. (Supervisor 1), Creatore, M. (Supervisor 2) & Kessels, W. M. M. (Supervisor 2), 31 Aug 2012Student thesis: Master
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