Falah S. Hasoon

Senior Scientist II
On staff since: 1990

Phone number: 303-384-6661
Falah S. Hasoon

Primary Research Interests

• Growth and characterization of silicon material and devices
• Hydrogenation for passivation of defective silicon

Other Research Interests

• Crystal growth using the vertical Bridgeman method,iodine vapour transport technique, and solution growth method
• Ternary and Multinary semiconductor compounds
• Physics, deposition and characterization of CdTe/CdS, and CuIn_(1-x)Ga_xSe₂ based thin-films solar cell devices e.g. CuIn_(1-x)Ga_xSe₂/CdS, CuIn_(1-x)Ga_xSe₂/ZnO, and CuIn_(1-x)Ga_xSe₂/ZnMgO.
• Morphology and microstructure of photovoltaic materials and devices using analytical microscopy
• Design and fabrication of growth and characterization research tools

Education and Appointments

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Salford, England, UK
• M.S. in Physics from University of Bath, England, UK
• B.S. in Physics from Al-Mustansiryah University, Baghdad, Iraq
• Research Professor at Colorado School of Mines, Golden, USA since 2004

Hobbies and Other Interests

• Woodworking
• Cooking
• Hiking

Selected Publications

H. Neumann, W. Kissinger, F.S. Hasoon, B.R. Pamplin, M. Sotta and V. Riede, "Infrared Reflectivity Spectra of CuSi₂P₃", Phys. Stat. Sol (b) 127 (1985) K9.

M.F.A. Alias, A.H.A. Al-Foadi, A.A.J. Al-Douri, F.S. Hasoon, and L.L. Kazmerski, "Optical Properties of a-Si:B Films", J. Solar and Wind Technology, (1989). Vol. 6, No. 5, p.537-540.

Doug H. Rose, F. S. Hasoon, Ramesh G. Dhere, Dave S. Albin, Rosine M. Ribelin, Xiaonan S. Li, Yoxa Mahathongdy, Tim A. Gesser, and Pete Sheldon, "Fabrication Procedures and Process Sensitivities for CdS/CdTe Solar Cells". Prog. Photovolt: Res. Appl. 7,331-340(1999).

A. Balcioglu, R.K. Ahrenkiel, and F.S. Hasoon, "Deep-level impurities in CdTe/CdS thin film solar cells", J. of Appl. Phys, Vol 88, No 12,(2000),7175

F.S. Hasoon, Y. Yan, H. Althani, K.M. Jones, H.R. Moutinho, J. Alleman, M.M. Al-Jassim, R. Noufi, "Microstructural Properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ Thin Films Used in High-Efficiency Devices", Thin Solid Films, 387, (2001), 1-5

C -S. Jiang, F.S. Hasoon, H.R. Mountinho, H.A. Al-Thani, M.J. Romero, and M.M. Al-Jassim, "Direct evidence of a buried homojunction in Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ solar cells", App. Phys. Lett. Vol 82, No 1,(2003), 127

A. O. Pudov, H. A. Al-Thani, J. R. Sites and F.S. Hasoon, "Secondary barriers in CdS-CuIn_1-xGa_xSe₂ solar cell", Journal of App. Phys. 97, (2005), 064901

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