Stephen Bremner

Associate Professor Stephen Bremner is an academic at the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering (University of New South Wales). His research focuses on third-generation photovoltaics, nanostructures for novel photovoltaic devices, III-V compound semiconductor growth via molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), infrared materials growth and characterization, multi-junction solar cells, and limiting efficiencies of novel photovoltaic paradigms.

Teaching areas include Energy Efficiency (SOLA5057/GSOE9013) and Solar Cells (SOLA3507). Current PhD opportunities under his supervision involve topics like MBE growth of III-V materials on silicon, quantum dot structures for PV devices, and nanowires for novel applications.

Research Grants:

• ARENA 2014 RND068: Towards Ultimate Performance Commercial Silicon Solar Cells
• ARENA 2017 RND008: Next Generation Silicon sub-cells for high efficiency III-V/Si multi-junction solar cells
• Australian Research Council Discovery Project DP170102677: Uncovering hot carrier cooling mechanisms in nano structures
• US Department of Energy SunShot program DE-FOA-0001387: GaAsP/Si Tandem Solar Cells: Pathway to Low-Cost, High-Efficiency Photovoltaics