个人简历

研究员，博士，硕士生导师。 1989年获南开大学与日本东京工业大学联合培养博士。先后在南开大学，德国爱尔兰跟大学（Erlangen University）, 比利时天主教鲁汶大学（Catholic University of Leuven）, 美国犹他大学（ Utah University）等高校工作。于1998年进入美国联合太阳能公司（United Solar Ovonic LLC）工作，历任研究员、资深研究员、研发部主任、先进技术部总监等职。领导团队创造多项薄膜硅太阳电池及组件效率的世界记录。参与和领导多项美国能源部，国防部等资助的研发项目。领导开发用于地面及近空间（高空无人机和平流层飞艇）的轻型柔性太阳电池产品。在国际太阳能光伏产业及学术界均具有较强影响力，发表180多篇学术论文，被引用次数超过2000次，在国际学术会议上做特邀报告12次，拥有著作章节3部，先后参与和领导组织了10次国际会议，担任Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells董事会成员。2017年5月加入中国科学院宁波材料技术与工程研究所。

研究领域

高效薄膜硅和晶体硅太阳电池，金属氧化物薄膜材料和器件，如场效应晶体管（TFT）和光电传感器等""

近期论文

1. J. Fang, B. Yan*, T. Li, et al, Substrate effect on ultra-thin hydrogenated amorphous silicon solar cells, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells 171, 222 (2017).
2. H. Gao, X. Zhang, Y. Zhao*, and B. Yan*, “The correlation of material properties and deposition condition of ZnON thin ？lms”, AIP Advances 7, 025111 (2017).
3. B. Yan*, G. Yue, J. Yang, and S. Guha, “On The Bandgap Of Hydrogenated Nanocrystalline Silicon Intrinsic Materials Used in Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells”, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells 111, 90 (2013).
4. B. Yan*, G. Yue, L. Sivec, J. Owens, J. Yang, and S. Guha, “Correlation of Texture of Ag/ZnO Back Reflector and Photocurrent in Hydrogenated Nanocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 104, 13 (2012).
5. B. Yan*, G. Yue, L. Sivec, et al., “Innovative dual function nc-SiOx:H layer leading to a >16% efficient multi-junction thin-film silicon solar cell”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 113512 (2011).
6. B. Yan*, G. Yue, J. Yang, et al., “Hydrogen Dilution Profiling for Hydrogenated Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 1955 (2004).
7. B. Yan*, J. Yang, and S. Guha, “Effect of Hydrogen Dilution on the Open-Circuit Voltage of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 782 (2003).
8. B. Yan, N. A. Schultz, A. L. Efros, and P. C. Taylor, “Universal Distribution of Residual Carriers in Tetrahedrally Coordinated Amorphous Semiconductors,” Phys. Rev. Lett., 84, 4180 (2000).
9. B. Yan, S. Girlani, and P. C. Taylor, “Defect Structure and Conductivity in Tetrahedrally-Coordinated Metal Chalcogenide Amorphous Semiconductors,” Phys. Rev. B 56, 10249 (1997).
10. B. Yan, A. Eliat, and G. J. Adriaenssens, “Experimental Study of Forward Current Transients in Amorphous Silicon p-i-n Structures” Appl. Phy. Lett. 65, 2338 (1994).
11. S. Guha, C. C. Yang, B. Yan, “Method for Depositing High-Quality Microcrystalline Semiconductor Materials,” United States Patent 7,902,049, granted on March 8, 2011.