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Overview

Ahmed Ennaoui is affiliated with the Institute of Research in Solar Energy and New Energies in Morocco. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on materials science, engineering, and energy. Their work includes significant contributions to materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, and environmental engineering.

Their recent publications reflect diverse research interests related to nanomaterials and thin films. Notable papers include:

  • Efficient production of few-layer black phosphorus by liquid-phase exfoliation (2020), published in Royal Society Open Science
  • Theoretical and experimental studies of Al-doped ZnO thin films: optical and structural properties (2021), published in Journal of Computational Electronics
  • On the electronic properties and performance of new nano thick solar material based on GeSe/SnS hetro-bilayer (2021), published in Optical and Quantum Electronics
  • Enhanced photocatalytic activity of phosphorene under different pH values using density functional theory (DFT) (2021), published in RSC Advances
  • Dynamic stability in phosphorene bilayer with different stacking orders: A first principle study (2021), published in Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing

Ahmed Ennaoui collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including A. Benyoussef, Abdelhafed Taleb, Asmae Khaldoun, Mohammed Hamedoun, and O. Mounkachi.

They have published regularly in journals such as the Journal of Computational Electronics, Royal Society Open Science, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, and Optical and Quantum Electronics.

Their main research topics cover a variety of areas in materials science and energy technologies, including:

  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications

This body of work integrates experimental and theoretical approaches to understand and improve material properties for energy-related applications. The focus on thin films, doping effects, and nanomaterial exfoliation highlights their contributions to advancing renewable energy materials and technologies.

Best Publications

  • Iron disulfide for solar energy conversion

    Ahmed Ennaoui;S. Fiechter;Ch Pettenkofer;N. Alonso-Vante

  • Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells from electroplated precursors: Novel low-cost perspective

    A. Ennaoui;M. Lux-Steiner;A. Weber;D. Abou-Ras

  • Buffer layers and transparent conducting oxides for chalcopyrite Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)(2) based thin film photovoltaics : Present status and current developments

    N. Naghavi;D. Abou-Ras;N. Allsop;Nicolas Barreau

  • The crystallisation of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cell absorbers from co-electroplated Cu-Zn-Sn precursors

    R. Schurr;A. Hölzing;S. Jost;R. Hock

  • Iron sulphide solar cells

    Ahmed Ennaoui;Helmut Tributsch

  • Chemical bath deposition of indium sulphide thin films: preparation and characterization

    C.D. Lokhande;A. Ennaoui;P.S. Patil;M. Giersig

  • PHOTOACTIVE SYNTHETIC POLYCRYSTALLINE PYRITE (FES2)

    A. Ennaoui;S. Fiechter;H. Goslowsky;H. Tributsch

  • Photoactive thin film semiconducting iron pyrite prepared by sulfurization of iron oxides

    G. Smestad;A. Ennaoui;S. Fiechter;H. Tributsch

  • ZnSe thin films by chemical bath deposition method

    C.D. Lokhande;P.S. Patil;H. Tributsch;A. Ennaoui

  • Review of PV soiling particle mechanics in desert environments

    Benjamin Figgis;Benjamin Figgis;Ahmed Ennaoui;Said Ahzi;Yves Rémond

  • Process and characterisation of chemical bath deposited manganese sulphide (MnS) thin films

    C.D. Lokhande;A. Ennaoui;P.S. Patil;M. Giersig

  • Chemical-bath ZnO buffer layer for CuInS2 thin-film solar cells

    A Ennaoui;M Weber;R Scheer;H.J Lewerenz

  • Synthesis and characterization of anatase-TiO2 thin films

    B.R. Sankapal;M.Ch. Lux-Steiner;A. Ennaoui

  • High-efficiency Cd-free CIGSS thin-film solar cells with solution grown zinc compound buffer layers

    A. Ennaoui;S. Siebentritt;M.Ch. Lux-Steiner;W. Riedl

  • Energetic characterization of the photoactive FeS2 (pyrite) interface

    A. Ennaoui;H. Tributsch

  • Phosphorene as a promising anode material for (Li/Na/Mg)-ion batteries: A first-principle study

    A. Sibari;A. El Marjaoui;M. Lakhal;Z. Kerrami

  • Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion Obtained with Ultrathin Organo‐Metallic‐Chemical‐Vapor‐Deposition Layer of FeS2 (Pyrite) on TiO2

    A. Ennaoui;S. Fiechter;H. Tributsch;M. Giersig

  • Preparation of nanocrystalline ZnS by a new chemical bath deposition route

    S.D. Sartale;B.R. Sankapal;M. Lux-Steiner;A. Ennaoui

  • Growth and characterization of ZnO thin films prepared by electrodeposition technique

    M. Fahoume;O. Maghfoul;M. Aggour;B. Hartiti

  • Concepts of inorganic solid-state nanostructured solar cells

    Thomas Dittrich;Abdelhak Belaidi;Ahmed Ennaoui

Frequent Co-Authors

M.Ch. Lux-Steiner
M.Ch. Lux-Steiner Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Babasaheb R. Sankapal
Babasaheb R. Sankapal Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Said Ahzi
Said Ahzi University of Strasbourg
H. Tributsch
H. Tributsch Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Reiner Klenk
Reiner Klenk Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
H.W. Schock
H.W. Schock University of Stuttgart
Wolfram Jaegermann
Wolfram Jaegermann Technical University of Darmstadt
Michael Giersig
Michael Giersig Freie Universität Berlin
Chandrakant D. Lokhande
Chandrakant D. Lokhande D. Y. Patil Education Society, Kolhapur
Abdelkader Kara
Abdelkader Kara University of Central Florida

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