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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1987 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his contributions to the understanding of electrical transport in amorphous semiconductors and for his pioneering work on amorphous semiconductor superlattices
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Thomas Tiedje is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada and specializes in engineering with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Their research spans several subfields including civil and structural engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and materials chemistry.

The main areas of scientific investigation include solar cell performance optimization, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, advanced semiconductor detectors and materials, silicon and solar cell technologies, thin-film transistor technologies, thermal radiation and cooling technologies, as well as semiconductor quantum structures and devices.

They have published research articles in various journals. Recent papers include:

  • "Temperature and Intensity Dependence of the Limiting Efficiency of Silicon Solar Cells," 2020, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
  • "Luminescent coupling and efficiency of bifacial GaAs/Si tandem solar cells," 2022, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • "Effect of bismuth incorporation on recombination mechanisms in GaAsBi/GaAs heterostructures," 2023, Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics
  • "Growth of CdS heterojunctions on Cd0.9Zn0.1Te single crystals with H2S," 2024, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena
  • "Composition of oxide on CdZnTe surface and changes caused by X-ray exposure," 2025, Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics

Frequent coauthors throughout their work include:

  • D. Akira Engelbrecht
  • Hao Yuan
  • Yuxin Song
  • R. A. Synowicki
  • Zahida Batool

Thomas Tiedje has contributed to multiple publications in key venues such as:

  • Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics (2 publications)
  • IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (1 publication)
  • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (1 publication)
  • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena (1 publication)

Recognized in their field, Thomas Tiedje has received several awards, including

  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) in 1987, with a citation for contributions to understanding electrical transport in amorphous semiconductors and pioneering work on amorphous semiconductor superlattices
  • Membership in The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Best Publications

  • Disorder and the Optical-Absorption Edge of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon

    G. D. Cody;T. Tiedje;B. Abeles;B. Brooks

  • Limiting efficiency of silicon solar cells

    T. Tiedje;E. Yablonovitch;G.D. Cody;B.G. Brooks

  • A physical interpretation of dispersive transport in disordered semiconductors

    T. Tiedje;A. Rose

  • Evidence for Exponential Band Tails in Amorphous Silicon Hydride

    T. Tiedje;J. M. Cebulka;D. L. Morel;B. Abeles

  • Molecular beam epitaxy growth of GaAs1−xBix

    S. Tixier;M. Adamcyk;T. Tiedje;S. Francoeur

  • Amorphous Semiconductor Superlattices

    B. Abeles;T. Tiedje

  • Band gap of GaAs1−xBix, 0<x<3.6%

    S. Francoeur;M.-J. Seong;A. Mascarenhas;S. Tixier

  • Giant spin-orbit bowing in GaAs1-xBix.

    B. Fluegel;S. Francoeur;A. Mascarenhas;S. Tixier

  • Temperature dependence of the Urbach edge in GaAs

    S. R. Johnson;T. Tiedje

  • Field-emission SEM imaging of compositional and doping layer semiconductor superlattices

    D.D. Perovic;M.R. Castell;A. Howie;C. Lavoie

  • Optical absorption edge of semi-insulating GaAs and InP at high temperatures

    M. Beaudoin;A. J.G. DeVries;Shane Johnson;H. Laman

  • The electronic band structure of GaBiAs/GaAs layers: Influence of strain and band anti-crossing

    Z. Batool;K. Hild;Thomas Jeffrey Cockburn Hosea;X. Lu

  • Composition dependence of photoluminescence of GaAs1-xBix alloys

    Xianfeng Lu;D. A. Beaton;R. B. Lewis;T. Tiedje

  • Effect of molecular beam epitaxy growth conditions on the Bi content of GaAs1−xBix

    X. Lu;D. A. Beaton;R. B. Lewis;T. Tiedje

  • Growth of high Bi concentration GaAs1−xBix by molecular beam epitaxy

    R. B. Lewis;M. Masnadi-Shirazi;T. Tiedje

  • OBSERVATION OF LEAKY SLAB MODES IN AN AIR-BRIDGED SEMICONDUCTOR WAVEGUIDE WITH A TWO-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC LATTICE

    M. Kanskar;P. Paddon;V. Pacradouni;R. Morin

  • Recombination centers in phosphorous doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon

    C.R. Wronski;B. Abeles;T. Tiedje;G.D. Cody

  • Preparation and characterization of B x C 1 − x thin films with the graphite structure

    B. M. Way;J. R. Dahn;T. Tiedje;K. Myrtle

  • Electron mobility in dilute GaAs bismide and nitride alloys measured by time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy

    David Cooke;F. A. Hegmann;E. C. Young;T. Tiedje

  • Band tail recombination limit to the output voltage of amorphous silicon solar cells

    T. Tiedje

  • DISORDER AND THE OPTICAL ABSORPTION EDGE OF HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON

    G.D. Cody;T. Tiedje;B. Abeles;T.D. Moustakas

Frequent Co-Authors

Angelo Mascarenhas
Angelo Mascarenhas National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Christian Lavoie
Christian Lavoie IBM (United States)
Jeff Dahn
Jeff Dahn Dalhousie University
Martin Koch
Martin Koch Philipp University of Marburg
Patricia M. Mooney
Patricia M. Mooney Simon Fraser University
Karen L. Kavanagh
Karen L. Kavanagh Simon Fraser University
Thomas Edward Darcie
Thomas Edward Darcie University of Victoria
Stephan W. Koch
Stephan W. Koch Philipp University of Marburg
Reuven Gordon
Reuven Gordon University of Victoria
Theodore D. Moustakas
Theodore D. Moustakas Boston University

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