Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE

Dr.-Ing. Jonas Bartsch

Head of Team Electrochemical Coating and Structuring Technologies, Division Photovoltaics

Research focus

Electrochemical techniques in solar cell processing

  • Development of self-aligned plated contact stack from nickel/copper/silver as future standard metallization scheme in silicon solar cell processing
  • Development of electrochemical etching techniques for metal structuring and silicon modification
  • Development of plating processes on next-generation devices (such as carrier selective contacts, back-junction solar cells, III-V thin film devices)
  • Cell metallization impact on module performance (e.g., copper diffusion)
  • Development of spray coating processes for dielectric and perovskite materials

Curriculum vitae

Since 2017 Head of group "Electrochemical Processes" at Fraunhofer ISE
Since 2016
 Head of team „Electrochemical Coating and Structuring Technologies”, Fraunhofer ISE
2011-2016
 Head of team “Plating Process Technology” at Fraunhofer ISE
2011
 Dissertation on “Advanced Front Side Metallization for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells with Electrochemical Techniques”
2007-2011
 PhD-candidate at Fraunhofer ISE / Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Germany (Prof. Holger Reinecke)
2007
 Diploma in Chemical Engineering from KIT Karlsruhe, Germany (Partial Oxidation of Methane to Formaldehyde)
2002 – 2007   Studies of Chemical Engineering at KIT Karlsruhe, Germany and INIFTA (La Plata, Argentina)

Awards & outstanding achievements

2007: Emil Kirschbaum Student Scholarship, University of Karlsruhe