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Ratz Thomas

Département de physique > Physique des solides, interfaces et nanostructures

CESAM

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ORCID
0000-0002-3629-1087
Main Referenced Co-authors
Nguyen, Ngoc Duy  (19)
Brammertz, Guy (8)
Vermang, Bart (8)
Raty, Jean-Yves  (6)
Sliti, Naama  (6)
Main Referenced Keywords
Kesterite (6); First-principles (3); Defects (2); First principle calculations (2); Germanium (2);
Main Referenced Unit & Research Centers
CESAM - Complex and Entangled Systems from Atoms to Materials - ULiège [BE] (7)
Abteilung Energie-und Halbleiterforschung (EHF), Institut für Physik, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany (1)
CESAM | Q-MAT | Solid state physics, interfaces and nanostructure (SPIN) (1)
CESAM—Q-MAT—Solid State Physics, Interfaces and Nanostructures, Physics Institute B5a, Allée du Six Août 19, B-4000 Liege, Belgium (1)
Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1 2pl., E-08930 Sant Adrià del Besòs-Barcelona, Spain (1)
Main Referenced Disciplines
Physics (22)

Publications (total 22)

The most downloaded
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Ratz, T. (2018). Electrical and optical characterization of Cu2O:Mg/AZO transparent heterojunctions grown by RF magnetron sputtering [Master’s dissertation, ULiège - Université de Liège]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/236821 https://hdl.handle.net/2268/236821

The most cited

44 citations (Scopus®)

Ratz, T., Brammertz, G., Caballero, R., Léon, M., Canulescu, S., Schou, J., Gütay, L., Pareek, D., Taskesen, T., Kim, D.-H., Kang, J.-K., Malerba, C., Redigner, A., Saucedo, E., Shin, B., Tampo, H., Timmo, K., Nguyen, N. D., & Vermang, B. (12 September 2019). Physical routes for the synthesis of kesterite. Journal of Physics : Energy, 1 (4). doi:10.1088/2515-7655/ab281c https://hdl.handle.net/2268/239366

Articles in scientific journals with peer reviewing

Sliti, N., Fourneau, E., Ratz, T., Touihri, S., & Nguyen, N. D. (2022). Mg-doped Cu2O thin films with enhanced functional properties grown by magnetron sputtering under optimized pressure conditions. Ceramics International. doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.05.028
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Ratz, T., Nguyen, N. D., Brammertz, G., Vermang, B., & Raty, J.-Y. (2022). Relevance of Ge incorporation to control the physical behaviour of point defects in kesterite. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. doi:10.1039/D1TA09620F
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Ratz, T., Raty, J.-Y., Brammertz, G., Vermang, B., & Nguyen, N. D. (30 June 2021). Opto-electronic properties and solar cell efficiency modelling of Cu2ZnXS4 (X=Sn,Ge,Si) kesterites. Journal of Physics : Energy, 3 (3), 035005. doi:10.1088/2515-7655/abefbe
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Pike, N., Dewandre, A., Chaltin, F., Garcia Gonzalez, L., Pillitteri, S., Ratz, T., & Verstraete, M. (2021). Spontaneous interlayer compression in commensurately stacked van der Waals heterostructures. Physical Review. B, 103 (23). doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.103.235307
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Ratz, T., Brammertz, G., Caballero, R., Léon, M., Canulescu, S., Schou, J., Gütay, L., Pareek, D., Taskesen, T., Kim, D.-H., Kang, J.-K., Malerba, C., Redigner, A., Saucedo, E., Shin, B., Tampo, H., Timmo, K., Nguyen, N. D., & Vermang, B. (12 September 2019). Physical routes for the synthesis of kesterite. Journal of Physics : Energy, 1 (4). doi:10.1088/2515-7655/ab281c
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Scientific conferences in universities or research centers

Ratz, T., & Nguyen, N. D. (24 June 2022). Impact of Ge incorporation on the opto-electronic properties and the physics of deep defects in kesterites [Paper presentation]. See Future PV: Latsis Symposium on Earth-Abundant Materials for Future Photovoltaics.

Ratz, T., & Nguyen, N. D. (27 April 2022). Relevance of Ge incorporation on the physics of deep defects in kesterite materials [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Emerging Photovoltaic Materials and Technologies, Turkey.

Scientific congresses and symposiums

Oral communications or posters

Sliti, N., Fourneau, E., Ratz, T., Saad Touihri, & Nguyen, N. D. (20 October 2022). Mg-doped Cu2O thin films with enhanced functional properties grown by magnetron sputtering under optimized pressure conditions [Paper presentation]. 8th International Symposium on Transparent Conductive Materials &12th International Symposium on Transparent Oxideand Related Materials for Electronics and Optics, Grete, Greece.
Peer reviewed

Ratz, T., Nguyen, N. D., Brammertz, G., Vermang, B., & Raty, J.-Y. (10 February 2022). Physics of Ge-related point defects in Sn-based, Ge-doped and Ge-alloyed kesterites [Poster presentation]. 12th European Kesterite Workshop, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Editorial reviewed

Nguyen, N. D., Ratz, T., Mawet, S., & Fourneau, E. (20 September 2021). Remote teaching experience : the case study of a course in experimental physics with practical laboratory sessions [Paper presentation]. Optimizing Digital Teaching and Communication.

Ratz, T., Raty, J.-Y., Brammertz, G., Vermang, B., & Nguyen, N. D. (02 June 2021). Theoretical study of the opto-electronic properties of Cu2ZnXS4 (X=Sn,Ge,Si) kesterites for solar cell efficiency modelling [Poster presentation]. European Materials Research Society (EMRS) Spring meeting 2021, France.
Editorial reviewed

Kumar, S., Balty, F., Mignolet, M., Ratz, T., & Nguyen, N. D. (02 June 2021). Electrical and optical properties of plasma-treated transparent electrodes based on silver nanowire networks [Poster presentation]. European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) 2021 Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France.

Sliti, N., Ratz, T., Touihri, S., & Nguyen, N. D. (02 June 2021). Numerical simulation of transparent heterojunctions based on Cu2O thin films [Poster presentation]. European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) 2021 Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France.

Sliti, N., Ratz, T., Fourneau, E., Touihri, S., & Nguyen, N. D. (01 June 2021). Effect of pressure on the physical properties of p-type cuprous oxide deposited by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering [Paper presentation]. European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) 2021 Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France.

Ratz, T., Raty, J.-Y., Brammertz, G., Vermang, B., & Nguyen, N. D. (26 November 2020). Study of the opto-electronic properties of Cu2ZnXS4 (X=Sn,Ge,Si) kesterites as input data for solar cell efficiency modelling [Poster presentation]. 11th Kesterite Workshop, Oldenburg, Germany.
Editorial reviewed

Channam, V. S. K., Vermeulen, B., Ratz, T., & Nguyen, N. D. (May 2020). Effect of argon plasma treatment on transparent electrodes based on silver nanowire networks [Poster presentation]. European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) 2020 Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France.

Sliti, N., Resende, J., Ratz, T., & Nguyen, N. D. (April 2020). Defect assessment of Mg-doped Cu2O thin films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering [Poster presentation]. Defects 2020 Workshop, Leuven, Belgium.

Ratz, T., Brammertz, G., Caballero, R., Léon, M., Canulescu, S., Schou, J., Gütay, L., Devandra, P., Taskesen, T., Kim, D.-H., Kang, J.-K., Malerba, C., Redinger, A., Saucedo, E., Shin, B., Tampo, H., Timmo, K., Nguyen, N. D., & Vermang, B. (21 November 2019). History and prospects of the physical synthesis of kesterite for photovoltaic applications [Poster presentation]. Thomas Ratz, Uppsala, Sweden.

Dewandre, A., Pike, N., Ratz, T., Chaltin, F., Van troeye, B., Petretto, G., Gonze, X., Rignanese, G.-M., & Verstraete, M. (05 March 2018). Counterintuitive Dynamic Charge in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and structural change of their heterostructures [Paper presentation]. APS March Meeting 2018, Los Angeles, United States.

Theses and dissertations

Master dissertations

Ratz, T. (2018). Electrical and optical characterization of Cu2O:Mg/AZO transparent heterojunctions grown by RF magnetron sputtering [Master’s dissertation, ULiège - Université de Liège]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/236821

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