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Journal Articles

Pans-Castillo, M, Claudio, G, Eames, P (2023) Theoretical cost and energy optimisation of a 4th generation net-zero district heating system with different thermal energy storage technologies, Sustainable Cities and Society, 100(2024), 105064, ISSN: 2210-6707. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2023.105064.

Pans-Castillo, M, Claudio, G, Eames, P (2023) Modelling of 4th generation district heating systems integrated with different thermal energy storage technologies – Methodology, Energy Conversion and Management, 276, 116545, ISSN: 0196-8904. DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116545.

Drakopoulos, S, Manika, GC, Nogales, A, Kim, T, Robbins, AB, Claudio, G, Minnich, AJ, Ezquerra, TA, Psarras, GC, Martin-Fabiani-Carrato, N, Ronca, S (2021) Gold/ultra‐high molecular weight polyethylene nanocomposites for electrical energy storage: Enhanced recovery efficiency upon uniaxial deformation, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 138(42), 51232, ISSN: 0021-8995. DOI: 10.1002/app.51232.

Barrios, JA, Sanchez, F, Gonzalez-Longatt, F, Claudio, G (2021) System identification applied to a single area electric power system under frequency response, Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 22(3), pp.1236-1244, ISSN: 2502-4752. DOI: 10.11591/ijeecs.v22.i3.pp1236-1244.

Mahon, D, Claudio, G, Eames, P (2021) An experimental study of the decomposition and carbonation of magnesium carbonate for medium temperature thermochemical energy storage, Energies, 14(5), 1316, ISSN: 1996-1073. DOI: 10.3390/en14051316.

Mahon, D, Henshall, P, Claudio, G, Eames, P (2019) Feasibility study of MgSO4 + zeolite based composite thermochemical energy stores integrated with vacuum flat plate solar thermal collectors for seasonal thermal energy storage, IOP Conference Series : Materials Science and Engineering, 556, 012012, ISSN: 1757-8981. DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/556/1/012012.

Mahon, D, Henshall, P, Claudio, G, Eames, P (2019) Feasibility study of MgSO4 + zeolite based composite thermochemical energy stores charged by vacuum flat plate solar thermal collectors for seasonal thermal energy storage, Renewable Energy, 145, pp.1799-1807, ISSN: 0960-1481. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.05.135.

Thomson, A and Claudio, G (2019) The technical and economic feasibility of utilizing phase change materials for thermal storage in district heating networks, Energy Procedia, ISSN: 1876-6102. DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2018.12.042.

Mahon, D, Claudio, G, Eames, P (2019) A study of novel high performance and energy dense zeolite composite materials for domestic interseasonal thermochemical energy storage, Energy Procedia, ISSN: 1876-6102. DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.763.

Mahon, D, Claudio, G, Eames, P (2017) An experimental investigation to assess the potential of using MgSO4 impregnation and Mg2+ ion exchange to enhance the performance of 13X molecular sieves for interseasonal domestic thermochemical energy storage, Energy Conversion and Management, 150, pp.870-877, ISSN: 0196-8904. DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2017.03.080.

Goffin, N, Lisco, F, Claudio, G, Tyrer, J, Woolley, E (2016) Annealing of thin-film cadmium telluride photovoltaics using holographically controlled laser processing, 102, pp.70-79, ISSN: 1876-6102. DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.11.320.

Lisco, F, Kaminski, P, Abbas, A, Bowers, J, Claudio, G, Losurdo, M, Walls, M (2014) High rate deposition of thin film cadmium sulphide by pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering, THIN SOLID FILMS, 574, pp.43-51, ISSN: 0040-6090. DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2014.11.065.

Lisco, F, Kaminski, P, Abbas, A, Bass, K, Bowers, J, Claudio, G, Losurdo, M, Walls, M (2014) The structural properties of CdS deposited by chemical bath deposition and pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering, Thin Solid Films, 582, pp.323-327, ISSN: 0040-6090. DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2014.11.062.

Kaminski, PM, Bass, K, Claudio, G, Walls, JM (2014) Room Temperature Surface Passivation of Silicon for Screen Printed c-Si Solar Cells by HiTUS Reactive Sputter, Applied Surface Science, 301, pp.51-55, ISSN: 0169-4332. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.01.207.

Lisco, F, Abbas, A, Maniscalco, B, Kaminski, PM, Losurdo, M, Bass, K, Claudio, G, Walls, JM (Accepted for publication) Pinhole free thin film CdS deposited by chemical bath using a substrate reactive plasma treatment, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 6(011202), pp.1-9, DOI: 10.1063/1.4828362.

Kaminski, PM, Abbas, A, Bass, K, Claudio, G (2011) Passivation of silicon wafers by Silicon Carbide (SiC x) thin film grown by sputtering, Energy Procedia, 10, pp.71-75, ISSN: 1876-6102. DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.10.155.

Kaminski, PM, Bass, K, Claudio, G (2011) High bandgap dielectrics for antireflective coating in silicon solar cells by reactive ion sputtering, Physica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics, 8(4), pp.1311-1314, ISSN: 1862-6351. DOI: 10.1002/pssc.201084008.

Claudio, G, Kaminski, P, Bass, K (2009) Optical Characterisation of Aluminium Nitride as Antireflective Coating by a New Remote Plasma Deposition System, Physical Status Solidi C, 6(12), pp.2665-2667, DOI: 10.1002/pssc.200982574.

Claudio, G, Bass, K, Heasman, K, Cole, A, Roberts, S, Watson, SJ, Boreland, M (2009) Surface passivation by silicon nitride in Laser Grooved Buried Contact (LGBC) silicon solar cells, Superlattices and Microstructures, 45(4-5), pp.234-239, ISSN: 0749-6036. DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2008.10.044,.

Claudio, G, Bass, K, Heasman, K, Cole, A, Roberts, S, Watson, S, Boreland, M (2009) Surface passivation by silicon nitride in Laser Grooved Buried Contact (LGBC) silicon solar cells, SUPERLATTICES AND MICROSTRUCTURES, 45(4-5), pp.234-239, ISSN: 0749-6036. DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2008.10.044.

Claudio, G, Bass, K, Heasman, K, Cole, A, Roberts, S, Watson, SJ, Boreland, M (2009) Surface passivation by silicon nitride in Laser Grooved Buried Contact (LGBC) silicon solar cells, Superlattices and microstructures, 45(4-5), pp.234-239.

Claudio, G, Calnan, S, Bass, K, Boreland, MB (2008) Optical Characterisation of Silicon Nitride Thin Films Grown by Novel Remote Plasma Sputter Deposition, J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, 19, pp.S285-S288.

Claudio, G, Calnan, S, Bass, K, Boreland, M (2007) Optical characterisation of silicon nitride thin films grown by novel remote plasma sputter deposition, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 19(1), pp.285-288, ISSN: 0957-4522.

Gwilliam, R, Gennaro, S, Claudio, G, Sealy, BJ, Mulcahy, C, Biswas, S (2005) Ultra shallow junction formation and dopant activation study of Ga implanted Si, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 237(1-2), pp.121-125, DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2005.04.113.

Claudio, G, Kirkby, KJ, Bersani, M, Low, R, Sealy, BJ, Gwilliam, R (2004) Effect of the tilt angle on antimony in silicon implanted wafers, Journal of Applied Physics, 95(N10), pp.5471-5474, DOI: 10.1063/1.1702096.

Boudreault, G, Claudio, G, Jeynes, C, Low, R, Sealy, BJ (2004) Accurate calibration of the retained fluence from a versatile single wafer implanter using RBS, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 217(1), pp.177-182, DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2003.09.033.

Boudreault, G, Claudio, G, Jeynes, C, Low, R, Sealy, BJ (2004) Accurate Calibration of the Retained Fluence From a Versatile Single Wafer Implanter Using RBS, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 217, pp.177-182, ISSN: 0168-583X.

Claudio, G, Kirby, KJ, Bersani, M, Low, R, Sealy, BJ, Gwilliam, R (2004) Effect of the Tilt Angle on Antimony in Silicon Implanted Wafers, Journal of Applied Physics, 95(10), pp.5471-5474, ISSN: 0021-8979.



Conferences

Mbewe, C, Blanchard, R, Claudio, G, Bliss, M, Monk, N, Barton, J (2022) Promoting battery testing in developing countries through development of a low-cost battery test system. In 2021 IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IHTC); 2021 IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IHTC), Virtual,ISBN: 9781665449250. DOI: 10.1109/IHTC53077.2021.9698932.

Nycz, PD (2021) Sodium heat pipes for a novel high-temperature thermal energy storage system. In Claudio, G and Eames, P (ed) Joint 20th International Heat Pipe Conference and 14th International Heat Pipe Symposium, Gelendzhik, Russia.

Claudio, G, Barrios-Gomez, JA, Gonzales-Logatt, F, Acosta, M, Topic, D (Accepted for publication) RoCoF Calculation Using Low-Cost Hardware in the Loop: Multi-area Nordic Power System. In 2020 International Conference on Smart Systems and Technologies (SST), Osijek, Croatia. DOI: 10.1109/SST49455.2020.9264119.

Barrios-Gomez, J, Sanchez, F, Claudio, G, Gonzalez-Longatt, F, Acosta, M, Topic, D (2020) RoCoF calculation using low-cost hardware in the loop: multi-area Nordic power system. In 2020 International Conference on Smart Systems and Technologies (SST); 2020 International Conference on Smart Systems and Technologies (SST), Osijek, Croatia, pp.187-192, ISBN: 9781728197593. DOI: 10.1109/SST49455.2020.9264119.

Barrios-Gomez, J, Sanchez, F, Claudio, G, Gonzalez-Longatt, F, Acosta, MN, Denysiuk, S, Strelkova, H (2020) Framework for real-time simulation of hardware in the loop applied to primary frequency control. In 2020 IEEE 7th International Conference on Energy Smart Systems (ESS); 2020 IEEE 7th International Conference on Energy Smart Systems (ESS), Kyiv, Ukraine (Virtual Conference), pp.30-35, ISBN: 9781728197876. DOI: 10.1109/ESS50319.2020.9160023.

Lisco, F, Goffin, N, Abbas, A, Claudio, G, Woolley, E, Tyrer, J, Walls, M (2018) Laser annealing of thin film CdTe solar cells using a 808 nm diode laser. In 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017, pp.1-6, ISBN: 9781509056057. DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366657.

Lisco, F, Goffin, N, Abbas, A, Claudio, G, Woolley, E, Tyrer, J, Walls, M (2016) Laser annealing of thin film CdTe solar cells using a 808 nm diode laser. In 43rd IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference, Portland, OR, pp.2811-2816, ISBN: 9781509027248. DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2016.7750165.

Goffin, N, Lisco, F, Simeone, A, Claudio, G, Tyrer, J, Woolley, E (2015) Use of laser beam diffraction for non-invasive characterisation of CdTe thin film growth structure. In , CIRPe 2015, Online, pp.101-106, DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2015.08.077.

Lisco, F, Abbas, A, Bowers, J, Claudio, G, Kaminski, PM, Walls, JM (2014) Electrodeposition of CdTe films on CdS layers deposited using magnetron sputtering and chemical bath deposition. In PVSAT-10, Loughborough, pp.145-148.

Kaminski, P, Lisco, F, Abbas, A, Bowers, J, Claudio, G, Walls, M (2014) Oxygenated CdS window layers for thin film CdTe photovoltaics by pulsed DC magnetron sputtering. In 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014, pp.1626-1631, ISBN: 9781479943982. DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925231.

Lisco, F, Bass, K, Kaminski, PM, Bowers, JW, Losurdo, M, Claudio, G, Walls, JM (2013) Improved chemical bath deposition of CdS on FTO coated glass using a plasma surface pre-treatment. In 9th Photovoltaic Science, Applications and Technology Conference, Swansea, pp.171-174.

Schuler, GP, Maniscalco, B, Bowers, JW, Claudio, G, Walls, JM (2013) Optimisation of cadmium chloride solution processing of close space sublimated thin film CdTe solar cells. In 9th Photovoltaic Science, Applications and Technology Conference, Swansea, pp.175-178.

Kaminski, PM, Abbas, A, Bowers, JW, Claudio, G, Maniscalco, B, Walls, JM, Crozier, ML, Brunton, AN (2013) Characterization of contacts produced using a laser ablation/inkjet one step interconnect process for thin film photovoltaics. In , Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp.1694-1699, ISBN: 9781479932993. DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744471.

Maniscalco, B, Kaminski, PM, Claudio, G, Walls, JM, Yu, Y, Mansfield, D, Crozier, M, Brunton, A (2012) CHARACTERISATION OF LASER SCRIBES IN THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS BY COHERENCE CORRELATION INTERFEROMETRY. In 27th EU-PVSC, Frankfurt, pp.2808-2811.

Mansicalco, B, Kaminski, PM, Bass, K, Abbas, A, West, G, Rowley, PN, Claudio, G, Walls, JM (2012) Advanced metrology of Laser Groove Buried Contact processing for silicon CPV. In 2012 MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, pp.B Maniscalco, P M Kaminski, K Bass, A Abbas, G West, P.N. Rowley, G Claudio and J M Walls (2012). Advanced metrology of Laser Groove Buried Contact processing for silicon CPV. MRS Proceedings, 1447, mrss12-1447-v10-02 doi:10.1557/opl.2012.1170.-B Maniscalco, P M Kaminski, K Bass, A Abbas, G West, P.N. Rowley, G Claudio and J M Walls (2012). Advanced metrology of Laser Groove Buried Contact processing for silicon CPV. MRS Proceedings, 1447, mrss12-1447-v10-02 doi:10.1557/opl.2012.1170, DOI: 10.1557/opl.2012.1170.

Maniscalco, B, Kaminski, PM, Conroy, M, Mansfield, D, Yu, Y, Bass, K, Claudio, G, Walls, JM (2011) Metrology of silicon photovoltaic cells using coherence correlation interferometry. In , Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp.003370-003374, ISBN: 9781424499656. DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186670.

Kaminski, PM, Bass, K, Maniscalco, B, Walls, JM, Claudio, G (2011) SILICON CARBON-NITRIDE (SICXNY:H) BY HIGH TARGET UTILISATION SYSTEM (HITUS) FOR CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELL ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING AND PASSIVATION. In 26th EU PVSEC, Hamburg, pp.189-192.

Maniscalco, B, Kaminski, PM, Conroy, M, Mansfield, D, Yu, Y, Bass, K, Claudio, G, Walls, JM (2011) METROLOGY OF SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS USING COHERENCE CORRELATION INTERFEROMETRY. In 37th IEEE PVSC, Seattle, pp.3370-3374.

Maniscalco, B, Kaminski, P, Abbas, A, Bass, K, Claudio, G, Upadhyaya, HM, Walls, JM (2011) Metrology of Photovoltaic Materials Using Coherence Correlation Interferometry. In 7th Photovoltaic Science Application and Technology PVSAT-7 Proceedings, PVSAT-7, Edinburgh, pp.1-4.

Kaminski, P, Claudio, G, Bass, K, Walls, JM (2010) Preparation and optical characterisation of silicon nitride and aluminium nitride films for silicon solar cell antireflective coating application. In Hutchins, M and Pearsall, N (ed) PVSAT-6 Photovoltaic Science Application and Technology, Conference proceedings C91 PVSAT-6, Chilworth Manor, University of Southampton, UK, pp.131-134, ISBN: 0904963756.

Kaminski, P, Bass, K, Claudio, G (2009) Aluminium nitride by reactive sputtering as an antireflective coating in silicon solar cells. In Hutchins, M and Pearsall, N (ed) Conference proceedings C90 PVSAT-5, Glyndwr University UK, pp.85-88, ISBN: 0904963748.

Claudio, G, Zhu, Z, Bass, K (2008) Photoconductive measurements of Laser Grooved Buried Contacts (LGBC) silicon solar cells. In Hutchins, M and Pearsall, N (ed) Conference proceedings C89 PVSAT-4, Bath University, UK, pp.87-88.

Claudio, G, Zhou, Z, Hibberd, C, Bass, K (2008) Passivation of Laser Grooved Buried Contacts (LGBC) Solar Cells with Silicon Oxide or Silicon Nitride grown by a Remote Sputtering Deposition System. In 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC: 2008 33RD IEEE PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE, VOLS 1-4, San Diego, CA, pp.403-+, ISBN: 978-1-4244-1640-0.

Claudio, G, Bruno, G, Losurdo, M, Thwaites, M, Boreland, MB (2005) Optical Characterisation of Silane-free Deposited Silicon Nitride Thin Films by Spectroscopic Ellipsonetry. In 15th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference (PVSEC 15), Shanghai, China, not known.

Claudio, G and Boreland, MB (2005) A New Remote Plasma Deposition System for Silicon Nitride Thin Films. In Gottschalg, R, Pearsall, N, Buckle, C, Hutchins, MG (ed) 2nd Photovoltaic Science, Applications and Technology ConferenceQ, Proceedings of the 2nd Photovoltaic Science Applications and Technoogy Conference, Loughborough UK, pp.121-126, ISBN: 0 904963 71 3.



CD Objects

Claudio, G and Boreland, MB (2005) A New Remote Plasma Deposition System for Silicon Nitride Thin Films,UK-ISES, ISBN: 0 904963 71 3.



Chapters

Barrios-Gomez, JA, Sanchez, F, Gonzalez-Longatt, F, Claudio, G, Cavazos, A, Chamorro, HR, Martinez, W (2022) Data-driven fuzzy C-means equivalent turbine-governor for power system frequency response. In Gupta, D, Khamparia, A, Khanna, A, Castillo, O (ed) Soft Computing for Data Analytics, Classification Model, and Control, Springer, pp.117-135, ISBN: 9783030920258. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92026-5_7.

Barrios-Gomez, JA, Sanchez, F, Gonzalez-Longatt, F, Claudio, G, Cavazos, A, Chamorro, HR, Martinez, W (2022) Data-Driven Fuzzy C-Means Equivalent Turbine-Governor for Power System Frequency Response. In Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, pp.117-135, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92026-5_7.



Posters

Mbewe, C, Claudio, G, Blanchard, R (2022) Life-cycle testing of batteries for solar eCook, Net Zero Doctoral Summer Showcase.



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