Vincent Aimez

Prix et distinctions

• (1996) Springer Prize for best performance in solid state physics. Kingston University.

Financement

• Subvention. Etude et développement d'une solution à faible emprunte carbone pour les stations de télécommunication (SAFE TELECOM). CRSNG (Ottawa, Canada). 130 435 $. (2021-2024).
• Bourse. Prototyping and characterization of TLC photovoltaics. Mitacs (Vancouver, Canada). 213 333 $. (2020-2022).
• Subvention. MARS CPV : Materials and ARchitecture of Solar cells for CPV. CRSNG (Ottawa, Canada). 2 606 180 $. (2019-2021).
• Subvention. Étude de l'influence de l'enneigement sur la production photovoltaïque. CRSNG (Ottawa, Canada). 25 000 $. (2019-2020).
• Subvention. Amélioration des systèmes CPV par micro/nano structuration. Mitacs (Vancouver, Canada). 133 333 $. (2018-2021).
• Subvention. Chaine d'innovation intégrée pour la prospérité numérique. Ministère de l'Économie, de la Science et de l'Innovation - Québec (QC, Canada). 20 500 000 $. (2018-2021).
• Subvention. Micro-nano structuration pour augmenter l’Angle d’Acceptance des Systèmes Photovoltaiques à concentration. Mitacs (Vancouver, Canada). 498 000 $. (2018-2020).
• Subvention. Modules CPV à très haute efficacité utilisant les cellules à vias transversants (TCVC). STACE (Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada). 25 000 $. (2017).
• Subvention. Training in Optoelectronics for Power: from Science and Engineering to Technology (TOP-SET). CRSNG (Ottawa, Canada). 1 650 000 $. (2016-2023).
• Subvention. Hybrid III-V optoelectronic devices nanofabrication: applications to concentrated photovoltaics. CRSNG (Ottawa, Canada). 240 000 $. (2016-2022).
• Subvention. Optimized 3J cell designs for hybrid concentrated photovoltaics - Thermal (CPV-T) systems. CGE (Ottawa, Canada). 25 000 $. (2016).
• Subvention. A cost-effective process for low-loss light coupling between optical fibres and integrated photonic circuits with high refractive. CRSNG (Ottawa, Canada). 60 000 $. (2015-2017).

Publications

Articles

• Konan Kouame, D. Danovitch, P. Albert, A. Turala, M. Volatier, V. Aimez, A. Jaouad, M. Darnon, G. Hamon. (2024). Finite element modeling and experimental validation of concentrator photovoltaic module based on surface Mount technology. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. DOI
• Thomas Bidaud, Farah Ayari, Paul Ferreol, Corentin Jouanneau, Artur Turala, Solene Moreau, Maïté Volatier, Vincent Aimez, Simon Fafard, Abdelatif Jaouad, Maxime Darnon, Gwenaëlle Hamon. (2024). Multi-Terminal GaInP/GaInAs/Ge Solar Cells for Subcells Characterization. Energies. DOI
• Arnaud Joel Kinfack Leoga, Arnaud Ritou, Mathieu Blanchard, Lysandre Dirand, Yanis Prunier, Philippe St-Pierre, David Chuet, Philippe-Olivier Provost, Maïté Volatier, Vincent Aimez, Gwenaëlle Hamon, Abdelatif Jaouad, Christian Dubuc, Maxime Darnon. (2023). Outdoor Characterization of Solar Cells With Microstructured Antireflective Coating in a Concentrator Photovoltaic Monomodule. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. DOI
• M. de Lafontaine, E. Pargon, G. Gay, C. Petit-Etienne, S. David, J-P Barnes, N. Rochat, A. Jaouad, M. Volatier, S. Fafard, V. Aimez, M. Darnon,. (2021). Anisotropic and low damage III-V/Ge heterostructure etching for multijunction solar cell fabrication with passivated sidewalls. Micro and Nano Engineering. DOI
• P. Albert, A. Jaouad, G. Hamon*, M. Volatier, C. E. Valdivia, Y. Deshayes, K. Hinzer, L. Bechou, V. Aimez, M. Darnon. (2021). Miniaturization of InGaP/InGaAs/Ge solar cells for micro-concentrator photovoltaics. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. DOI
• P. Albert, A. Jaouad, G. Hamon, M. Volatier, Y. Deshayes, L. Béchou, V. Aimez, M. Darnon. (2021). Three‐junction monolithic interconnected modules for concentrator photovoltaics. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. DOI
• Jules Voisin, Maxime Darnon, Abdelatif Jaouad, Maité Volatier, Vincent Aimez, Joao Trovao. (2020). Climate impact analysis on the optimal sizing of a stand-alone hybrid building. Energy and Buildings. DOI
• A. Mbeunmi, M. El-Gahouchi, R. Arvinte, A. Jaouad, R. Cheriton, M. Wilkins, C.E. Valdivia, K. Hinzer, S. Fafard, V. Aimez, R. Arès, A. Boucherif. (2020). Direct growth of GaAs solar cells on Si substrate via mesoporous Si buffer. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. DOI
• Olivier Richard, Sonia Blais, Richard Arès, Vincent Aimez, Abdelatif Jaouad. (2020). Mechanisms of GaAs surface passivation by a one-step dry process using low-frequency plasma enhanced chemical deposition of silicon nitride. Microelectronic Engineering. DOI
• Clément Laucher, Gwenaëlle Hamon, Artur Turala, Maïté Volatier, Maxime Darnon, Vincent Aimez, Abdelatif Jaouad. (2020). Self‐powered light‐induced plating for III‐V/Ge triple‐junction solar cell metallization. Energy Science and Engineering. DOI
• F. Chancerel, P. Regreny, J.L. Leclercq, S. Brottet, M. Volatier, Abdelatif Jaouad, Maxime Darnon, Simon Fafard, Nicholas Blanchard, Michel Gendry et Vincent Aimez. (2019). Epitaxial lift-off of InGaAs solar cells from InP substrate using a strained AlAs/InAlAs superlattice as a novel sacrificial layer. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Elsevier. DOI
• Joffrey Belin, Etienne Grondin, Vincent Aimez, Abdelatif Jaouad. (2019). Hybrid absorption/interference wide-angle filter using PECVD Si-Rich SixNy and SiOx for LED lighting. Optics Express. DOI
• Mark C.A. York, Francine Proulx, Olivier Gilard, Laurent Bechou, Richard Arès, Vincent Aimez, Denis Masson et Simon Fafard. (2019). III-V Laser Power Converters With Vertically Stacked Subcells Demonstrating Superior Radiation Resilience. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. DOI
• Mathieu de Lafontaine, Erwine Pargon, Camille Petit-Etienne, Guillaume Gay, Abdelatif Jaouad, Marie-Josee Gour, Maité Volatier, Simon Fafard, Vincent Aimez et Maxime Darnon. (2019). Influence of plasma process on III-V/Ge multijunction solar cell via etching. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Elsevier. DOI
• York, M.C.A., Mailhot, A., Boucherif, A.,, Arès, R., Aimez, V., Fafard, S. (2018). Challenges and strategies for implementing the vertical epitaxial heterostructure architechture (VEHSA) design for concentrated photovoltaic applications. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. DOI
• O. Richard, V. Aimez, R. Arès, S. Fafard, A. Jaouad. (2018). Simulation of through-cell vias contacts under non-uniform concentrated light profiles. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. DOI
• A. Chakroun, A. Jaouad, A. Soltani, O. Arenas, V. Aimez, Ares, R., Maher, H. (2017). AlGaN/GaN MOS-HEMT Device Fabricated Using a High Quality PECVD Passivation Process. IEEE Electron Device Letters. DOI
• Matthew M. Wilkins ; James Gupta ; Abdelatif Jaouad ; Boussairi Bouzazi ; Simon Fafard ; Abderraouf Boucherif ; Christopher E. Valdivia ; Richard Arès ; Vincent Aimez ; Henry P. Schriemer ; Karin Hinzer. (2017). Design of thin InGaAsN(Sb) n-i-p junctions for use in four-junction concentrating photovoltaic devices. Journal of Photonics for Energy. DOI
• Youcef A. Bioud, Abderraouf Boucherif, Ali Belarouci, Etienne Paradis, Simon Fafard, Vincent Aimez, Dominique Drouin, Richard Arès. (2017). Fast growth synthesis of mesoporous germanium films by high frequency bipolar electrochemical etching. Electrochimica Acta. DOI
• M. de Lafontaine; M. Darnon; C. Colin; B. Bouzazi; M. Volatier; R. Arès; S. Fafard; V. Aimez; A. Jaouad. (2017). Impact of Via Hole Integration on Multijunction Solar Cells for Through Cell Via Contacts and Associated Passivation Treatment. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. DOI
• F. Proulx, M. C. A. York, P. O. Provost, R. Arès, V. Aimez, D. P. Masson, S. Fafard. (2017). Measurement of strong photon recycling in ultra-thin GaAs n/p junctions monolithically integrated in high-photovoltage vertical epitaxial heterostructure architectures with conversion efficiencies exceeding 60%. Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters. DOI
• G. Kolhatkar, A. Boucherif, C. Dab, S. Fafard, V. Aimez. R. Arès, A. Ruediger. (2016). Composition variation in Al-based dilute nitride alloys using apertureless scanning near-field optical microscopy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. DOI
• R. Cheriton, M. M. Wilkins, P. Sharma, C. E. Valdivia, A. H. Trojnar, H. Schriemer, K. Hinzer, J. Gupta, B. Bouzazi, G. Kolhatkar, A. Boucherif, A. Jaouad, S. Fafard, V. Aimez, R. Arès. (2016). Design optimizations of InGaAsN(Sb) subcells for concentrator photovoltaic systems. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Nanotechnology and Microelectronics. DOI
• S. Chatbouri, M. Troudi, N. Sghaier, A. Kalboussi, V. Aimez, D. Drouin, A. Souifi. (2016). Direct exchange between silicon nanocrystals and tunnel oxide traps under illumination on single electron photodetector. Semiconductors. DOI
• Gitanjali Kolhatkar, Abderraouf Boucherif, Youcef Ataellah Bioud, Simon Fafard, Andreas Ruediger, Vincent Aimez, Richard Ares. (2016). Electrical and structural properties of AlGaNAs alloys grown by chemical beam epitaxy. Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research. DOI
• Guillaume Beaudin ; Étienne Grondin ; Ali Belarouci ; Paul G. Charette ; Vincent Aimez. (2016). Evanescent Field Coupler Optimized for High Refractive Index Differences (ECHRID) - A Platform for a SOI Photonics Optical Interface. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. DOI
• S. Fafard, F. Proulx, M. C. A. York, L. S. Richard, P. O. Provost, R. Arès, V. Aimez,, D. P. Masson. (2016). High-photovoltage GaAs vertical epitaxial monolithic heterostructures with 20 thin p/n junctions and a conversion efficiency of 60%. Applied Physics Letters. DOI
• B. Ilahi, J. Zribi, D. Morris, A. Aldhobaib, V. Aimez, R. Ares,. (2016). In-situ height engineering of InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots by Chemical Beam Epitaxy. Journal of Nanophotonics.
• Y. Bargaoui, M. Troudi, N. Sghaier, N. Yacoubi, V. Aimez, A. Souifi. (2016). Interface state density dependence on detection process in single electron photo-detector (photo-SET). Microelectronic Engineering. DOI
• Laurence Convert, Réjean Lebel, Suzanne Gascon, Réjean Fontaine, Jean-François Pratte, Paul Charette, Vincent Aimez, Roger Lecomte. (2016). Real Time Microfluidic Blood Counting System for PET and SPECT Preclinical Pharmacokinetic Studies. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. DOI
• B. Ilahi, O. Nasr, B. Paquette, M.H. Hadj Alouane, N. Chauvin, B. Salem, L. Sfaxi, C. Bru Chevalier, D. Morris, R. Ares, V. Aimez, H. Maaref. (2016). Thermally activated inter-dots carriers' transfer in InAs QDs with InGaAs underlying layer: origin and dependence on the post-growth intermixing. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. DOI
• M.C.A. York, F. Proulx, D. P. Masson, A. Jaouad, B. Bouzazi, R. Arès, V. Aimez, S. Fafard. (2016). Thin n/p GaAs Junctions for Novel High-Efficiency Phototransducers Based on a Vertical Epitaxial Heterostructure Architecture. MRS Advances. DOI
• Bouraoui Ilahi, Jihene Zribi, Maxime Guillotte, Richard Arès, Vincent Aimez, Denis Morris. (2016). Tunable Emission Wavelength Stacked InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots by Chemical Beam Epitaxy for Optical Coherence Tomography. Materials. DOI
• R. Beal , K. Moumanis , V. Aimez , J. J. Dubowski. (2016). Ultraviolet laser quantum well intermixing based prototyping of bandgap tuned heterostructures for the fabrication of superluminescent diodes. Optics and Laser Technology. DOI
• Feruglio, S.; Courcier, T.; Tsiakaka, O.; Karami, A.; Alexandre-Gauthier, A.; Romain, O.; Aimez, V.; Charette, P.G.; Pittet, P.; Lu, G.N. (2015). A CMOS Buried Quad p-n Junction Photodetector Model. IEEE Sensors Journal. DOI
• A. Vossier, F. Gualdi, A. Dollet, R. Ares, V. Aimez. (2015). Approaching the Shockley-Queisser limit: General assessment of the main limiting mechanisms in photovoltaic cells. Journal of Applied Physics. DOI
• M. Darnon, M. de Lafontaine, M. Volatier, S. Fafard, R. Arès, A. Jaouad, V. Aimez. (2015). Deep germanium etching using time multiplexed plasma etching. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Nanotechnology and Microelectronics. DOI
• R. Beal, V. Aimez, J. J. Dubowski. (2015). Excimer laser induced quantum well intermixing: a reproducibility study of the process for fabrication of photonic integrated devices. Optics Express. DOI
• B. Paquette, A. Boucherif, V. Aimez, R. Arès. (2015). Novel multijunction solar cell design for low cost, high concentration systems. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. DOI
• G. Beaudin, A. Belarouci, V. Aimez. (2015). Precise localized thinning and vertical taper fabrication for silicon photonics using a modified local oxidation of silicon (LOCOS) fabrication process. Optics Express. DOI
• R. Comyn, Y. Cordier, V. Aimez, H. Maher. (2015). Reduction of the thermal budget of AlGaN/GaN heterostructures grown on silicon: A step towards monolithic integration of GaN-HEMTs with CMOS. Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science. DOI
• T. Courcier, P. Pittet, P. G. Charette, V. Aimez, G. N. Lu. (2014). BQJ Photodetector Signal Processing. Key Engineering Materials. DOI
• T. Courcier, M. Goulart, P. Pittet, L. M. De, P. G. Charette, V. Aimez, G. Lu. (2014). CMOS BQJ detector chip with integrated charge-amplifiers for fluorescence measurements. Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical. DOI
• M. H. H. Alouane, A. Helali, D. Morris, H. Maaref, V. Aimez, B. Salem, M. Gendry, B. Ilahi. (2014). Carriers' localization and thermal redistribution in post growth voluntarily tuned quantum dashes' size/composition distribution. Journal of Luminescence. DOI
• G. Kolhatkar, A. Boucherif, C.E. Valdivia, S.G. Wallace, S. Fafard, V. Aimez, R. Arès. (2014). Growth optimization andoptical properties of AlGaNAs alloys. Journal of Applied Physics. DOI
• O. Arenas, E. Al Alam, A. Thevenot, Y. Cordier, A. Jaouad, V. Aimez, H. Maher, R. Arès, F. Boone. (2014). Integration of Micro Resistance Thermometer Detectors in AlGaN/GaN Devices. Electron Devices Society IEEE. DOI
• A. Boucherif, A. Korinek, V. Aimez, R. Arès. (2014). Near-infrared emission from mesoporous crystalline germanium. AIP Advances. DOI
• Chakroun, A., Maher, H., Al Alam, E., Souifi, A., Aimez, V., Arès, R., Jaouad, A. (2014). Optimized Pre-treatment Process for MOS-GaN Devices Passivation. IEEE Electron Device Letters. DOI
• S. Feruglio, S., Courcier, T., Karami, A., Alexandre-Gauthier, A., Romain, O., Aimez, V., Charette, P.G., Pittet, P., Lu, G.N. (2014). Opto-electrical Modeling of CMOS Buried Quad Junction Photodetector. Key Engineering Materials. DOI
• S Chatbouri, M Troudi, N Sghaier, V Aimez, D Drouin, A Souifi. (2014). Traps contribution on detection time of Single Electron Photodetector (Photo-SET). Semiconductor Science and Technology. DOI
• Kolhatkar G., Boucherif A., Valdivia C.E., Wallace S.G., Fafard S., Aimez V., Arès R.,. (2013). Al-enhanced N incorporation in GaNAs alloys grown by chemical beam epitaxy. Journal of Crystal Growth. DOI
• J. Gerbedoen, A. Aliane, A. Giguere, D. Drouin, R. Ares, V. Aimez. (2013). All evaporation submicron lift-off lithography process with negative e-beam QSR-5 resist. Microelectronic Engineering. DOI
• P. J. Newby, B. Canut, J. Bluet, S. Gomes, M. Isaiev, R. Burbelo, K. Termentzidis, P. Chantrenne, L. G. Frechette, V. Lysenko. (2013). Amorphization and reduction of thermal conductivity in porous silicon by irradiation with swift heavy ions. Journal of Applied Physics.
• Schicho S., Jaouad A., Sellmer C., Morris D., Aimez V., Arès R.,. (2013). Black germanium produced by inductively coupled plasma etching. Materials Letters. DOI
• D. Simard, G. Beaudin, V. Aimez, Y. Painchaud, S. LaRochelle. (2013). Characterization and reduction of spectral distortions in Silicon-on-Insulator integrated Bragg gratings. Optics Express. DOI
• S. Gomes, P. Newby, B. Canut, K. Termentzidis, O. Marty, L. Frechette, P. Chantrenne, V. Aimez, J. Bluet, V. Lysenko. (2013). Characterization of the thermal conductivity of insulating thin films by scanning thermal microscopy. Microelectronics Journal. DOI
• J. Zribi, B. Ilahi, D. Morris, V. Aimez, R. Arès. (2013). Chemical beam epitaxy growth and optimization of InAs/GaAs quantum dot multilayers. Journal of Crystal Growth. DOI
• F. Blaffart, A. Boucherif, V. Aimez, R. Ares. (2013). Control of mesoporous silicon initiation by cathodic passivation. Electrochemistry Communications. DOI
• Beal, R., Moumanis, K., Aimez, V., Dubowski, J.J. (2013). Enhanced spectrum superluminescent diodes fabricated by infrared laser rapid thermal annealing. Optics and Laser Technology. DOI
• B. Paquette, B. Ilahi, V. Aimez, R. Ares. (2013). Inhibition of Te surfactant effect on surface morphology of heavily Te-doped GaAs. Journal of Crystal GrowthOpen source preview. DOI
• A. Turala, A. Jaouad, D. P. Masson, S. Fafard, R. Ares, V. Aimez. (2013). Isolation of III-V/Ge Multijunction Solar Cells by Wet Etching. International Journal of Photoenergy. DOI
• Tutashkonko, S., Boucherif, A., Nychyporuk, T., Kaminski-Cachopo, A., Arès, R., Lemiti, M., Aimez, V. (2013). Mesoporous Germanium formed by bipolar electrochemical etching. Electrochimica Acta. DOI
• Boucherif, A., Beaudin, G., Aimez, V., Arès, R. (2013). Mesoporous germanium morphology transformation for lift-off process and substrate re-use. Applied Physics Letters. DOI
• Wilkins, M.M., Boucherif, A., Beal, R., Haysom, J.E., Wheeldon, J.F., Aimez, V., Arès, R., Hall, T.J., Hinzer, K. (2013). Multijunction solar cell designs using silicon bottom subcell and porous silicon compliant membrane. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. DOI
• Bay, A., André, N., Sarrazin, M., Belarouci, A., Aimez, V., Francis, L.A., Pol, J. (2013). Optimal overlayer inspired by Photuris firefly improves light-extraction efficiency of existing light-emitting diodes. Optics Express. DOI
• Paquette, B., Devita, M., Turala, A., Kolhatkar, G., Boucherif, A., Jaouad, A., Aimez, V., Arès, R. (2013). Optimization of p-doping in AlGaAs grown by CBE using TMA for AlGaAs/GaAs tunnel junctions. Journal of Crystal Growth. DOI
• Homier R., Jaouad A., Turala A., Valdivia C.E., Masson D., Wallace S.G., Fafard S., Arès R., Aimez V.,. (2012). Antireflection coating design for triple-junction III-VGe high-efficiency solar cells using low absorption PECVD silicon nitride. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. DOI
• Convert L., Baril F.G., Boisselle V., Pratte J.-F., Fontaine R., Lecomte R., Charette P.G., Aimez V.,. (2012). Blood compatible microfluidic system for pharmacokinetic studies in small animals. Lab on a Chip - Miniaturisation for Chemistry and Biology. DOI
• Richard C., Courcier T., Pittet P., Martel S., Ouellet L., Lu G.-N., Aimez V., Charette P.G.,. (2012). CMOS buried Quad p-n junction photodetector for multi-wavelength analysis. Optics Express. DOI
• Kolhatkar G., Wheeldon J.F., Valdivia C.E., Walker A.W., Fafard S., Turala A., Jaouad A., ArÈs R., Aimez V., Hinzer K.,. (2012). Current-voltage measurements within the negative differential resistance region of AlGaAs/AlGaAs tunnel junctions for high concentration photovoltaics. International Journal of Nanoscience. DOI
• Veerasubramanian V., Beaudin G., Giguere A., Le Drogoff B., Aimez V., Kirk A.G.,. (2012). Design and demonstration of apodized comb filters on SOI. IEEE Photonics Journal. DOI
• Chakroun, A., Jaouad, A., Giguère, A., Aimez, V., Arès, R. (2012). Effective GaN surface passivation by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of silicon oxide. International Journal of Nanoscience. DOI
• Solanki, A., Gentile, P., Calvo, V., Rosaz, G., Salem, B., Aimez, V., Drouin, D., Pauc, N. (2012). Geometrical control of photocurrent in active Si nanowire devices. Nano Energy. DOI
• Béland, R., Charette, P.G., Aimez, V., Cloarec, J.-P., Souteyrand, E., Chevolot, Y. (2012). Micro-fabrication process for an integrated biosensor composed of a SPR transducer coupled to a microcalorimetric sensor. International Journal of Nanoscience. DOI
• Convert, L., Chabot, V., Zermatten, P.-J., Hamel Jr., R., Cloarec, J.-P., Lecomte, R., Aimez, V., Charette, P.G. (2012). Passivation of KMPR microfluidic channels with bovine serum albumin (BSA) for improved hemocompatibility characterized with metal-clad waveguides. Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical. DOI
• Zermatten, P.-J., Jaouad, A., Blais, S., Gorin, A., Aimez, V., Charette, P.G. (2012). Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition of si-rich silicon nitride films optimized for waveguide-based sensing applications in the visible range. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. DOI
• Veerasubramanian, V., Beaudin, G., Giguère, A., Le Drogoff, B., Aimez, V., Kirk, A.G. (2012). Waveguide-coupled drop filters on SOI using quarter-wave shifted sidewalled grating resonators. Optics Express. DOI
• Tutashkonko, S., Kaminski-Cachopo, A., Boulord, C., Ars, R., Aimez, V., Lemiti, M. (2011). Erratum to: Light induced silver and copper plating on silver screen-printed contacts of silicon solar cells (Opto-electronics review, (2011), 19,3 (301-306)). Opto-electronics Review. DOI
• Convert, L., Girard-Baril, F., Renaudin, A., Grondin, E., Jaouad, A., Aimez, V., Charette, P., Lecomte, R. (2011). High efficiency microfluidic beta detector for pharmacokinetic studies in small animals. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. DOI
• Tutashkonko, S., Kaminski-Cachopo, A., Boulord, C., Arès, R., Aimez, V., Lemiti, M. (2011). Light induced silver and copper plating on silver screen-printed contacts of silicon solar cells. Opto-electronics Review. DOI
• Wheeldon, J.F., Valdivia, C.E., Walker, A.W., Kolhatkar, G., Jaouad, A., Turala, A., Riel, B., Masson, D., Puetz, N., Fafard, S., Arès, R., Aimez, V., Hall, T.J., Hinzer, K. (2011). Performance comparison of AlGaAs, GaAs and InGaP tunnel junctions for concentrated multijunction solar cells. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. DOI
• Rutkowska, K.A., Duchesne, D., Volatier, M., Arès, R., Aimez, V., Morandotti, R. (2011). Second harmonic generation in AlGaAs nanowaveguides. Acta Physica Polonica A. DOI
• Duchesne, D., Rutkowska, K.A, Volatier, M., Légaré, F., Delprat, S., Chaker, M., Modotto, D., Locatelli, A., De Angelis, C., Sorel, M., Christodoulides, D.N., Salamo, G., Arès, R., Aimez, V., Morandotti. R. (2011). Second harmonic generation in AlGaAs photonic wires using low power continuous wave light. Optics Express. DOI
• Newby, P., Bluet, J.-M., Aimez, V., Fréchette, L.G., Lysenko, V. (2011). Structural properties of porous 6H silicon carbide. Physica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics. DOI
• Hadj Alouane, M.H., Ilahi, B., Maaref, H., Salem, B., Aimez, V., Morris, D., Gendry, M. (2011). Temperature dependent photoluminescence properties of InAs/InP quantum dashes subjected to low energy phosphorous ion implantation and subsequent annealing. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. DOI
• Volatier, M., Duchesne, D., Morandotti, R., Arès, R., Aimez, V. (2010). Extremely high aspect ratio GaAs and GaAs/AlGaAs nanowaveguides fabricated using chlorine ICP etching with N2-promoted passivation. Nanotechnology. DOI
• Chen, C., Djie, H.S., Ding, Y.H., Ooi, B.S., Hwang, J.C.M., Aimez, V. (2010). Fundamental and dynamic properties of intermixed InGaAs-InGaAsP quantum-well lasers. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. DOI
• Hadj Alouane, M.H., Ilahi, B., Maaref, H., Salem, B., Aimez, V., Morris, D., Turala, A., Regreny, P., Gendry, M. (2010). Impact of ion-implantation-induced band gap engineering on the temperature-dependent photoluminescence properties of InAs/InP quantum dashes. Journal of Applied Physics.
• Renaudin, A., Chabot, V., Grondin, E., Aimez, V., Charette, P.G. (2010). Integrated active mixing and biosensing using surface acoustic waves (SAW) and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) on a common substrate. Lab on a Chip - Miniaturisation for Chemistry and Biology. DOI
• Zaâboub, Z., Ilahi, B., Salem, B., Aimez, V., Morris, D., Sfaxi, L., Maaref, H. (2010). Persistence of In/Ga intermixing beyond the emission energy blueshift saturation of proton-implanted InAs/GaAs quantum dots. Journal of Applied Physics. DOI
• Pauc, N., Phillips, M.R., Aimez, V., Drouin, D. (2010). Response to "comment on 'Carrier recombination near threading dislocations in GaN epilayers by low voltage cathodoluminescence'" [Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 166101 (2010)]. Applied Physics Letters. DOI
• Richard C., Renaudin A., Aimez V., Charette P.G.,. (2009). An integrated hybrid interference and absorption filter for fluorescence detection in lab-on-a-chip devices. Lab on a Chip - Miniaturisation for Chemistry and Biology. DOI
• Chabot V., Cuerrier C.M., Escher E., Aimez V., Grandbois M., Charette P.G.,. (2009). Biosensing based on surface plasmon resonance and living cells. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. DOI
• Dupuy E., Morris D., Pauc N., Aimez V., Gendry M., Drouin D.,. (2009). Carrier transport properties in the vicinity of single self-assembled quantum dots determined by low-voltage cathodoluminescence imaging. Applied Physics Letters. DOI
• Ilahi, B., Zaâboub, Z., Salem, B., Morris, D., Aimez, V., Sfaxi, L., Maaref, H. (2009). Intermixing of InAs/GaAs quantum dots by proton implantation and rapid thermal annealing. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. DOI
• Bourque-Viens, A., Aimez, V., Taberner, A., Nielsen, P., Charette, P.G. (2009). Modelling and experimental validation of thin-film effects in thermopile-based microscale calorimeters. Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical. DOI
• Wieczerzak, E., Hame Jr., R., Chabot, V., Aimez, V., Charette, P.G., Grandbois, M., Escher, E. (2009). Monitoring of native chemical ligation by surface plasmon resonance. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. DOI
• Guo, A., Salamo, G.J., Duchesne, D., Morandotti, R., Volatier-Ravat, M., Aimez, V., Siviloglou, G.A., Christodoulides, D.N. (2009). Observation of PT-symmetry breaking in complex optical potentials. Physical Review Letters. DOI
• Linzon, Y., Malomed, B.A., Zaezjev, M., Morandotti, R., Volatier-Ravat, M., Aimez, V., Ares, R., Bar-Ad, S. (2009). Wave interactions and wave-structure scattering in nonlinear patterned waveguides. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation. DOI

Articles de conférence

• A. Ritou, P. St Pierre, P.O. Provost, G. Forcade, C. Dubuc, O. Dellea, G. Hamon, M. Volatier, A. Jaouad, K. Hinzer, V. Aimez, M. Darnon. (2021). CPV Module to Rate Antireflective and Encapsulant Coating in Outdoor Conditions. 17th Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV17). DOI
• AB Poungoué Mbeunmi, A. Turala, R. Arvinte, CE Validiva, K. Hinzer, V. Aimez, R. Arès, A. Boucherif, S. Fafard. (2021). Development of dual junction GaInP/GaAs solar cells for high-performance concentrator photovoltaic quad-junction III-V/IV. SPIE OPTO, on line (2021). DOI
• P. Albert, Y. Deshayes, G. Hamon, A. Jaouad, M. Volatier, V. Aimez, L. Bechou, M. Darnon. (2021). InGaP/InGaAs/Ge microcells robustness assessment. 17th Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV17).
• R. Norman, E. Leveille, N. Caillou, J. Blais, S. Rosa, V. Aimez, L. G. Frechette. (2021). Molding Arrays of Tertiary Optical Elements for Microcell Receivers. 17th Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV17). DOI
• M. de Lafontaine, F. Ayari, E. Pargon, G. Gay, C. Petit-Etienne, J-P. Barnes, N. Rochat, A. Turala, A. Jaouad, M. Volatier, S. Fafard, V. Aimez, M. Darnon. (2021). Multijunction Solar Cell Electrical Isolation and Passivation with a Single Plasma Process. 17th Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV17).
• M. Darnon, M. de Lafontaine, P. Albert, G. Hamon, M. Volatier, V. Aimez, E. Pargon, A. Jaouad. (2021). Plasma Etching: an Enabler to Better Concentrated Photovoltaics Systems. Joint International Conference on the 8th International Conference on Microelectronics and Plasma Technology (ICMAP) & 9th International Symposium n Functional Materials (ISFM).
• F. Chancerel, P. Regreny, J. L. Leclercq, M. Volatier, A. Jaouad, Maxime Darnon, S. Fafard, Michel Gendry, Vincent Aimez. (2020). Comparison of the performances of various InGaAs-based solar cells for concentrated photovoltaic applications. 16th Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems.
• X. Mackre-Delannoy, G. Hamon, M. Volatier, A. Jaouad, V. Aimez, Maxime Darnon. (2020). Demonstration of Back Contacted III/Ge Triple Junction Solar Cells,. 16th Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV16). DOI
• A. B. P. Mbeunmi, A. Turala, R. Arvinte, A. Jaouad, V.Aimez, R. Arès, A. Boucherif, S. Fafard. (2020). High performance dual junction GaInP/GaAs for concentrator photovoltaic quad-junction. 2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). DOI
• Richard Norman, Etienne Leveille, Luc Frechette, Vincent Aimez. (2020). Massively-parallel microcell arrays and thermal runaway in unilluminated cells. 16th International Conference on Concentrator Photovolatic Systems (CPV-16). DOI
• Mathieu de Lafontaine, E. Pargon, G. Gay, C. Petit-Etienne, S. David, J-P. Barnes, N. Rochat, A. Jaouad, M. Volatier, S. Fafard, V. Aimez, Maxime Darnon. (2020). Multijunction Solar Cell Electrical Isolation and Passivation with a Single Plasma Process. 16th Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems.
• Gwenaelle Hamon, M. De Lafontaine, X. Mackre-Delannoy, M. Volatier, V. Aimez, A. Jaouad, Maxime Darnon. (2020). New architectures of Concentrated Photovoltacs (CPV) solar cells. Photonics North.
• Pierre Albert, G. Hamon, M. Volatier, Y. Deshayes, A. Jaouad, V. Aimez, L. Bechou, Maxime Darnon. (2020). Towards miniaturization of concentrated photovoltaics (CPV): impacts on fabrication, performance and robustness of solar cells. 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, IEEE,. DOI
• Maxime Darnon, M. Volatier, G. Hamon, P. Albert, M. De Lafontaine, X. Mackre-Delannoy, O. Richard, V. Aimez, L. Béchou, E. Pargon, A. Jaouad. (2020). Unconventional triple junction solar cells based on micro technologies. 2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). DOI
• Pierre Albert, Abdelatif Jaouad, Maite Volatier, Christopher E. Valdivia, Yannick Deshayes, Laurent Bechou, Vincent Aimez et Maxime Darnon. (2019). Area downsizing effects on electrical performance and robustness of triple junction solar cells for CPV applications. International Symposium on Reliability of Optoelectronics System.
• M. De Lafontaine, G. Gay, E. Pargon, C. Petit-Etienne, N. Rochat, M. Volatier, M. Darnon, S. Fafard, V. Aimez, A. Jaouad. (2019). High Aspect Ratio and Low Damage III-V/Ge Heterostructure Via Etching. Plasma Etch and Strip in Microelectronics (PESM), 11th International Workshop.
• Pierre Albert, Abdelatif Jaouad, Maxime Darnon, Maite Volatier, Yannick Deshayes, Laurent Bechou, Vincent Aimez. (2019). High-Voltage Low-Current Multijunction Monolithic Interconnected Microcells. 15th Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaics Systems (CPV15).
• M. Darnon, M. Volatier, P. Albert, M. De Lafontaine, P. St-Pierre, G. Hamon, C. Petit-Etienne, G. Gay, E. Paragon, V. Aimez, S. Fafard. (2019). Plasma processes for High Efficiency Multi-Junction Solar Cells Fabrication. 66th International AVS Symposium & Topical Conferences.
• Clement Laucher, Gwenaelle Hamon, Artur Turala, Etienne Paradis, Maite Volatier, Maxime Darnon, Vincent Aimez, Abdelatif Jaouad. (2019). Solar Cell with Light-Induced Plated Front Emitter Contact. 15th Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaics Systems (CPV15).
• Richard Norman, Etienne Leveille, William Cloutier, Brad Siskavich, Luc Frechette, Vincent Aimez. (2019). Trade-offs and optimizations in trough-lens-cone optics for high efficiency at very low cost. 15th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-15). DOI
• Francois Chancerel, Philippe Regreny, Jean -Louis Leclercq, Abdelatif Jaouad, M. Darnon, M. Volatier, S. Fafard, M. Gendry et V. Aimez. (2018). Dual technological procedure for multijunction solar cell : InGaAs subcell Epitaxial Lift-Off combined with InP wafer recycling. 14th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV 14).
• Pierre Albert, Abdelatif Jaouad, Maxime Darnon, Christopher Valdivia, Maite Volatier, Yannick Deshayes, Karin Hinzer, Laurent Bechou et Vincent Aimez. (2018). Front-Contacted Multijunction Micro Solar Cells: Fabrication & Characterization. 14th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaics Systems (CPV14).
• M. de Lafontaine, G. Gay, C. Petit-Etienne, E. Pargon, M. Darnon, A. Jaouad, M. Volatier, S, Fafard, V. Aimez. (2018). III-V/Ge Heterostructure Etching for Through Cell Via Contact Multijunction Solar Cell. 65th International AVS Symposium & Topical Conferences.
• Mathieu de Lafontaine, Clement Laucher, Maxime Darnon, Abdelatif Jaouad, Maite Volatier, Erwine Paragon, Simon Fafard et Vincent Aimez. (2018). III-V/Ge multijunction solar cell with Through Cell Vias Contacts fabrication. 14th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaics Systems (CPV14).
• B. Bouzazi, A. Jaouad, A. Turala, R. Arès, S. Fafard, V. Aimez. (2018). InGaP/Ge and GaAs/Ge double-junction solar cells for thermal-CPV hybrid energy systems. 14th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV14). DOI
• M. Darnon, C. Clement, M. Volatier, P. Albert, M. De Lafontaine, C. Laucher, F. Chancerel, S. Fafard, R. Ares et V. Aimez. (2018). Microfabrication of multi junction solar cells for concentrated photovoltaics application. European Advanced Energy Materials Congress.
• R. Norman, B. Bouzazi, E. Leveille, B. Siskavich, J-F Dufault, O. Arenas, R. Ares, V. Aimez, L. G Frechette. (2018). On-sun testing of a 100-shingled-cell dense receiver array at ∼50 W/cm2 using overlapped single-axis foci. 14th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV14). DOI
• C. Laucher, C. Colin, M. de Lafontaine, F. Melul, M. Volatier, M. Darnon, V. Aimez, A. Jaouad. (2018). Permanent bonding process for III-V/Ge multijunction solar cell integration. 14th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV14). DOI
• R. Norman, B. Siskavich, S. Fafard, L. Bechou, R. Ares, V. Aimez, L.G Frechette. (2018). Trough-Lens-Cone optics with microcell arrays: High efficiency at low cost. 14th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV14). DOI
• Richard Norman, Brad Siskavich, Etienne Leveille, Boussairi Bouzazi, Jean-Francois DuFault, Osvaldo Arenas, Richard Ares, Vincent Aimez, Luc Fréchette. (2017). 100-Shingled-Cell Receiver Segments for a Near-Gap Free Dense Receiver Array. 13th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV13).
• Boussairi Bouzazi, Abdelatif Jaouad, Artur Turala, Richard Arès, Simon Fafard, Vincent Aimez. (2017). Comparison Between III-V Single- and Double-Junction Solar Cells for Thermal-CPV Hybrid Energy Systems. 13th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV13).
• Mathieu de Lafontaine, Maxime Darnon, Abdelatif Jaouad, Clément Colin, Maïté Volatier, Richard Arès, Simon Fafard, Vincent Aimez. (2017). Development and Validation of Key Microfabrication Processes for Through Cell Via Contacts Multi-Junction Solar Cell Fabrication. 13th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV13).
• Vincent Aimez. (2017). Novel three dimensional masking techniques for integrated photonic devices fabrication using low energy ion implantation induced quantum well intermixing. Opto-Canada: SPIE Regional Meeting on Optoelectronics, Photonics, and Imaging. DOI
• François Chancerel, Philippe Regreny, Jean-Louis Leclercq, Michel Gendry, Abdelatif Jaouad, Maxime Darnon, Simon Fafard, Vincent Aimez. (2017). Study of AlAs/InAlAs Superlattice as a Sacrificial Layer for Epitaxial Lift-off of Low Band-Gap Solar Cell within the InP Lattice Parameter. 13th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV13).
• Pierre Albert, Abdelatif Jaouad, Maxime Darnon, Yannick Deshayes, Laurent Bechou, Vincent Aimez. (2017). Submillimeter Multijunction Solar Cells: Impact of Dimension, Design and Architecture on Electrical Performances. 13th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV13).
• Clément Colin, Abdelatif Jaouad, Maxime Darnon, Mathieu de Lafontaine, Maïté Volatier, Abderraouf Boucherif, Richard Arès, Simon Fafard, Vincent Aimez. (2017). The Handling of Thin Substrates and its Potentialfor New Architectures in Multi-Junction Solar Cells Technology. 13th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV13). DOI
• Mathieu de Lafontaine, Abdelatif Jaouad, Maxime Darnon, Maïté Volatier, Richard Arès, Simon Fafard, Vincent Aimez. (2017). Through Cell Via Contacts: Via Sidewalls Insulation. 13th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV13).
• Fafard, S., York, M.C.A., Proulx, F., Wilkins, M., Valdivia, C.E., Bajcsy, M., Ban, D., Ares, R., Aimez, V., Hinzer, K., Ishigaki, M., Masson, D.P. (2017). Ultra-efficient N-junction photovoltaic cells with Voc > 14V at high optical input powers. IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC. DOI
• S. Fafard ; F. Proulx ; M. C. A. York ; M. Wilkins ; C. E. Valdivia ; M. Bajcsy ; D. Ban ; A. Jaouad ; B. Bouzazi ; R. Arès ; V. Aimez ; K. Hinzer ; D. P. Masson. (2016). Advances with vertical epitaxial heterostructure architecture (VEHSA) phototransducers for optical to electrical power conversion efficiencies exceeding 50 percent. Proc. SPIE 9743, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices. DOI
• F. Proulx, G. Leduc, M. Amjad, K. Leduc, J. Delsaut, R. Arès, V. Aimez, S. Fafard. (2016). Characterization of an assembly architecture incorporating a multi-cell design for lower cost hybrid CPV modules. 12th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-12). DOI
• Mark C. A. York ; Francine Proulx ; Denis P. Masson ; Abdelatif Jaouad ; Boussairi Bouzazi ; Richard Arès; Vincent Aimez ; Simon Fafard. (2016). Enhanced photocarrier extraction mechanisms in ultra-thin photovoltaic GaAs n/p junctions. SPIE 9743, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices V. DOI
• Bouzazi, B., Jaouad, A., Chancerel, F., Regreny, P., Leclercq, J.-L., Gendry, M., Ares, R., Aimez., V. (2016). High Open-Circuit Voltage InGaAs/InP Thin Film Solar Cell for Concentrating Photovoltaics. 12th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV12).
• Darnon, M., Jaouad, A., De Lafontaine, M., Colin, C., Richard, O., Bouzazi, B., Volatier, M., Ares, R., Fafard, S., Aimez, V. (2016). Microtechnologies for high efficiency solar cells. Photonics North. DOI
• (2016). On-Sun Study of a Secondary Optics Design Allowing Improved Misalignment Tolerance and High Manufacturability. 12th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV12).
• De Lafontaine, M., Darnon, M., Jaouad, A., Albert, P., Bouzazi, B., Colin, C., Aimez, V. (2016). Plasma etching applications in concentrated photovoltaic cell fabrication. 12th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV12). DOI
• Darnon, M., Jaouad, A., de Lafontaine, M., Belin, J., Bouzazi, B., Volatier, M., Fafard, S., Ares, R., Aimez, V. (2016). Plasma etching for triple junction solar cells dicing. 12th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV12).
• Colin, C., Jaouad, A., Darnon, M., de Lafontaine, M., Volatier, M., Fafard, S., Ares, R., Aimez, V. (2016). Substrate handling strategies thinned multi-junction solar-cell wafers. 12th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV12).
• De Lafontaine, M., Darnon, M., Jaouad, A., Bouzazi, B., Colin, C., Volatier, M., Fafard, S., Ares, R., Aimez, V. (2016). Through Cell Via Contacts: Impact of Hole Integration on Multi-Junction Solar Cell and Associated Surface Treatments. 12th International Conference on Concentrated PhotoVoltaïcs Systems (CPV12).
• C. Carrière, J.A. Tsanakas, M. Sicre, A.Vossier, R. Elouamari, A. Jaouad, V. Aimez, R. Arès, A. Dollet. (2015). Assessing the impact of in homogeneous irradiation on the ageing of III-V multijunction solar cells. 11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV 11).
• D. Larkin, V. Aimez, A. Jaouad, S. Fafard, A. Yavrian, R. Gilbert, A. G.-Vanasse, R. Arès. (2015). External test bench measurement methods for studying CPV modules with secondary optics featuring wide range acceptance engles. 11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV 11).
• C.E. Valdivia ; M.M. Wilkins ; B. Bouzazi ; A. Jaouad ; V. Aimez ; R. Arès ; D.P. Masson ; S. Fafard ; K. Hinzer. (2015). Five-volt vertically-stacked, single-cell GaAs photonic power converter. SPIE OPTO, 2015 - Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices IV. DOI
• A. Boucherif, A. Jaouad, R. Cheriton, S. Han, M. M. Wilkins, C. E. Valdivia, J. E. Haysom, K. Hinzer, S. Fafard, V. Aimez, R. Arès. (2015). GaAs solar cells on mesoporous silicon templates. 11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV 11).
• M.C.A. York, S. Fafard, R. Arès, V. Aimez, J. Sylvestre. (2015). Pushing the Limits of a Hybrid Thermal / PV System. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. DOI
• O. Richard, A. Jaouad, B. Bouzazi, R. Arès, S.Fafard, V. Aimez. (2015). Simulation of a through-substrate vias contact structure for multi-junction solar cells under concentrated illumination. 11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV 11). DOI
• O. Richard, M. Volatier, M. Darnon, A. Jaouad, B. Bouzazi, R. Arès, S. Fafard, V. Aimez. (2015). Through cell vias contacts for multijunction solar cells. 11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems.
• M. Volatier, A. Jaouad, R. Arès, S. Fafard, V. Aimez. (2015). Through-substrate vias in multi-junction solar cells by plasma etching. 11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV 11). DOI
• B. Bouzazi, B. Sichere, A. Jaouad, V. Aimez, R. Arès, S. Fafard. (2015). Voltage bias external quantum efficiency measurements for a full characterization of a monolithic multijunction solar cell device. 11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV 11).
• N. André, L. Francis, A. Bay, M. Sarrazin, A. Stolz, E. Al Alam, A. Giguère, A. Belarouci, V. Aimez, J.P. Vigneron. (2014). Biometric overlayer inspired by firefly for LED light-extraction efficiency improvement. Living Light Conference 2014.
• Cheriton, R., Wilkins, M.M., Boucherif, A., Haysom, J.E., Beal, R.M., Thériault, O., Walker, A.W., Wheeldon, J.F., Aimez, V., Arès, R., Hall, T.J., Hinzer, K. (2014). Design of gallium arsenide solar cells on porous silicon substrates. 10th International Conference on Concentrated Photovoltaic Systems (CPV 10).
• Yavrian, A., Gilbert, R., Larkin, D., Aimez, V., Arès, R. (2014). Impact of acceptance angle on HCPV energy production. 10th International Conference on Concentrated Photovoltaic Systems (CPV 10).
• R Artinyan, A Benamrouche, C Belacel, M Kozubova, A Berthelot, AM Jurdyc, G Beaudin, V Aimez, P Rojo-Romeo, JL Leclercq, R Peretti, X Letartre, S Callard. (2014). Optical characterization of active photon cages. SPIE Photonics Europe. DOI
• Beaudin, G., Belarouci, A., Aimez, V. (2014). Silicon based vertical tapers fabricated using a lowcost, high precision, microfabrication process. Photonics North.
• Courcier T, Pittet P, Charette PG, Aimez V, Lu GN. (2013). BQJ photodetector signal processing. 3rd International Conference on Materials and Applications for Sensors and Transducers (IC-MAST).
• B. Paquette, V. Aimez, R. Arès, A. Boucherif, M. DeVita, S. Fafard, K. Hinzer, A. Jaouad, G. Kolhatkar, O. Thériault, A. Turala, C. Valdivia, A. Walker, S.Wallace, J. Wheeldon,. (2013). Chemical beam epitaxy growth of AlGaAs/GaAs tunneljunctions using trimethyl aluminium for multijunction solar cells. 9th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems (CPV?9). DOI
• Gualdi, F., Arenas, O., Vossier, A., Dollet, A., Aimez, V., Arès, R. (2013). Determining passive cooling limits in CPV using ananalytical thermal model. AIP Conference 2013. DOI
• S. Chatbouri, M. Troudi, N. Sghaier, A. Kalboussi, D. Drouin, V. Aimez, A. Souifi. (2013). Effect of illumination on the electron transport mechanisms in silicon nanocrystal-based nanopixels. 10th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals and Devices, SSD 2013. DOI
• R. Béal, N. Liu, Kh. Moumanis, V. Aimez, J.J. Dubowski. (2013). Excimer laser processing of III?V quantum semiconductor surfaces for selected area bandgap engineering. Conference NanoQuébec.
• A. Chakroun, J. Boughaleb, A. Souifi, V. Aimez, H. Maher, R. Arès, A. Jaouad. (2013). Gallium Nitride MOS Capacitors with Low Dit for High Power Device Fabrications. 10th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors.
• K. Dolgaleva, P. Sarrafi, P. Kultavewuti, J. S. Aitchison, L. Qian, M. Volatier, R. Ares, V. Aimez. (2013). Highly Efficient Broadly Tunable Four-Wave Mixingin AlGaAs Nanowires. CLEO: Science and Innovations.
• B. Paquette, V. Aimez, R. Arès, A. Boucherif. (2013). Novel low current, low heat flux multijunction solar cell design to maximize concentration and reduce costs. 9th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems (CPV?9).
• Ahmed Chakroun, Abdelkader Souifi, Vincent Aimez, Hassan Maher, Richard ARES, Abdelatif Jaouad. (2013). Passivation de GaN par dépôt PECVD d'oxyde de silicium : Brique de base pour le développement d'une technologie MOS-GaN pour les transistors de puissance. ACFAS : l'Association francophone pour le savoir.
• Ahmed Chakroun, Jihane Boughaleb, Abdelkader Souifi, Vincent Aimez, Hassan Maher, Richard Ares, Abdelatif Jaouad. (2013). Passivation de la surface du nitrure de gallium brique de base pour la technologie mos-GaN. Journées Nano, Micro et Optoélectronique.
• A. Jaouad, P.J. Zermatten, R. Homier, P. Charette, R. Arès, V. Aimez. (2013). Si?Richsilicon nitride films for ARC coatings of III?VMulti?Junctions solar cells. 9th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems (CPV?9).
• O. Arenas, V. Aimez, R. Arès. (2012). Improvements in solar cell receivers for concentration photovoltaics. Next Generation Solar / Photovoltaics.
• Veerasubramanian V., Beaudin G., Giguère A., Ledrogoff B., Aimez V., Kirk A.G.,. (2011). A vertical SG-DBR based tunable hybrid silicon evanescent laser. 2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2011.
• Renaudin A., Chabot V., Grondin E., Aimez V., Charette P.G.,. (2011). Accelerated binding kinetics by surface acoustic waves (SAW) micromixing in surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system for biodetection. Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems IX. DOI
• Renaudin A., Chabot V., Grondin E., Aimez V., Charette P.G.,. (2011). Accelerated surface plasmon resonance biosensing by surface acoustic waves microstreaming. 6th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, NEMS 2011. DOI
• Dollet A., Arenas O., Perona A., Vossier A., Ares R., Aimez V., Barrau J., Chemisana D., Rosell J.I.,. (2011). Assessment and comparison of concentrator cell carrier efficiencies under very high fluxes. 7th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems, CPV-7. DOI
• Duchesne D., Rutkowska K.A., Volatier M., Légaré F., Delprat S., Chaker M., Modotto D., Locatelli A., De Angelis C., Sorel M., Christodoulides D.N., Salamo G., Ares R., Aimez V., Morandotti R.,. (2011). Continuous-wave second harmonic generation in sub-micron AlGaAs waveguides. 2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2011.
• Veerasubramanian V., Beaudin G., Giguère A., Le Drogoff B., Aimez V., Kirk A.G.,. (2011). Demonstration of waveguide-coupled sidewalled grating filters on SOI. 24th Annual Meeting on IEEE Photonic Society, PHO 2011. DOI
• Wheeldon, J.F., Walker, A., Valdivia, C.E., Chow, S., Theriault, O., Beal, R., Yandt, M., Masson, D., Riel, B., McMeekin, D., Puetz, N., Wallace, S.G., Aimez, V., Arès, R., Hall, T.J., Fafard, S., Hinzer, K. (2011). Efficiency measurements and simulations of GaInP/InGaAs/Ge quantum dot enhanced solar cells at up to 1000-suns under flash and continuous concentration. 7th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems, CPV-7. DOI
• Arenas, O., Collin, L.-M., Chow, S., Proulx, F., Hinzer, K., Aimez, V., Fréchette, L.G., Arès, R. (2011). High performance concentrated photovoltaic module development using temperature sensors. 7th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems, CPV-7. DOI
• Veerasubramanian, V., Beaudin, G., Giguère, A., LeDrogoff, B., Aimez, V., Kirk, A.G. (2011). Hybrid III-V silicon evanescent lasers with vertical sidewalled gratings. 2011 IEEE Winter Topical Meetings, WTM 2011. DOI
• Richard, C., Pittet, P., Martel, S., Ouellet, L., Lu, G.-N., Aimez, V., Charette, P.G. (2011). Integration of hybrid optical filter with Buried Quad pn-Junction photodetector for multi-labeling fluorescence detection applications. 2011 Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, DTIP 2011.
• Béal, R., Liu, N., Moumanis, K., Aimez, V., Dubowski, J.J. (2011). Multi section bandgap tuned superluminescent diodes fabricated by UV laser induced quantum well intermixing. 2011 ICO International Conference on Information Photonics, IP 2011. DOI
• Sieutat, C., Leclercq, J.L., Letartre, X., Callard, S., Gendry, M., Grenet, G., Naji, K., Regreny, P., Rojo-Romeo, P., Viktorovitch, P., Beaudin, G., Cloutier, M., Drouin, D., Aimez, V. (2010). 3D harnessing of light with photon cage. Nanophotonics III. DOI
• Arenas O., Chow S., Collin L.-M., Wheeldon J.F., Valdivia C.E., Turala A., Hinzer K., Aimez V., Arès R.,. (2010). Advances in cell carriers for CPV applications. 6th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic, ICPV-6. DOI
• Arenas O., Collin L.-M., Chow S., Wheeldon J.F., Valdivia C.E., Hinzer K., Frechette L., Aimez V., Arès R.,. (2010). Comparative thermal analysis of solar cells mounted on ceramic and metallic carriers and their optimization for CPV applications. 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010. DOI
• Duchesne D., Rutkowska K.A., Volatier M., Legare F., Delprat S., Chaker M., Modotto D., Locatelli A., De Angelis C., Sorel M., Christodoulides D.N., Salamo G., Ares R., Aimez V., Morandotti R.,. (2010). Continuous wave second harmonic generation in ultra-compact AlGaAs photonic wire waveguides. 35th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, ACOFT 2010.
• Wheeldon, J.F., Valdivia, C.E., Walker, A., Kolhatkar, G., Masson, D., Riel, B., Fafard, S., Jaouad, A., Turala, A., Arès, R., Aimez, V., Hall, T.J., Hinzer, K. (2010). GaAs, AlGaAs and InGaP tunnel junctions for multi-junction solar cells under concentration: Resistance study. 6th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic, ICPV-6. DOI
• Wheeldon, J.F., Valdivia, C.E., Masson, D., Proulx, F., Riel, B., Puetz, N., Desfonds, E., Fafard, S., Rioux, B., SpringThorpe, A.J., Arès, R., Aimez, V. (2010). High-efficiency commercial grade 1 cm2 AlGaInP/GaAs/Ge solar cells with embedded InAs quantum dots for concentrator demonstration system. Photonics North 2010. DOI
• Valdivia, C.E., Chow, S., Fafard, S., Thériault, O., Yandt, M., Wheeldon, J.F., Springthorpe, A.J., Rioux, B., McMeekin, D., Masson, D., Riel, B., Aimez, V., Arès, R., Cook, J., Hall, T.J., Shepherd, F., Hinzer, K. (2010). Measurement of high efficiency 1 cm2 AlGaInP/InGaAs/Ge solar cells with embedded InAs quantum dots at up TO 1000 suns continuous concentration. 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010. DOI
• Convert, L., Girard-Baril, F., Boisselle, V., Pratte, J.-F., Fontaine, R., Aimez, V., Charette, P., Lecomte, R. (2010). Microfluidic beta and conversion electron radiation detector for preclinical pharmacokinetic studies with PET and SPECT radiotracers. 2010 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2010 and 17th International Workshop on Room-Temperature Semiconductor X-ray and Gamma-ray Detectors, RTSD 2010. DOI
• Chow, S., Valdivia, C.E., Wheeldon, J.F., Ares, R., Arenas, O.J., Aimez, V., McMeekin, D., Fafard, S., Hinzer, K. (2010). Thermal test and simulation of alumina receiver with high efficiency multi-junction solar cell for concentrator systems. Photonics North 2010. DOI
• Kolhatkar, G., Wheeldon, J.F., Valdivia, C.E., Walker, A.W., Fafard, S., Turala, A., Jaouad, A., Arès, R., Aimez, V., Hinzer, K. (2010). Time-dependent analysis of AlGaAs/AlGaAs tunnel junctions for high efficiency multi-junction solar cells. Photonics North 2010. DOI
• Veerasubramanian, V., Kirk, A.G., Beaudin, G., Giguère, A., LeDrogoff, B., Aimez, V. (2010). Waveguide coupled drop filters on SOI using vertical sidewalled grating resonators. 23rd Annual Meeting of the IEEE Photonics Society, PHOTINICS 2010. DOI
• Wheeldon J.F., Valdivia C.E., Walker A., Kolhatkar G., Hall T.J., Hinzer K., Masson D., Fafard S., Jaouad A., Turala A., Arés R., Aimez V.,. (2009). AlGaAs tunnel junction for high efficiency multi-junction solar cells: Simulation and measurement of temperature-dependent operation. 2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009. DOI

Propriétés intellectuelles

Brevets

• Charette, P.; Renaudin, A.; Chabot, V.; Grondin, E.; Aimez, V.,. Integrated shear-vertical surface acoustic wave and surface plasmon resonance sensing device and method. US 61/071,340. États-Unis.
• Grondin, E.; Beaudin, G.; Ares, R.; Charette, P.; Aimez, V. Low loss directional coupling between highly dissimilar optical waveguides for high refractive index integrated photonic circuits. US 13/977,341. États-Unis.

Autres contributions

Activités professionnelles

• 8e Colloque UMI-LN2. Membre du comité d'organisation. Escandille, Isère, France. (2018).
• 30e Entretiens Jacques Cartier. Membre du comité scientifique. Montréal, Québec, Canada. (2017).
• 29e Entretiens Jacques Cartier. Membre du comité scientifique. Lyon, France. (2016).
• 7e Colloque UMI-LN2. Membre du comité d'organisation. Orford, Québec, Canada. (2016).
• 17th Canadian Semiconductor Science and Technology Conference. Membre du comité scientifique. Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. (2015).
• 11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems. Membre du comité de publication. Aix-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. (2015).
• 27e Entretiens Jacques Cartier. Membre du comité scientifique. Montréal, Québec, Canada. (2014).
• 6e colloque UMI-LN2. Membre du comité d'organisation. Allevard-les-Bains, France. (2014).
• CMOS Emerging Technologies Research Symposium. Membre du comité scientifique. Grenoble, France. (2014).
• 5e colloque LN2. Member of the Organisation Committee. Orford, Québec, Canada. (2012).
• 4e colloque LIA-LN2. Member of the Organisation Committee. Allevard-les-Bains, France. (2011).
• 3e colloque LIA-LN2. Member of the Organisation Committee. Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. (2010).
• 22e Entretiens Jacques Cartier. Member of the Scientific Committee. Lyon, France. (2009).
• 1er colloque LIA-LN2. Member of the Organisation Committee. Orford, Québec, Canada. (2009).