At UNSW, Professor Bram Hoex and his research group are leading the international effort to understand, quantify and standardise how UV-induced degradation (UVID) should be tested and mitigated in modern silicon solar cells, suppported by the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics.

UNSW-ACAP researchers tackle corrosion in TOPCon and HJT solar cells, strengthening reliability and long-term performance in next-generation PV.

In 2025 UNSW successfully completed commissioning of ACAP’s new Tandem Cluster, a major research infrastructure and the first of its kind in Australia. This integrated suite of sputtering, evaporation, ALD and in‑situ characterisation systems now provides ACAP researchers with a unified platform for fabricating next‑generation tandem solar cells.