Imaging physical parameters of pre-breakdown sites by lock-in thermography techniques

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 679-685

  Breitenstein, O ^a   Bauer, J ^a   Wagner, J M ^a   Lotnyk, A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystalline solar cells; Impact ionization; Internal field emission; Lock in thermography; Pre breakdown

Indexed keywords

FIELD EMISSION; IMPACT IONIZATION; IONIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYSILICON; REMOTE SENSING; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

CRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELLS; EMISSION MODELS; INTERNAL FIELD EMISSION; INTERNAL FIELDS; LOCAL CARRIERS; LOCAL TEMPERATURES; LOCK-IN THERMOGRAPHY; MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICONS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRE BREAKDOWNS; PRE-BREAKDOWN;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 56749176472     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.848     Document Type: Article

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