Detection and analysis of hot-spot formation in solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-113

  Simon, Michael ^a   Meyer, Edson L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hot spot; Infrared thermography; Transitions metals

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HOT SPOT; INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY; INHOMOGENEITIES; LOCALIZED HEATING; REVERSE BIAS; SEM; SOLAR CELL STRUCTURES; SURFACE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; HEATING; IMPURITIES; REMOTE SENSING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); TRANSITION METALS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 72149096008     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.09.016     Document Type: Review

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