Imaging characterization techniques applied to Cu (In,Ga) Se2 solar cells

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 665-670

  Johnston, Steve ^a   Unold, Thomas ^b   Repins, Ingrid ^a   Sundaramoorthy, Rajalakshmi ^a   Jones, Kim M ^a   To, Bobby ^a   Call, Nathan ^a,c   Ahrenkiel, Richard ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIGHT SPOTS; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; CIGS SOLAR CELLS; CROSS SECTION; CU(IN , GA)SE; DARK SPOTS; DEFECT LOCATION; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE IMAGING; ILLUMINATED LOCK-IN THERMOGRAPHIES; LOCKIN THERMOGRAPHY; MATERIAL PARAMETER; NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY; OPERATING CONDITION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE IMAGING; REVERSE-BIAS; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; SPATIAL INHOMOGENEITIES; STRUCTURAL DEFECT; WEAK DIODE;

DEFECTS; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; GALLIUM; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 77954187521     PISSN: 07342101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.3358303     Document Type: Conference Paper

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