Characterization of damp-heat degradation of CuInGaSe2 solar cell components and devices by (electrochemical) impedance spectroscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8112, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Pern, F J John ^a   Noufi, Rommel ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

(electrochemical) impedance spectroscopy (ECIS); Al doped ZnO; AlNi contact grid; Conducting silver paste; Damp heat degradation; Mo base electrode

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CORROSION; ALUMINUM METALLOGRAPHY; BINARY ALLOYS; COPPER ALLOYS; COPPER METALLOGRAPHY; CURVE FITTING; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GLASS; GOLD METALLOGRAPHY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INDIUM ALLOYS; INDIUM METALLOGRAPHY; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM METALLOGRAPHY; NICKEL METALLOGRAPHY; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOYS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SILVER METALLOGRAPHY; SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

AL-DOPED ZNO; CONTACT GRID; DAMP HEAT; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SILVER PASTES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 82055166416     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.895918     Document Type: Conference Paper

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