The influence of defects on the cellular open circuit voltage in CuInGaSe2 thin film solar modules - An illuminated lock-in thermography study

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 159-165

  Adams, J ^a   Vetter, A ^a   Hoga, F ^a   Fecher, F ^a   Theisen, J P ^b   Brabec, C J ^a,c   Buerhop Lutz, C ^a  

^a BAVARIAN CENTER FOR APPLIED ENERGY RESEARCH ZAE BAYERN   (Germany)

^b Manz CIGS Technology GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell voltage; Defect; ILIT; Lock in thermography; Open circuit

Indexed keywords

COPPER ALLOYS; DEFECTS; GALLIUM ALLOYS; INDIUM ALLOYS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LOCKS (FASTENERS); OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOYS; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; SOLAR CELLS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; TIMING CIRCUITS;

CELL VOLTAGES; ELECTRICAL POWER OUTPUT; ILIT; ILLUMINATED LOCK-IN THERMOGRAPHIES; INTERCONNECT DEFECTS; LOCKIN THERMOGRAPHY; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; OPEN CIRCUITS;

THIN FILM CIRCUITS;

EID: 84893339506     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.01.014     Document Type: Article

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