Photoluminescence Imaging and LBIC Characterization of Defects in mc-Si Solar Cells

Today’s photovoltaic market is dominated by multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si) based solar cells with around 70% of worldwide production. In order to improve the quality of the Si material, a proper characterization of the electrical activity in mc-Si solar cells is essential. A full-wafer characteriz...

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Autores: Sánchez, L.A., Moretón Fernández, Ángel, Guada, Miguel, Rodríguez Conde, Sofía, Martínez Sacristán, Óscar, González Rebollo, Miguel Ángel, Jiménez López, Juan Ignacio
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Valladolid
Repositorio:UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolid
OAI Identifier:oai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/31321
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-018-6381-8
http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/31321
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Solar cells multicrystalline silicon
UMG silicon
LBIC
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Sumario:Today’s photovoltaic market is dominated by multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si) based solar cells with around 70% of worldwide production. In order to improve the quality of the Si material, a proper characterization of the electrical activity in mc-Si solar cells is essential. A full-wafer characterization technique such as photoluminescence imaging (PLi) provides a fast inspection of the wafer defects, though at the expense of the spatial resolution. On the other hand, a study of the defects at a microscopic scale can be achieved through the light-beam induced current technique. The combination of these macroscopic and microscopic resolution techniques allows a detailed study of the electrical activity of defects in mc-Si solar cells. In this work, upgraded metallurgical grade Si solar cells are studied using these two techniques.