Application of LBIC measurements for characterisation of triple junction solar cells

Kwarikunda, N.; Dyk, E.E. van; Vorster, F.J.; Okullo, Willy; Munji, Mathew

doi:10.1016/j.physb.2013.11.052

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“…If we connect our solar cell under test to the positive plates of these capacitors, a forward current gives rise to a charge transfer from one capacitor to another and, consequently, the voltages change (one rises and the other diminishes). The changing rate of one capacitor voltage is expressed as shown (1):…”

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“…There are many different techniques for characterising photovoltaic (PV) solar cells in various aspects. Some are focused on the microscopical compositions of the cells and the influences on their macroscopical behaviours; others are directly on these macroscopical aspects [1][2][3][4][5]. From a practical point of view, the cell is used to produce electricity; this may be the most important aspect.…”

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Low-Cost Three-Quadrant Single Solar Cell I-V Tracer

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An I-V curve measurement technique is one of the most important techniques available for characterising photovoltaic cells. Measuring an accurate I-V curve at the single-cell level is a challenging task because of the low voltages and high currents implied, requiring the management of very low impedances. In this paper, the authors propose a low-cost device for I-V curve measurements of single (or small amounts) of cells in a series based on the charge transfer between two capacitors of equal capacitance. Our measurement strategy allows us to trace the usual first quadrant curve (the normal working region of solar cells) as well as the second and fourth quadrants of the I-V curve, which are quite important for research purposes. A prototype was built to demonstrate the feasibility and successful measurements of the three-quadrant I-V curve, obtained for more than 20 different cells. To use the device in a laboratory, without depending on the solar irradiation, a modular platform was 3D-printed, integrating a board with infrared LEDs as irradiating devices, and housing (to place the solar cell under test). The result is a useful low-cost setup for three-quadrant I-V curve tracing that works as expected.

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Low-Cost Three-Quadrant Single Solar Cell I-V Tracer

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“…The LBIC method is a non-destructive characterization technique which has been widely used to diagnose and trace the degradation processes of organic and inorganic photovoltaic devices. [28][29][30] In this characterization technique, a light beam with very small size is used to obtain a photo-response mapping which depicts the cell's current response as a function of beam position. Recently, LBIC has also been mainly introduced in characterizing perovskite solar cells with mesoporous structure, while only a few works of that with planar structure are reported.…”

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The interface degradation of planar organic–inorganic perovskite solar cell traced by light beam induced current (LBIC)

Yao

Wang

et al. 2017

RSC Adv.

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“…Photoluminescence (PL) [5], electroluminescence (EL) [6,7] and laser-beam-induced current (LBIC) [8] have commonly been used as methods as inspection techniques for solar cells. The radiation through the carrier recombination process is observed by the PL and EL methods.…”

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Terahertz Emission from Individual Subcells in a Triple Junction Solar Cell Excited by a Wavelength Tunable Pulsed Laser

Hamauchi¹,

Sakai²,

Umegaki³

et al. 2015

Extended Abstracts of the 2015 International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials

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We developed a laser terahertz emission microscope (LTEM) to evaluate multi-junction (MJ) solar cells. We observed the waveforms of terahertz (THz) emissions from a triple-junction solar cell excited by a wavelength-tunable pulsed laser and visualized the distribution of intensities of THz emissions. The wavelength dependences of the intensity and pulse width of THz emissions clearly show that THz waves can be selectively emitted from individual subcells. These results indicate that LTEM with a wavelength-tunable laser is an effective method for diagnosing MJ solar cells.

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Application of LBIC measurements for characterisation of triple junction solar cells

Cited by 4 publications

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Low-Cost Three-Quadrant Single Solar Cell I-V Tracer

Low-Cost Three-Quadrant Single Solar Cell I-V Tracer

The interface degradation of planar organic–inorganic perovskite solar cell traced by light beam induced current (LBIC)

Terahertz Emission from Individual Subcells in a Triple Junction Solar Cell Excited by a Wavelength Tunable Pulsed Laser

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