SPATIAL UNIFORMITY OF MINORITY-CARRIER LIFETIME IN POLYCRYSTALLINE CDTE SOLAR-CELLS

Authors
AHRENKIEL RK KEYES BM LEVI DL EMERY K CHU TL CHU SS
Citation
Rk. Ahrenkiel et al., SPATIAL UNIFORMITY OF MINORITY-CARRIER LIFETIME IN POLYCRYSTALLINE CDTE SOLAR-CELLS, Applied physics letters, 64(21), 1994, pp. 2879-2881
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
64
Issue
21
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2879 - 2881
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1994)64:21<2879:SUOMLI>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Time-resolved photoluminescence was used to map recombination lifetime s in polycrystalline CdS/CdTe solar cells. Typical lifetime profiles i ndicated spatial variation by factors of 2-3 across 1 cm dimensions. C orrelated device efficiency measurements indicated that spatial region s of lifetime minima dominated the open-circuit voltage.