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Title: Nano-scale Optical Spectroscopy of PV Materials: Preprint

Abstract

Presented at the 2001 NCPV Program Review Meeting: Micro-PL, solid immersion lens microscopy, and near-field microscopy characterized the low-temperature PL of PV materials and devices with sub-micron spatial resolution. A variety of novel high-spatial resolution techniques, including micro-PL, solid immersion lens microscopy and near-field microscopy have been used to characterize the low-temperature photoluminescence of photovoltaic materials and devices with sub-micron spatial resolution. The spatial variation of the energy and time-resolved photoluminescence spectra along the cleaved-edge of CdTe/CdS solar cell structures showed an enhancement in low-energy emission offset an estimated 1-2 microns from the material heterojunction for CdCl2 treated devices, concomitant with a decrease in PL decay time at the CdTe exciton peak. Substantial spatial variations in PL spectra of Cu(In,Ga)Se{sub 2} solar cells were also observed to occur on a micron length scale.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO. (US)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI Identifier:
15000030
Report Number(s):
NREL/CP-520-31009
TRN: US200325%%69
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-99-GO10337
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Presented at the NCPV Program Review Meeting, Lakewood, CO (US), 10/14/2001--10/17/2001; Other Information: PBD: 1 Oct 2001
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; DECAY; EXCITONS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MICROSCOPY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; RESOLUTION; SOLAR CELLS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTRA; SPECTROSCOPY; PV; NCPV; NANOSCALE; CDTE; CIS; MICRO-PL; HIGH-SPATIAL RESOLUTION; OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY; SOLAR ENERGY - PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLID STATE SPECTROSCOPY

Citation Formats

Smith, S, Dhere, R, Ramanathan, K, and Mascarenhas, A. Nano-scale Optical Spectroscopy of PV Materials: Preprint. United States: N. p., 2001. Web.
Smith, S, Dhere, R, Ramanathan, K, & Mascarenhas, A. Nano-scale Optical Spectroscopy of PV Materials: Preprint. United States.
Smith, S, Dhere, R, Ramanathan, K, and Mascarenhas, A. 2001. "Nano-scale Optical Spectroscopy of PV Materials: Preprint". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/15000030.
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title = {Nano-scale Optical Spectroscopy of PV Materials: Preprint},
author = {Smith, S and Dhere, R and Ramanathan, K and Mascarenhas, A},
abstractNote = {Presented at the 2001 NCPV Program Review Meeting: Micro-PL, solid immersion lens microscopy, and near-field microscopy characterized the low-temperature PL of PV materials and devices with sub-micron spatial resolution. A variety of novel high-spatial resolution techniques, including micro-PL, solid immersion lens microscopy and near-field microscopy have been used to characterize the low-temperature photoluminescence of photovoltaic materials and devices with sub-micron spatial resolution. The spatial variation of the energy and time-resolved photoluminescence spectra along the cleaved-edge of CdTe/CdS solar cell structures showed an enhancement in low-energy emission offset an estimated 1-2 microns from the material heterojunction for CdCl2 treated devices, concomitant with a decrease in PL decay time at the CdTe exciton peak. Substantial spatial variations in PL spectra of Cu(In,Ga)Se{sub 2} solar cells were also observed to occur on a micron length scale.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/15000030}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2001},
month = {Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2001}
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