Correlative Characterization of Dislocation Defects and Defect Clusters in GaAs and CdTe Solar Cells by Spatially Resolved Optical Techniques and High-Resolution TEM
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Arizona State University
- Davidson College
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
An array of correlative and spatially-resolved techniques, including electroluminescence, photoluminescence, Raman, I-V curve, and high-resolution TEM, have been performed on both GaAs and CdTe solar cells, to study the impact of individual dislocation defects and defect clusters on device performance, the dependence of the impact on the device operation conditions, and the microscopic structures of the defects. This approach offers quantitative and definitive correlation between the atomistic structure of a defect and its effects in a real device.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1507669
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-5K00-73681
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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