Correlations of Capacitance-Voltage Hysteresis with Thin-Film CdTe Solar Cell Performance During Accelerated Lifetime Testing

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/IRPS.2010.5488811· OSTI ID:1009259

Albin, D; del Cueto, J

In this paper we present the correlation of CdTe solar cell performance with capacitance-voltage hysteresis, defined presently as the difference in capacitance measured at zero-volt bias when collecting such data with different pre-measurement bias conditions. These correlations were obtained on CdTe cells stressed under conditions of 1-sun illumination, open-circuit bias, and an accelerationtemperature of approximately 100 degrees C.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1009259
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-5200-47761; TRN: US201106%%493
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ACCELERATION
CAPACITANCE
HYSTERESIS
ILLUMINANCE
LIFETIME
PERFORMANCE
SOLAR CELLS
TESTING
photovoltaic
cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic solar cells modules
capacitance voltage (CV)
hysteresis
transient ion drift (TID)
transient capacitance
deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS)