Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10248760 | Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells | 2014 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Crystalline Si solar cells that exhibit potential-induced degradation of the shunting type (PID-s) are investigated on a microstructural level. Cell pieces with PID-shunts are imaged by SEM using the EBIC technique in order to investigate PID-s positions with high lateral resolution. ToF-SIMS depth profiles reveal Na accumulation localized at these shunt positions. Subsequently, cross-sectional FIB-lamellas of individual PID-shunts have been prepared. TEM is applied to a number of PID-s defects. TEM/EDX measurements reveal that stacking faults crossing the p-n junction are decorated with Na causing PID-s. These defects are further characterized by high resolution STEM methods down to the atomic scale. A model for the shunting mechanism in PID-s affected solar cells is developed. The results are discussed with respect to different shunting mechanisms.
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Authors
Volker Naumann, Dominik Lausch, Angelika Hähnel, Jan Bauer, Otwin Breitenstein, Andreas Graff, Martina Werner, Sina Swatek, Stephan GroÃer, Jörg Bagdahn, Christian Hagendorf,