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Effect of Front-Side Silver Metallization on Underlying n+-p Junction in Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells: Preprint

Description: We report on the effect of front-side Ag metallization on the underlying n+-p junction of multicrystalline Si solar cells. The junction quality beneath the contacts was investigated by characterizing the uniformities of the electrostatic potential and doping concentration across the junction, using scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy and scanning capacitance microscopy. We investigated cells with a commercial Ag paste (DuPont PV159) and fired at furnace setting temperatures of 800 degrees, 8… more
Date: June 1, 2012
Creator: Jiang, C. S.; Li, Z. G.; Moutinho, H. R.; Liang, L.; Ionkin, A. & Al-Jassim, M. M.
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Determination of Grain Boundary Charging in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Films: Preprint

Description: Surface potential mapping of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin films using scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy (SKPFM) aims to understand the minority-carrier recombination at the grain boundaries (GBs) of this polycrystalline material by examining GB charging, which has resulted in a number of publications. However, the reported results are highly inconsistent. In this paper, we report on the potential mapping by measuring wide-bandgap or high-Ga-content films and by using a complementary atomic for… more
Date: June 1, 2012
Creator: Jiang, C. S.; Contreras, M. A.; Repins, I.; Moutinho, H. R.; Noufi, R. & Al-Jassim, M. M.
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