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

Authors

David S. Albin, National Renewable Energy LaboratoryFollow
Joseph A. del Cueto, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

3-2011

Publication Title

2010 IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS)

Publisher

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Publisher Location

Golden, CO

First page number:

1

Last page number:

5

Abstract

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 acceleration temperature of approximately 100 ºC.

Controlled Subject

Cadmium telluride; Deep level transient spectroscopy; Photovoltaic cells; Solar cells; Solar energy

Disciplines

Oil, Gas, and Energy | Power and Energy

File Format

pdf

File Size

549 KB

Language

English

Comments

Presented at the 2010 IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS), May 2-6, 2010, Garden Grove, California.

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Repository Citation

Albin, D. S., del Cueto, J. A. (2011). Correlations of Capacitance-Voltage Hysteresis With Thin-Film CdTe Solar Cell Performance During Accelerated Lifetime Testing. 2010 IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS) 1-5.
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