Advanced Characterization of Thin Film Solar Cells

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

AvMowafak, Al-Jassim,Mowafak Al-Jassim,Nancy Haegel

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Polycrystalline thin-film solar cells have reached a levelized cost of energy that is competitive with all other sources of electricity. The technology has significantly improved in recent years, with laboratory cell efficiencies for cadmium telluride (CdTe), perovskites, and copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) each exceeding 22 percent. Both CdTe and CIGS solar panels are now produced at the gigawatt scale. However, there are ongoing challenges, including the continued need to improve performance and stability while reducing cost. Advancing polycrystalline solar cell technology demands an in-depth understanding of efficiency, scaling, and degradation mechanisms, which requires sophisticated characterization methods. These methods will enable researchers and manufacturers to improve future solar modules and systems.This work provides researchers with a concise overview of the status of thin-film solar cell technology and characterization. Chapters describe material systems and their properties and then provide an in-depth look at relevant characterization methods and the learning facilitated by each of these.Following an introductory chapter, the book provides systematic and thorough coverage of the following topics: trends to improve CdTe solar cell performance; C (In,Ga)Se2 and related materials; perovskite solar cells; photovoltaic device modelling; luminescence and thermal imaging of thin-film photovoltaic materials, devices, and modules; application of spatially resolved spectroscopy characterization techniques on Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells; time-resolved photoluminescence characterization of polycrystalline thin-film solar cells; fundamentals of electrical material and device spectroscopies applied to thin-film polycrystalline chalcogenide solar cells; nanometer-scale characterization of thin-film solar cells by atomic force microscopy-based electrical probes; scanning transmission electron microscopy characterization of solar cells; photoelectron spectroscopy methods in solar cell research; time-of-flight secondary-ion mass spectrometry and atom probe tomography; and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance characterization for photovoltaic applications. The final chapter provides an overview and describes future prospects.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-11-12
Mått156 x 234 x 27 mm
Vikt902 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieEnergy Engineering
Antal sidor456
FörlagInstitution of Engineering and Technology
ISBN9781839530234

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Mowafak Al-Jassim is a senior research fellow at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and manages the Analytical Microscopy and Imaging Science group. His research interests include multiscale characterization of the structural, chemical, interfacial, electro-optical, and electrical properties of bulk and thin-film semiconductors by (scanning) transmission electron microscopy, cathodoluminescence, electron-beam-induced current, atomic force microscopy, and other techniques. His work has involved developing Si, III-V, and thin-film solar cells. He has published more than 500 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.Nancy Haegel is the director of the Materials Science Center in the Materials and Chemical Science and Technology Directorate at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), USA. Her research interests include imaging of electronic and energy transport and characterization of semiconductor materials and devices. Her awards include the NPS Schieffelin Award for Teaching Excellence, the 2004 APS Prize for Research at an Undergraduate Institution, a Humboldt Research Fellowship in Germany and the U.S. Fulbright Senior Scholar at Hebrew University. She has authored some 125 publications.

Chapter 1: Introduction - Motivation of polycrystalline thin-film solar cellsChapter 2: Patterns in the control of CdTe solar cell performanceChapter 3: Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and related materialsChapter 4: Perovskite solar cellsChapter 5: Photovoltaic device modeling: a multi-scale, multi-physics approachChapter 6: Luminescence and thermal imaging of thin-film photovoltaic materials, devices, and modulesChapter 7: Application of spatially resolved spectroscopy characterization techniques on Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cellsChapter 8: Time-resolved photoluminescence characterization of polycrystalline thin-film solar cellsChapter 9: Fundamentals of electrical material and device spectroscopies applied to thin-film polycrystalline chalcogenide solar cellsChapter 10: Nanometer-scale characterization of thin-film solar cells by atomic force microscopy-based electrical probesChapter 11: STEM characterization of solar cellsChapter 12: Photoelectron spectroscopy methods in solar cell researchChapter 13: Time-of-flight secondary-ion mass spectrometry and atom probe tomographyChapter 14: Solid-state NMR characterization for PV applicationsChapter 15: Summary and outlook