Characterization of a-Si: H Solar Cell Modules on Plastic Substrates by High Resolution LBIC Technique

M. Fernandes; Y. Vygranenko; M. Vieira; A. Sazonov; R. Yang; A. Khosropour

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2015.12.300

Characterization of a-Si: H Solar Cell Modules on Plastic Substrates by High Resolution LBIC Technique

M. Fernandes, Y. Vygranenko, M. Vieira, A. Sazonov, R. Yang, A. Khosropour

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This article reports on characterization of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) photovoltaic modules fabricated on 100 μm thick PEN plastic films. Experimental results show that the shunt leakage is one of the factors reducing the device performance. Current-voltage characteristics of individual a-Si:H p-i-n cells were analysed to estimate a variation of shunt resistances. A SPICE model of the a-Si:H p-i-n cell with local shunt leakage was also developed to analyse the impact of leakage currents on the device performance. Using the LBIC technique, the presence of multiple shunts in the cell was detected. They are attributed to surface defects in plastic foils, which are thermally induced during the device fabrication.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	93-98
Number of pages	6
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	84
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.12.300
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015
Event	E-MRS Spring Meeting 2015 Symposium C - Advanced inorganic materials and structures for photovoltaics, 2015 - Lille, France Duration: 11 May 2015 → 15 May 2015

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amorhous silicon
shunt leakage
thin-film solar cells

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Characterization of a-Si: H Solar Cell Modules on Plastic Substrates by High Resolution LBIC Technique

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