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@ARTICLE{Kingma:904103,
author = {Kingma, Aldo and Naziris, Frideriki and Bakker, Klaas and
Mack, Karolina and Huhn, Vito and Theelen, Mirjam},
title = {{S}tudy of the physical and chemical origin of features
observed in luminescence and thermography images of
{C}u({I}n,{G}a){S}e2},
journal = {Solar energy materials $\&$ solar cells},
volume = {230},
number = {15},
issn = {0927-0248},
address = {Amsterdam [u.a.]},
publisher = {NH, Elsevier},
reportid = {FZJ-2021-05673},
pages = {111145},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Luminescence and thermography have proven to be effective
tools for the detection of failure modes and defects in
Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS)-based photovoltaic (PV) devices.
However, the chemical and physical origin of many of the
features observed with these techniques are still unclear.
This makes it difficult to asses their impact on device
performance and lifetime. Here, features were identified in
CIGS cells using spatial photoluminescence (PL),
electroluminescence (EL), illuminated lock-in thermography
(ILIT) and dark lock-in thermography (DLIT). Localized
features were studied using optical microscopy, scanning
electron microscopy, electron dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
and confocal microscopy. The most commonly observed features
could be associated with three different origins. Firstly,
TCO sheet resistance resulting in a gradient in the
direction of current flow was visible in each sample. For
samples with high TCO sheet resistance this compromised
detection of other features in EL. Secondly, about half of
the detected features corresponded to areas of exposed
molybdenum resulting in dark spots in PL and EL. These
occurred in shunted and non-shunted form, with only the
former causing hotspots in thermography. Thirdly, ohmic
shunts induced by current-injection (current-induced shunts)
were found to form large hotspots in ILIT and DLIT and a
significant drop in luminescence intensity in EL and PL.
Localized features in luminescence were only observed for
the largest current-induced shunts as clear bright spots in
PL and clear dark spots in EL. The results from this study
contribute to the distinction of different defect types in
modules using exclusively luminescence and thermography
imaging techniques.},
cin = {IEK-5},
ddc = {620},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-5-20101013},
pnm = {1215 - Simulations, Theory, Optics, and Analytics (STOA)
(POF4-121)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-1215},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000693028900004},
doi = {10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111145},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/904103},
}