Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.1201
Title: Polarisation analysis of luminescence for the characterisation of defects in silicon wafer solar cells
Authors: Peloso, M.P.
Lew, J.S.
Chaturvedi, P. 
Hoex, B. 
Aberle, A.G. 
Keywords: defect
dislocation
luminescence
polarisation
silicon
solar cell
Issue Date: Sep-2012
Citation: Peloso, M.P., Lew, J.S., Chaturvedi, P., Hoex, B., Aberle, A.G. (2012-09). Polarisation analysis of luminescence for the characterisation of defects in silicon wafer solar cells. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 20 (6) : 661-669. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.1201
Abstract: Photoluminescence and electroluminescence imaging has progressed significantly in recent years and is now routinely used to extract spatially resolved characteristics of silicon wafer solar cells and other electronic devices. In this paper, we report on the expansion of the luminescence imaging technique by the application of spatially resolved polarisation analysis. Luminescence imaging of silicon wafer solar cells is extended to yield the partial polarisation of luminescence. It is hypothesised, and then shown experimentally, that certain defects in silicon wafer solar cells generate strongly polarised electroluminescence. In particular, extended crystalline defects in silicon wafers are shown to exhibit a partial polarisation of electroluminescence as high as 60%. The linear polarisation is found to be oriented to the dislocations in the multicrystalline silicon wafer solar cells. The luminescence polarisation effect is discussed in relation to internal charge anisotropy of defects in silicon wafer solar cells. These results may be used to advance the characterisation of solar cells, to understand the electrical properties of defects in silicon wafer solar cells, to study the formation of defects during crystal growth, or to probe the Bloch band anisotropy at regions of a high dislocation density. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Source Title: Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
URI: http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/71464
ISSN: 10627995
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1201
Appears in Collections:Staff Publications

Show full item record
Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.

Google ScholarTM

Check

Altmetric


Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.