Publications

Authors:

Colombo, E.; Bosio, A.; Calusi, S.; Giuntini, L.; Lo Giudice, A.; Manfredotti, C.; Massi, M.; Olivero, P.; Romeo, Alessandro; Romeo, N.; Vittone, E.

Title:

IBIC analysis of CdTe/CdS solar cells

Year:

2009

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B

ISSN of journal:

0168-583X

N° Volume:

267

Number or Folder:

12-13

:

Elsevier Science

Page numbers:

2181-2184

Keyword:

IBIC; Thin film solar cell; Charge collection efficiency

Short description of contents:

This paper reports on the investigation of the electronic properties of a thin film CdS/CdTe solar cell with the Ion Beam Induced Charge (IBIC) technique. The device under test is a thin film (total thickness around 10 mu m) multilayer heterojunction solar cell, displaying an efficiency of 14% under AM1.5 illumination conditions. The IBIC measurements were carried out using focused 3.150 MeV He ions raster scanned onto the surface of the back electrode. The charge collection efficiency (CCE) maps show inhomogeneous response of the cell to be attributed to the polycrystalline nature of the CdTe bulk material. Finally, the evolution of the IBIC signal versus the ion fluence was studied in order to evaluate the radiation hardness of the CdS/CdTe solar cells in a view of their use in solar modules for space applications.

Product ID:

52828

Handle IRIS:

11562/337771

Deposited On:

November 10, 2009

Last Modified:

September 18, 2022

Bibliographic citation:

Colombo, E.; Bosio, A.; Calusi, S.; Giuntini, L.; Lo Giudice, A.; Manfredotti, C.; Massi, M.; Olivero, P.; Romeo, Alessandro; Romeo, N.; Vittone, E., IBIC analysis of CdTe/CdS solar cells «Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B» , vol. 267 , n. 12-13 , 2009 , pp. 2181-2184

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