Images of grain boundaries in polycrystalline silicon solar cells by electron and ion beam induced charge collection

被引:11
作者
Donolato, C
Nipoti, R
Govoni, D
Egeni, GP
Rudello, V
Rossi, P
机构
[1] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,LAB NAZL LEGNARO,I-35020 LEGNANO,PADOVA,ITALY
[2] UNIV PADUA,DIPARTIMENTO FIS,I-35131 PADUA,ITALY
[3] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,I-35131 PADUA,ITALY
来源
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B-SOLID STATE MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY | 1996年 / 42卷 / 1-3期
关键词
electron beam; grain boundaries; solar cells;
D O I
10.1016/S0921-5107(96)01955-1
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Selected grain boundaries in a polycrystalline solar cell have been imaged by the electron beam induced current (EBIC) technique of the scanning electron micro-scope and the ion beam induced charge (IBIC) method, using a 2.0 MeV focused He+ ion beam. The IBIC maps show lower resolution and weaker contrast in comparison to EBIC images, as a result of the larger spot size of the ion beam. However, IBIC allows an analysis of the height of the charge pulses produced by single ions; examples of the spectra thus obtained at different regions of the cell are given, and the relation between spectrum shape and local charge collection properties of the specimen is briefly discussed.
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页码:306 / 310
页数:5
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