Photoluminescence imaging equipment for advanced silicon materials and solar cells

Photopluminescence Imaging is a state of the art technique for imaging carrier lifetimes in silicon, the most important parameter for determining the efficiency of silicon solar cells. The Australian-invented method is much faster, more sensitive and has higher spatial resolution than previous lifetime imaging techniques. It would provide the capacity to rapidly identify process faults or contamination sources for our high-profile projects on novel 'Sliver' solar cells. It would also allow us to maintain and extend our world class reputation in the study of inhomogeneous silicon materials made specifially for solar cells, such as multicrystalline silicon, teh dominant photvoltaic material in industry today.