Improving transient photoconductance lifetime measurements on ingots with deeper photogeneration

Mohsen Goodarzi*, Ronald A. Sinton, Daniel Macdonald

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    Abstract

    Transient PhotoConductance Decay (PCD) measurements on silicon ingots and blocks with different photogeneration profiles are simulated in this work. The results show that a deeper generation profile, achieved by using longpass optical filters with longer cut off wavelengths, can improve the accuracy of the transient lifetime measurements by approximately 10% in the lifetime range above 150 μs under typical measurement conditions. This improvement is due to reduced recombination at the unpassivated surface as the carrier density profiles peak is moved deeper into the bulk. The simulation results are confirmed by comparison with experimental lifetime measurements using three different optical filters on a monocrystalline silicon block.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationSiliconPV 2018, the 8th International Conference on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics
    EditorsRolf Brendel, Jef Poortmans, Arthur Weeber, Giso Hahn, Christophe Ballif, Stefan Glunz, Pierre-Jean Ribeyron
    PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
    ISBN (Print)9780735417151
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 10 Aug 2018
    EventSiliconPV 2018: The 8th International Conference on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics - Lausanne, Switzerland
    Duration: 19 Mar 201821 Mar 2018

    Publication series

    NameAIP Conference Proceedings
    Volume1999
    ISSN (Print)0094-243X
    ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

    Conference

    ConferenceSiliconPV 2018: The 8th International Conference on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics
    Country/TerritorySwitzerland
    CityLausanne
    Period19/03/1821/03/18

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