Journal article

Intensity Modulated Photocurrent Microspectrosopy for Next Generation Photovoltaics

JS Laird, S Ravishankar, KJ Rietwyk, W Mao, U Bach, TA Smith

Small Methods | WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH | Published : 2022

Abstract

In this report, a large-area laser beam induced current microscope that has been adapted to perform intensity modulated photocurrent spectroscopy (IMPS) in an imaging mode is described. Microscopy-based IMPS method provides a spatial resolution of the frequency domain response of the solar cell, allowing correlation of the optoelectronic response with a particular interface, bulk material, specific transport layer, or transport parameter. The system is applied to study degradation effects in back-contact perovskite cells where it is found to readily differentiate areas based on their markedly different frequency response. Using the diffusion-recombination model, the IMPS response is modeled ..

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