Advances in the Use of Atomic Force Microscopy as a Diagnostic Tool for Solar Cells Characterization: From Material Design to Device Applications

CC Ahia, EL Meyer - physica status solidi (a), 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Considerable efforts in search for an effective characterization technique for photovoltaic
devices with utmost precision is on the increase. For precise analysis and tailoring of device …

The interest and potential of ultra-high concentration

C Algora, I Rey-Stolle - Next Generation of Photovoltaics: New Concepts, 2012 - Springer
The benefits of the ultra-high concentration (> 1,000 suns) are shown in terms of cost
reduction, raw material availability and efficiency increase. The main challenges for the …

[HTML][HTML] Photoresponse from single upright-standing ZnO nanorods explored by photoconductive AFM

I Beinik, M Kratzer, A Wachauer… - Beilstein journal of …, 2013 - beilstein-journals.org
Background: ZnO nanostructures are promising candidates for the development of novel
electronic devices due to their unique electrical and optical properties. Here …

Characterization of antiphase domains on GaAs grown on Ge substrates by conductive atomic force microscopy for photovoltaic applications

B Galiana, I Rey-Stolle, I Beinik, C Algora… - Solar energy materials …, 2011 - Elsevier
The role of antiphase domains formed on GaAs grown on Ge is analyzed by means of
conductive atomic force microscopy. The correlation of the derivative topography scans with …

Conductive atomic-force microscopy investigation of nanostructures in microelectronics

C Teichert, I Beinik - Scanning Probe Microscopy in Nanoscience and …, 2010 - Springer
Conductive atomic-force microscopy (C-AFM), where a conductive, biased probe is scanned
in contact mode across the surface under investigation is one of the most prominent …

Local charge trapping in Ge nanoclustersdetected by Kelvin probe force microscopy

SV Kondratenko, VS Lysenko, YN Kozyrev… - Applied surface …, 2016 - Elsevier
The understanding of local charge trapping on the nanoscale is crucial for the design of
novel electronic devices and photodetectors based on SiGe nanoclusters (NCs). Here, the …

Advanced Characterization Methods for Electrical and Sensoric Components and Devices at the Micro and Nano Scales

E Sheremet, P Meszmer, T Blaudeck… - … status solidi (a), 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The present study covers the nanoanalysis methods for four key material characteristics:
electrical and electronic properties, optical, stress and strain, and chemical composition …

Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction Topography of Semiconductor Heterostructures

A Lankinen - 2012 - aaltodoc.aalto.fi
In this thesis dislocations, other crystal defects, and strain in compound heterostructures
were studied by means of synchrotron radiation X-ray topography and other X-ray methods …

Estudios de Superficies de Nanoestructuras Semiconductoras

E Tosi - 2019 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
Los nanohilos semiconductores son materiales básicos para el desarrollo de una nueva
electrónica flexible donde pueden funcionar como elementos activos o como conectores …

Growth and Characterization of Ge Junction for Triple Junction Solar Cell

EP Herculano, RM Kawabata, LD Pinto… - … 33rd Symposium on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
InGaP and GaAs layers have been grown over Ge: p substrate by MOVPE to obtain the
bottom cell of a triple junction solar cell. The diffusion of the group V atoms throughthe Ge is …