This article is the second article in a three-part series dedicated to reviewing each process
step in crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing process: feedstock …

Shunts in solar cells significantly affect their performance and reliability, potentially leading
to hotspot generation and long-term module failure. Investigating shunts is essential for …

Fast camera‐based luminescence‐imaging measurements on perovskite solar cells are
presented. The fundamental correlation between the luminescence intensity and the open …

Finger interruptions or finger breaks are a common occurrence in screen printed solar cell
manufacturing and may result in decreased performance due to an increase in effective …

Absolute calibrated hyperspectral photoluminescence (PL) imaging is utilized to access, in a
simple and fast way, the spatial distribution of relevant solar cell parameters such as quasi …

This study assesses and improves the accuracy of commonly used expressions for the fill
factor (FF). Parameters that could affect the accuracy of the revised expressions are …

Ohmic shunts in crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells and modules are of critical concern as
these affect the open-circuit voltage, fill factor, and the net output power. In modules, such …

Electroluminescence imaging (EL) is a widely used technique to evaluate the quality of the
electrical contacts of solar cells. This paper investigates the ability to detect problems after …

Photoluminescence imaging is a fast and powerful spatially resolved characterization
technique, commonly used for silicon wafers and solar cells. In conventional measurements …

A combined electroluminescence and photoluminescence setup for a fast, nondestructive,
and high-resolution characterization of large-area lattice matched GaInP 2/Ga (In) As/Ge …