Research Level I-V and QE Measurements: NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)

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Abstract

A summary of key points related to research-level measurements of current-voltage (I-V) and quantum efficiency (QE) for various types of photovoltaic cells include the following: (1) Compare measurements with another trusted laboratory often enough to see the random error; (2) Have a calibration lab calibrate your research cell; (3) Document potential metastabilities and sensitivity to premeasurement conditions; (4) Measure the 1-sun spectral responsivity with a bias light level of 0.37 times the expected 1-sun short-current current; and (5) Be aware of bias rate artifacts in I-V and QE.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages29
StatePublished - 2013

Publication series

NamePresented at the Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion (CRSP) Annual Meeting, 12-15 August 2013, Golden, Colorado

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/PR-5200-60541

Keywords

  • artifacts
  • cell area
  • current-voltage
  • I-V
  • measurements
  • multijunctions
  • PV
  • QE
  • quantum efficiency
  • solar simulators
  • superstrate cells
  • thin films

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