Energy Dispersive Spectrometry Analysis of a CIGS Solar Cell

APPLICATION NOTE Author: Pascal Lemberge, Thermo Fisher Scientific Ecublens, Switzerland Keywords ARL QUANT’X, EDXRF, Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS), Solar cells, SDD Introduction Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) is a direct bandgap semiconductor used in the manufacturing of solar cells.…

Application Note: 52165 K-Alpha: Compositional XPS Analysis of a Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cell Tim Nunney, Thermo Fisher Scientific, East Grinstead, West Sussex, UK Key Words • K-Alpha The Thermo Scientific K-Alpha XPS was used to investigate the elemental and chemical structure…

Investigation of a CIGS solar cell with ARL EQUINOX 100 X-ray Diffractometer and ARL QUANT'X EDXRF Spectrometer Authors: Dr. Simon Welzmiller, Ju Weicai, XRD Application Specialists Introduction Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) is one of three predominantly used materials for…

Application Note: 52078 K-Alpha: Mapping of the Work Function of a Damaged Solar Cell Paul Mack, Tim Nunney, John Wolstenholme, Thermo Fisher Scientific, East Grinstead, UK Key Words • K-Alpha • Mapping • PCA The Thermo Scientific K-Alpha XPS has…