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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2013
Applicants:
Kunal Ghosh, Tempe, AZ (US);
Stuart Bowden, Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Kunal Ghosh, Tempe, AZ (US);
Stuart Bowden, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/26 (2014.01); H02S 50/10 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/2605 (2013.01); H02S 50/10 (2014.12);
Abstract
Methods and systems for prediction of fill factor in heterojunction solar cells through lifetime spectroscopy are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, methods for categorizing fill factor in a solar cell are provided, the methods comprising: determining lifetime values of the solar cell at different minority carrier concentrations; determining a lifetime curve shape for the solar cell based on the determined lifetime values; and categorizing the fill factor of the solar cell based on the determined lifetime curve shape using a hardware processor.