Characterisation

July 28th, 2019

Range of standard solar simulators are available at FEL for the evaluation of Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE) and IV measurements of devices/modules having active area varying from 0.1cm2 to ~1000cm2.

Range of standard solar simulators are available at FEL for the evaluation of Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE) and IV measurements of devices/modules having active area varying from 0.1cm2 to ~1000cm2.

Maximum Power Point (MPP) tracker for the stability and lifetime analysis of small PV devices and large-area modules.

Our in-house built Light Beam Induced Current (LBIC) mapping (also known as photocurrent mapping) system is a well-established method for the analysis of recombination active defects and degradation mechanism of printed photovoltaics cells and modules.

Outdoor stability and operational lifetime studies of mini-modules (approx. 100 cm2) are carried out using our in-house built solar cell assessment rig (‘OSCAR’) at the FEL at CSIRO (Clayton). This system enables frequent I-V measurements of devices/modules installed on a North-facing panel for evaluating performance under real outdoor conditions.

Photoluminescence

Samples: Devices, films, solutions

Excitation/Emission: 300 → 850 nm

Time resolution: <1 ns → 1 s

Transient Absorption

Samples: Films, solutions

Excitation: 355 nm, 420 → 650 nm

Absorption: 300 → 850 nm

Time resolution: <100 ns → >100 ms

PhotoCELIV

Samples: Devices

Excitation: 337 nm

Time resolution: 1 ms → >1 ms

Electroluminescence Imaging

0.1 cm2 pixels (~ 11 mm2 / pixel)

Andor, CMOS, 4.2 MP, 16-bit

Wide-angle lens for modules (~ 0.015 mm2 / pixel)

Olympus BX60 Optical Microscope

In addition, CSIRO’s Manufacturing division has a Materials Characterisation team that hosts equipment such as Scanning Electron Microscopes, TEM, XRD, XPS, AFM, etc. Our team has access to these equipment and experts operating them.