Infrared birefringence imaging of residual stress and bulk defects in multicrystalline silicon

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2010
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Ganapati, Vidya
Schoenfelder, Stephan
Castellanos, Sergio
Koepge, Ringo
Sampson, Aaron
Marcus, Matthew A.
Lai, Barry
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Journal of Applied Physics ; 108 (2010), 6. - 63528
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This manuscript concerns the application of infrared birefringence imaging IBI to quantify macroscopic and microscopic internal stresses in multicrystalline silicon mc-Si solar cell materials. We review progress to date, and advance four closely related topics. 1 We present a method to decouple macroscopic thermally-induced residual stresses and microscopic bulk defect related stresses. In contrast to previous reports, thermally-induced residual stresses in wafer-sized samples are generally found to be less than 5 MPa, while defect-related stresses can be several times larger. 2 We describe the unique IR birefringence signatures, including stress magnitudes and directions, of common microdefects in mc-Si solar cell materials including: -SiC and -Si3N4 microdefects, twin bands, nontwin grain boundaries, and dislocation bands. In certain defects, local stresses up to 40 MPa can be present. 3 We relate observed stresses to other topics of interest in solar cell manufacturing, including transition metal precipitation, wafer mechanical strength, and minority carrier lifetime. 4 We discuss the potential of IBI as a quality-control technique in industrial solar cell manufacturing.
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ISO 690GANAPATI, Vidya, Stephan SCHOENFELDER, Sergio CASTELLANOS, Sebastian OENER, Ringo KOEPGE, Aaron SAMPSON, Matthew A. MARCUS, Barry LAI, Humphrey MORHENN, Giso HAHN, Jörg BAGDAHN, Tonio BUONASSISI, 2010. Infrared birefringence imaging of residual stress and bulk defects in multicrystalline silicon. In: Journal of Applied Physics. 108(6), 63528. Available under: doi: 10.1063/1.3468404
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@article{Ganapati2010Infra-13340,
  year={2010},
  doi={10.1063/1.3468404},
  title={Infrared birefringence imaging of residual stress and bulk defects in multicrystalline silicon},
  number={6},
  volume={108},
  journal={Journal of Applied Physics},
  author={Ganapati, Vidya and Schoenfelder, Stephan and Castellanos, Sergio and Oener, Sebastian and Koepge, Ringo and Sampson, Aaron and Marcus, Matthew A. and Lai, Barry and Morhenn, Humphrey and Hahn, Giso and Bagdahn, Jörg and Buonassisi, Tonio},
  note={Article Number: 63528}
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