Thin-film processes are ubiquitous in photovoltaics research and are increasingly incorporated into high-throughput experimentation (HTE) equipment. However, HTE is limited by the slowest steps, and accurate thickness measurements have emerged as a bottleneck. This study demonstrates rapid yet accurate thin-film thickness extraction by leveraging machine learning (ML) in combination with non-destr...Show More
This abstract reports the first results regarding the development of screen-printed curing type Cu paste suitable for low and high temperature passivated contact solar cells. Cu nanoparticles were encapsulated with a thin layer of polyvinylpyrrolidone (< 5 nm) and screen printed on Indium-Tin oxide (ITO). The screen-printed samples were cured under vacuum conditions (< 300 ppm O2) at a range of cu...Show More
Hydrogenated doped silicon thin films deposited using Inductively Coupled Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition were investigated for their film characteristics. In particular, the dilution ratio (H2: SiH4) and trimethylborane dopant gas ratio (TMB: SiH4) were varied in order to analyze their effect on the degree of crystallinity and conductivity. μRaman Spectroscopy and 4-Point Probe techniq...Show More