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Heayoung Yoon, Paul M. Haney, Dmitry A. Ruzmetov, Hua Xu, Marina S. Leite, Behrang H. Hamadani, Albert A. Talin
We investigate local electronic properties of cadmium telluride solar cells using electron beam induced current (EBIC) measurements with current-collecting patterned contacts. EBIC measurements are performed with a spatial resolution as high as ≈20 nm both
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) received funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to construct a Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF). The initial goal of the NZERTF is to demonstrate that a
Approximately two thirds of all fossil fuel used is lost as heat. Thermoelectric materials, which convert heat into electrical energy, may provide a solution to partially recover some of this lost energy. To date, most commercial thermoelectric materials
As distributed energy resources are added to existing building systems, and variable priced electricity tariffs are introduced, facility owners may profit from understanding the expected performance of their building systems. Hourly, forecast energy
Carlos M. Hangarter, Ratan K. Debnath, Jong Y. Ha, M. E. Sahiner, C. J. Reehil, W. A. Manners, Daniel Josell
This paper details the use of scanning photocurrent microscopy to examine localized current collection efficiency of thin film photovoltaic devices with in-plane patterning at a submicrometer length scale. The devices are based upon two interdigitated comb
Andrew A. Herzing, Hyun W. Ro, Christopher L. Soles, Dean M. DeLongchamp
The morphology of the active layer in an organic photovoltaic bulk-heterojunction device is controlled by the extent and nature of phase separation during processing. Herein, we have examined the effects of fullerene crystallinity in the most widely
Behrang H. Hamadani, John F. Roller, Brian P. Dougherty, Fiona Persaud, Howard W. Yoon
An irradiance mode, absolute differential spectral response measurement system for solar cells is presented. The system is based on combining the monochromator-based approach of determining the power mode spectral responsivity of cells with an LED-based
Andrew J. Slifka, Elizabeth S. Drexler, Robert L. Amaro, Damian S. Lauria, April Stevenson, Douglas G. Stalheim, Louis E. Hayden
Tests on the fatigue crack growth rate were conducted on four pipeline steels, two of grade API 5L- X52 and two API 5L-X70. One X52 material was from the mid 1960s and the other was manufactured in 2011. The two X70 materials had a similar vintage and
Nikolai B. Zhitenev, Behrang H. Hamadani, Paul M. Haney
Photogenerated charge transport in bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells is strongly dependent on the active layer nanomorphology. Local probes have been extensively employed to understand the correlation between 2D and 3D morphology and device efficiency
Behrang H. Hamadani, John F. Roller, Kounavis Panagiotis, Nikolai B. Zhitenev, David J. Gundlach
We have used the technique of photocurrent modulated spectroscopy to investigate the dynamic response of charge carrier transport in thin film CdTe/CdS solar cells as a function of light bias and temperature over a broad excitation frequency range. The
The design and application of a novel, focused solar simulator based on a high-power, super-continuum laser is described. We used the simulator to create micrometer-scale spatial maps of full-spectrum optical beam induced current (FS-OBIC) in sample solar
An analytical model is formulated for the irradiance on a surface (collector) with a rear (opposite the sun) planar vertical diffuse reflector, as is common for a lower roof on a multi-story building. The vast majority of research on solar reflectors has