Comparison of luminescence imaging and illuminated lock-in thermography on silicon solar cells

Spatially resolved electroluminescence (EL) and photoluminescence (PL) images of solar cells are compared to spatially resolved power loss images obtained by illuminated lock-in thermography (ILIT). A significant difference is shown for a solar cell with shunts, while series resistance and charge carrier recombination cause only minor differences in the images. The PL image of a solar cell with shunts appears highly blurred in the shunted...