X‐Ray microscopy of halide perovskites: techniques, applications, and prospects

M Kodur, RE Kumar, Y Luo, DN Cakan… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
X‐ray microscopy can provide unique chemical, electronic, and structural insights into
perovskite materials and devices leveraging bright, tunable synchrotron X‐ray sources. Over …

Thermal-healing of lattice defects for high-energy single-crystalline battery cathodes

S Li, G Qian, X He, X Huang, SJ Lee, Z Jiang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Single-crystalline nickel-rich cathodes are a rising candidate with great potential for high-
energy lithium-ion batteries due to their superior structural and chemical robustness in …

Hierarchical defect engineering for LiCoO2 through low-solubility trace element doping

YS Hong, X Huang, C Wei, J Wang, JN Zhang, H Yan… - Chem, 2020 - cell.com
Real-world industry-relevant battery composite electrodes are hierarchically structured. In
particular for active cathode particles, there is a consensus that their structural and chemical …

Distribution of Copper States, Phases, and Defects across the Depth of a Cu-Doped CdTe Solar Cell

S Rojsatien, A Mannodi-Kanakkithodi… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Copper has been used as a p-type dopant in cadmium telluride (CdTe) for decades.
However, the density of Cu atoms in the finished device is much higher than that of holes …

Effects of X-rays on perovskite solar cells

ME Stuckelberger, T Nietzold, BM West… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Synchrotron micro-and nanoprobe beamlines have demonstrated great potential to advance
photovoltaic devices. Most importantly, their small X-ray spot size has enabled the direct …

The nanoscale distribution of copper and its influence on charge collection in CdTe solar cells

T Walker, ME Stuckelberger, T Nietzold… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
For decades, Cu has been the primary dopant in CdTe photovoltaic absorbers. Typically, Cu
acceptor concentrations in these devices are on the order of 1× 10 14 cm− 3, which has …

Impact of dopant-induced optoelectronic tails on open-circuit voltage in arsenic-doped Cd (Se) Te solar cells

J Moseley, S Grover, D Lu, G Xiong… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Fluctuations refer to inhomogeneity in the distribution of donors and acceptors at the
nanometer scale and occur in many compound solar cell materials such as Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 …

Grain boundary strain localization in a CdTe solar cell revealed by scanning 3D X-ray diffraction microscopy

A Shukla, J Wright, A Henningsson… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell technology is a promising candidate to help boost green
energy production. However, impurities and structural defects are major barriers to …

Defect activation and annihilation in CIGS solar cells: an operando x-ray microscopy study

ME Stuckelberger, T Nietzold, B West… - Journal of Physics …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The efficiency of thin-film solar cells with a Cu (${\mathrm {In}} _ {1-x} $ Ga x) Se 2 absorber
is limited by nanoscopic inhomogeneities and defects. Traditional characterization methods …

Four-Fold Multi-Modal X-ray Microscopy Measurements of a Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cell

C Ossig, C Strelow, J Flügge, A Kolditz, J Siebels… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Inhomogeneities and defects often limit the overall performance of thin-film solar cells.
Therefore, sophisticated microscopy approaches are sought to characterize performance …