A Cross-Discipline Article on Photovoltaic Measurements

Emmanuel Leroy | |   38

— HORIBA Scientific instrumentation for the photovoltaic market —

HORIBA Scientific manufactures several pieces of equipment that perfectly fit into the area of material research applied to photovoltaic technologies, with capabilities that extend from the lab into the fab, to serve the needs of the research community and industry alike. A review of the status of different solar cell technologies is presented here, as well as an overview of our Scientific division technologies of interest to provides background information about applicable techniques. Several typical current applications are then presented, and future potential areas of interest are identified.