How to measure I/V on a polymer thin film solar cell?

I have prepared polymer solar cell on a ITO coated glass with the area of around 1 inch2. I am using four probe set up with sun simulator. The problem is when I am applying probes to the top...

10 November 2017 2,836 5 View

Is there any chemical etching agent which etch Silicon but do not react with Aluminum or ITO ?

I am working on Si thin film solar cells and to expose back electrode, I need to etch some Silicon out of it. Some silicon is also deposited on the sides of glass substrate which also needed to be...

10 November 2017 1,023 3 View

What could be the possible reasons responsible for poor fill factor in Si thin film solar cells?

I am working on Si thin film solar cells. I got voc of near 500 mV and Isc of about 25 mA/cm2 but with the fill factor of about 19 % only. Aluminum was base electrode and TCO was the front...

10 November 2017 1,253 13 View

If we have a p-i-n structured silicon solar cell with the thickness of about 40 micron, then can we call it thin film or bulk?

08 September 2017 5,410 8 View

Can anyone tell me how to analyze kikuchi lines obtained from TEM of thin film samples

I did TEM of thin film of Si on a glass substrate. The SAED pattern of the same has kikuchi lines. The study was done in simple diffraction mode without tilting sample. Please help me study...

07 August 2017 3,456 3 View

How to see dislocations in HRTEM image??

04 May 2017 186 5 View

Does any theory available to explain halting of grain growth in nanocrystalline thin film while sintering after a minimal growth?

03 April 2017 9,514 4 View

Can we calculate EQE/IQE theoretically from Jsc measured experimentally?

I have got Jsc of 11.6 uA/cm2 and wanted to determine Quantum Efficiency of the solar cell.

11 December 2016 9,370 3 View

Is annealing necessary in case of silicon thin film solar cells before I/V characteriation?

I have sprayed silicon solar cells (p-i-n) on a glass substrate. The sprayed films are not stable and can be removed easily by touching it. I think I need to go for annealing of the films but I...

04 May 2016 4,815 8 View

I noted reduction in grain size of Silicon thin film after sintering at 700 C compared to un-sintered Silicon powder. How is it possible? reference?

Grain size is calculated using deby-scherrer formula.

09 October 2015 1,759 6 View

What is the status of bread making and more bakery foods with the use of insect flour/powder?

Insects have been consumed by human diet since prehistoric times. At present, the idea of looking at insects as food has been getting traction worldwide, also in response to increasing food...

03 March 2021 6,223 5 View

How to grow E.coli on the low salt LB agar plate with 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin?

Hello, I would like to ask how to grow E.coli which resists 50 or 100ug/ml of Blasticidin. I have tried many methods by using low salt Luria-Bertain(LB) agar plate. However, no colonies grow. Let...

01 March 2021 2,027 2 View

Can polymer concentrations be calculated based on the number average molecular weight?

Hello, I spin-cast two different polymers onto wafers and measure their height as a function of initial concentration. For polymer A, I have the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) as well as...

28 February 2021 7,882 2 View

Benefits of the 24 welled plate?

We have always used the 96 welled plate, the 48 welled plate but apparently there is much evidence on the 24 welled plate and above all its benefits.It states it is the same you would use on ELISA...

28 February 2021 1,149 1 View

Have anyone checked before Cyclic voltammograms of intial ITO substrate and E-teck?

As a beginner in electrochemistry, I tried to obtain cyclic voltamograms of commercial anatase powder deposited on an ITO substrate or on Eteck. After several attempts, I noticed that my cyclic...

23 February 2021 3,175 3 View

How to reduce static electricity of powder after lyophilization?

I am working on synthesizing and then purifying peptides using the SPPS system. After purification of the peptide, the peptide powder is obtained using a freeze dryer. When measuring the powder,...

22 February 2021 10,099 5 View

What kind of steel moulds are used for hot pressing metal powders?

My main concern is that the metal powders should not weld to the mold surface and I should easily be able to eject out the pressed samples. I am looking for alternative for graphite moulds. The...

22 February 2021 2,965 4 View

What does it require to be ready for e-Commerce in developing countries?

Most developing countries are not ready for e-Commerce? What dimensions and indicators are there to measure e-commerce readiness of a nation? Please share framework or model and evaluation...

22 February 2021 8,132 6 View

How to resolve Gaussian error termination " Error termination via Lnk1e in F:\G16W\l103.exe" for TS(QST3)?

When I run the job for TS(QST3) in gaseous phase, it was completed without any error. But when I add water in CPCM model it terminated with an error: Inconsistency: ModMin= 2 Eigenvalue=...

21 February 2021 3,198 2 View

How to Study a proton NMR of Graphene prepared by Electrochemical Exfoliation technique?

I performed a Proton NMR of graphene powder prepared by electrochemical exfoliation technique. It shows some peaks. But I can't understand it.

21 February 2021 8,947 3 View