Hergen Stieglitz

Jun 10, 2024 | pubs.rsc.org | Aditya Shukla |Jonathan Wright |Axel Henningsson |Hergen Stieglitz

Grain boundary strain localization in a CdTe solar cell revealed by Scanning 3D X-ray diffraction microscopy 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 improving the solar power conversion efficiency. Grain boundaries often act as aggregation sites for impurities, resulting in strain localization in areas of high diffusion.