Glass-encapsulant interface characterization following temperature and humidity exposure

Katherine Stika; Rebecca Smith; Dennis Swartzfager; Donald Huang; Diane Davidson; James Marsh; Robert Agostinelli; John Wyre; Donald Brill; Roger Senigo

doi:10.1117/12.860865

19 August 2010 Glass-encapsulant interface characterization following temperature and humidity exposure

Katherine Stika, Rebecca Smith, Dennis Swartzfager, Donald Huang, Diane Davidson, James Marsh, Robert Agostinelli, John Wyre, Donald Brill, Roger Senigo

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Proceedings Volume 7773, Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems III; 777311 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.860865
Event: SPIE Solar Energy + Technology, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The ability to optimize and consistently control the properties of the polymer-glass interface in thin film PV laminates in an important aspect of module reliability. Using variable rate peel delamination methods developed to isolate the encapsulant/glass interface, ion migration and interfacial chemistry have been studied following temperature and humidity exposure. In this presentation we will review quantitative AFM (Atomic Force Microscopy) and XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) analyses linking failure modes with interfacial chemistry.

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Katherine Stika, Rebecca Smith, Dennis Swartzfager, Donald Huang, Diane Davidson, James Marsh, Robert Agostinelli, John Wyre, Donald Brill, and Roger Senigo "Glass-encapsulant interface characterization following temperature and humidity exposure", Proc. SPIE 7773, Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems III, 777311 (19 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.860865

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