Publications

O. Breitenstein

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Luminescence imaging

T. Trupke, R.A. Bardos, M.D. Abbott, E. Pink, Y. Augarten, F.W. Chen, J.E. Cotter, M. Kasemann, M.C. Schubert, M. The, S.W. Glunz, W. Warta, M. Rüdiger, E. Schäffer, P. Würfel, D. Macdonald, J. Tan, A. Cuevas, J. Bauer, O. Breitenstein, T. Buonassisi, A.M. Lorenz, and H.P. Hartmann
Proc. 22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Milan, Italy (2007)
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Transition metals in photovoltaic-grade cast multicrystalline silicon: Assessing the role of impurities in silicon nitride crucible lining material

T. Buonassisi, A.A. Istratov, M.D. Pickett, J. Rakotoniaina, O. Breitenstein, M.A. Marcus, S.M. Heald, and E.R. Weber
Journal of Crystal Growth 287, 402–407 (2006)
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Distribution and formation of silicon carbide and silicon nitride precipitates in block-cast multicrystalline silicon

J. Rakotoniaina, O. Breitenstein, M. Werner, M.H. Al-Rifai, T. Buonassisi, M.D. Pickett, M. Ghosh, A. Müller, and L.Q. Nam
Proc. 20th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, Barcelona, Spain (2005)
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Observation of transition metals at shunt locations in multicrystalline silicon solar cells

T. Buonassisi, O.F. Vyvenko, A.A. Istratov, E.R. Weber, and G. Hahn
Journal of Applied Physics 95, 1556-1561 (2003)
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Assessing the role of transition metals in shunting mechanisms using synchrotron-based techniques

T. Buonassisi, O.F. Vyvenko, A.A. Istratov, E.R. Weber, G. Hahn, D. Sontag, J. Rakotoniaina, O. Breitenstein, J. Isenberg, and R. Schindler
Proc. 3rd World Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (WCPEC-3), Osaka, Japan; pp.1120-1123 (2003)
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Assessing the role of impurities in silicon nitride crucible lining material as a potential source of metal contamination in photovoltaic-grade ingot-cast multicrystalline silicon

T. Buonassisi, A.A. Istratov, M.D. Pickett, J. Rakotoniaina, O. Breitenstein, M.A. Marcus, S.M. Heald, and E.R. Weber

15th workshop on Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells & Modules: Materials and Processes, Editor: B.L.Sopori, NREL, Golden, CO, pp.162-165 (2005).

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Impact of metal impurities on solar cell performance

A.A. Istratov, T. Buonassisi, E.R. Weber, R.J. McDonald, A.R. Smith, R. Schindler, J. Isenberg, J.P. Kalejs, J. Rand, P.Geiger, G. Hahn, J. Rakotoniaina, and O. Breitenstein

Proc. 2003 National Center for Photovoltaics Review Meeting, Denver, USA (2003).