Surface potential investigation on interdigitated back contact solar cells by Scanning Electron Microscopy and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy: Effect of electrical bias
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DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2016.12.009
Abstract: Abstract Both Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy enable assessment of the effect of electrical bias on the surface potential of the layers of a solar cell. We report on a comprehensive comparison… read more here.
Keywords: probe force; microscopy; force microscopy; electron microscopy ... See more keywords
Far-Infrared Near-Field Optical Imaging and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy of Laser-Crystallized and -Amorphized Phase Change Material Ge3Sb2Te6.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02353
Abstract: Chalcogenide phase change materials reversibly switch between non-volatile states with vastly different optical properties, enabling novel active nanophotonic devices. However, a fundamental understanding of their laser-switching behavior is lacking and the resulting local optical properties… read more here.
Keywords: field optical; laser; phase change; microscopy ... See more keywords
Multimodal Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy Investigations of a Photovoltaic WSe2/MoS2 Type-II Interface.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b14616
Abstract: Atomically thin transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) have become a new platform for the development of next-generation optoelectronic and light-harvesting devices. Here, we report a Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) investigation carried out on a type-II photovoltaic… read more here.
Keywords: probe force; microscopy; type interface; force microscopy ... See more keywords
Localized charge imaging with scanning Kelvin probe microscopy.
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/28/2/025703
Abstract: In this work, we propose an intuitive and easily implementable approach to model and interpret scanning Kelvin probe microscopy images of insulating samples with localized charges. The method, based on the image charges method, has… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; charge; scanning kelvin; probe microscopy ... See more keywords
Comments on “Nanoscale Investigation of Carrier Lifetime on the Cross Section of Epitaxial Silicon Solar Cells Using Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy”
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DOI: 10.1109/jphotov.2018.2793760
Abstract: In recent years, there has been an increasing interest on the study of the complex interplay between the nanostructure and phototransport mechanism in many emerging photovoltaic technologies. Recently, Kelvin probe force microscopy has emerged as… read more here.
Keywords: probe force; microscopy; force microscopy; carrier lifetime ... See more keywords
Space charge measurements with Kelvin probe force microscopy
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DOI: 10.1109/tdei.2017.006457
Abstract: The understanding of the complexity of the space charge formation and movement inside insulation materials demands a high resolution measurement technique. The Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM) can fulfill this demand. The KPFM delivers the… read more here.
Keywords: probe force; space charge; space; microscopy ... See more keywords
Investigation of Optoelectronic Properties in Germanium Nanowire Integrated Silicon Substrate Using Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy
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DOI: 10.1109/tnano.2020.3010691
Abstract: Catalyst free Germanium (Ge) nanowires (NW) and thin film (TF) have been synthesized by employing GLAD technique inside an electron-beam evaporator. X-ray diffraction patterns confirmed the successful growth of polycrystalline Ge-NW and Ge-TF. The FEG-SEM… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; probe force; using kelvin; kelvin probe ... See more keywords
Real-space imaging of anisotropic charge of σ-hole by means of Kelvin probe force microscopy
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abk1479
Abstract: Description Resolution of the σ-hole Anisotropic distribution of charges on atoms plays an important role in intermolecular interactions, yet direct experimental imaging remains a long-standing challenge. A good example is the σ-hole, an anisotropic charge… read more here.
Keywords: anisotropic charge; microscopy; hole; charge ... See more keywords
Potential Dip in Organic Photovoltaics Probed by Cross-sectional Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy
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DOI: 10.1186/s11671-018-2639-6
Abstract: Cross-sectional potential distribution of high open-circuit voltage bulk heterojunction photovoltaic device was measured using Kelvin probe force microscopy. Potential drop confined at cathode interface implies that photo-active layer is an effective p-type semiconductor. Potential values… read more here.
Keywords: cross sectional; probe force; microscopy; force microscopy ... See more keywords
Local VOC Measurements by Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy Applied on P-I-N Radial Junction Si Nanowires
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DOI: 10.1186/s11671-019-3230-5
Abstract: This work focuses on the extraction of the open circuit voltage (VOC) on photovoltaic nanowires by surface photovoltage (SPV) based on Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) measurements. In a first approach, P-I-N radial junction (RJ)… read more here.
Keywords: voc; probe force; microscopy; radial junction ... See more keywords
SiC/graphene-based test structures for the Kelvin probe microscopy instrumental function determination
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DOI: 10.21883/tpl.2023.02.55373.19396
Abstract: The paper proposes a method for determining the instrumental function for measuring the surface potential in the Kelvin probe microscopy mode. The method is based on the use of SiC samples with regions of single-layer… read more here.
Keywords: instrumental function; kelvin probe; probe microscopy; microscopy ... See more keywords