DocumentCode
2503069
Title
Electrochemical and galvanic corrosion effects in thin-film photovoltaic modules
Author
Mon, G. ; Wen, L. ; Meyer, J. ; Ross, R., Jr. ; Nelson, A.
Author_Institution
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fYear
1988
fDate
1988
Firstpage
108
Abstract
The electrochemical and galvanic corrosion properties of thin-film photovoltaic (TF-PV) modules (solar cells) and module subcomponents are determined and interpreted in the light of established corrosion science. Results of a detailed study of thin-film aluminum metallization corrosion are presented. Bar-graph corrosion, observed in fielded modules, has been induced experimentally and found to be electrochemical in nature. Corrosion rates and passivation techniques for TF-PV modules are discussed.
Keywords
corrosion; metallisation; passivation; semiconductor thin films; solar cells; bar-graph corrosion Al metallisation corrosion; electrochemical corrosion properties; galvanic corrosion effects; passivation techniques; solar cells; thin-film photovoltaic modules; Aluminum; Chemicals; Conducting materials; Corrosion; Electrodes; Galvanizing; Metallization; Passivation; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Polarization; Solar power generation; Transistors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1988., Conference Record of the Twentieth IEEE
Conference_Location
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.1988.105667
Filename
105667
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