Title:	EMIL: the Energy Materials in-Situ Laboratory Berlin – a Novel Characterization Facility for Photovoltaic and Energy Materials
Author(s):	K. Lips, T.F. Schulze, D.E. Starr, M. Bär, R.G. Wilks, F. Fenske, F. Ruske, M. Reiche, R. van de Krol, G. Reichardt, F. Schäfers, S. Hendel, R. Follath, J. Bahrdt, S. Peredkov, S. DeBeer, M. Hävecker, A. Knop-Gericke, B. Rau, C.A. Kaufmann, R. Schlatmann, R. Schlögl, B. Rech, S. Raoux
Keywords:	Buried Contacts, Deposition, PV Materials, Characterisation, Characterization, Interface(s)
Topic:	NEW MATERIALS AND CONCEPTS FOR SOLAR CELLS AND MODULES
Subtopic:	Fundamental Material Studies
Event:	31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
Session:	1AO.2.1
Pages:	25 - 28
ISBN:	3-936338-39-6
Paper DOI:	10.4229/EUPVSEC20152015-1AO.2.1
Price:	0,00 EUR
Document(s):	paper, presentation

Abstract/Summary:

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A knowledge-based approach towards developing a new generation of solar energy conversion devices requires a fast and direct feedback between sophisticated analytics and state-of-the-art processing/test facilities for all relevant material classes. A promising approach is the coupling of synchrotron-based X-ray characterization techniques, providing the unique possibility to map the electronic and chemical structure of thin layers and interface regions – with relevant in-system/in-situ sample preparation or in-operando analysis capabilities in one dedicated laboratory. EMIL, the Energy Materials In-situ Laboratory Berlin, is a unique facility at the BESSY II synchrotron light source. EMIL will be dedicated to the in-system, in-situ, and in-operando X-ray analysis of materials and devices for energy conversion and energy storage technologies including photovoltaic applications and photoelectrochemical processes. EMIL comprises up to five experimental end-stations, three of them can access X-rays in an energy range of 80 eV – 10 keV. For example, one key setup of EMIL combines a suite of advanced spectroscopic characterization tools with industry-relevant deposition facilities in one integrated ultra-high vacuum system. These deposition tools allow the growth of PV devices based on silicon, compound semiconductors, hybrid heterojunctions, and organo-metal halide perovskites on up to 6’’ sized substrates. EMIL will serve as a research platform for national and international collaboration in the field of photovoltaic/photocatalytic energy conversion and beyond. In this paper, we will provide an overview of the analytic and material capabilities at EMIL.