Featured in Down to the wires 06-2024

New solutions for tandem measurement

The year 2024 has already brought major progress with perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells and research organizations are now looking to scale lab results to full-sized devices and mass production methods. A particular challenge is measuring the different characteristics and efficiency of these devices, as Michael Meixner, chief technology officer at German measurement equipment supplier halm, told pv magazine.

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Mark Hutchins

10 Jun 2024

“With the LED-based tabletop flasher we are able to precisely characterize perovskite tandem modules up to a size of 2.8 m by 1.6 m” – Michael Meixner, halm | Photo: halm

pv magazine: Around a year ago, halm launched a new cell flasher based on LED technology. What has happened since then, where has the tool been installed, and how is it performing?Michael Meixner: Initially, we focused on the cell measurement system. We have had a lot of interest in this from customers, mainly those in …

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