{"id":64742,"date":"2020-06-12T12:45:50","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T12:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xyztec.com\/docs\/technical-informer-solar-cell-ribbon-peel-testing\/"},"modified":"2023-12-21T14:19:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T14:19:30","slug":"technical-informer-solar-cell-ribbon-peel-testing","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.xyztec.com\/de\/knowledgecenter\/publications-de\/technical-informer-solar-cell-ribbon-peel-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Informer: Solar Cell Ribbon Peel Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Technical Informer: Solar Cell Ribbon Peel Testing<\/h1>\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>The mechanical, electrical, and thermal quality of ribbon bonds to the silicon solar cell they are mounted to is important to optimise yield, electrical efficiency and life expectancy. Such bonds can<br \/>\nbe tested using a ribbon peel test where the force required to peel (break) them and the observed failure mode are used to characterise quality. Testing is often difficult due to the fragility of the<br \/>\nsilicon. The silicon is normally thin and may have micro-cracks when soldered due to thermal mismatch during cooling. To peel the ribbon an opposing force must be applied to the silicon.<br \/>\nProviding an opposing force by clamping the silicon often results in the silicon breaking. Consequently, the strength of the bond is unknown. The xyztec test method avoids this problem by applying the opposing force through the ribbon.<\/p>\n<h2>Solar Ribbon Peel Test<\/h2>\n<p>The principle of the test is illustrated below. The ribbon is gripped and pulled as in any conventional peel test. Instead of clamping the silicon the<br \/>\nopposing force is applied through the ribbon, slightly in front of the advancing peel fracture.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xyztec.com\/knowledge-center\/technical-informer-solar-cell-ribbon-peel-testing\/solar-ribbon-peel-test\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11716\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xyztec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Solar-Ribbon-Peel-Test.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xyztec.com\/knowledge-center\/technical-informer-solar-cell-ribbon-peel-testing\/solar-ribbon-peel-test-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11723\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xyztec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Solar-Ribbon-Peel-Test-2.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Ribbon-Peel-Test-2\" width=\"468\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Results<\/h2>\n<p>Three principle failure modes may be observed.<\/p>\n<p>1. Bond failure \u2010 Low peel force\/strength (none wet)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11730 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xyztec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Solar-Ribbon-Peel-Test-bond-failure.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Ribbon-Peel-Test-bond-failure\" width=\"600\" height=\"124\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. URM (Under Ribbon Metallisation) failure \u2013 High peel force<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11744 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xyztec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Solar-Ribbon-Peel-Test-URM-failure.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Ribbon-Peel-Test-URM-failure\" width=\"600\" height=\"124\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Silicone failure \u2013 Silicone damage during manufacture<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11737 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xyztec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Solar-Ribbon-Peel-Test-solicone-failure.jpg\" alt=\"Solar-Ribbon-Peel-Test-solicone-failure\" width=\"600\" height=\"124\" \/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bulletimg\">\n<li>The preferred mode is URM failure. This indicates a reasonable bond strength which has<br \/>\nbeen characterized by the test.<\/li>\n<li>Bond failure shows a poor bond with low strength.<\/li>\n<li>Silicone failure can indicate that the silicon has been damaged during manufacture. In this case, if the silicone had been clamped the complete cell would most likely fracture.<\/li>\n<li>If the conventional approach of clamping the silicon is used, complete cell fracture is also likely with a strong bond.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to the failure mode force-displacement graphs are provided. These show the strength of each ribbon through the peel test enabling characterization and comparison between samples.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xyztec.com\/knowledge-center\/technical-informer-solar-cell-ribbon-peel-testing\/ribbon-strenght\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11758\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xyztec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ribbon-strenght.jpg\" alt=\"Ribbon-strenght\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Bond testing system<\/h2>\n<p>The test is can be done on a standard Condor machine fitted with our Silicon Solar Cell test system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xyztec.com\/knowledge-center\/technical-informer-solar-cell-ribbon-peel-testing\/condor-bond-tester\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11765\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xyztec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Condor-bond-tester.jpg\" alt=\"Condor-bond-tester\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technical Informer: Solar Cell Ribbon Peel Testing Introduction The mechanical, electrical, and thermal quality of ribbon bonds to the silicon solar cell they are mounted to is important to optimise [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":57165,"parent":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-64742","docs","type-docs","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","doc_category-publications-de"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Technical Informer: Solar Cell Ribbon Peel Testing<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The mechanical, electrical, and 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