多晶PERC電池在暗退火處理(如150oC,10小時(shí))時(shí)可發(fā)生類似的衰減行為,研究者認(rèn)為該過程與LeTID有相同的機(jī)理,因此可以通過研究暗退火過程以確定LeTID的根本原理。UNSW發(fā)現(xiàn)P型Cz單晶硅、Fz單晶硅以及N型硅在暗退火后也會(huì)發(fā)生衰減(考慮到暗退火條件并不見于戶外應(yīng)用,沒有必要因此擔(dān)心單晶PERC技術(shù)的產(chǎn)業(yè)應(yīng)用)。UNSW發(fā)現(xiàn)了LeTID與氫的相關(guān)性;M. A. Jensen認(rèn)為LeTID是氫與硅片中的一種和幾種缺陷共同作用導(dǎo)致的(Evaluating root cause: The distinct roles of hydrogen and firing in activating light andelevated temperature-induced degradation,2018);Kenta Nakayashiki認(rèn)為根本原因可能是兩個(gè):1氫和深能級施主缺陷共同形成的點(diǎn)缺陷;2含Cu復(fù)合缺陷的構(gòu)型變化(Engineering Solutions and Root-Cause Analysis for Light-Induced Degradation in p-Type Multicrystalline Silicon PERC Modules, 2016);Mallory A. Jensen則發(fā)現(xiàn)雜質(zhì)元素Cu和Ni在LeTID過程中起著關(guān)鍵作用 (Solubility and Diffusivity: Important Metrics in the Search for the Root Cause of Light and Elevated Temperature-Induced Degradation, 2018)