A detailed study of p-n junction solar cells by means of collection efficiency

P. Kittidachachan; T. Markvart; D. M. Bagnall; R. Greef; G. J. Ensell

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2006.08.002

A detailed study of p-n junction solar cells by means of collection efficiency

P. Kittidachachan^*, T. Markvart, D. M. Bagnall, R. Greef, G. J. Ensell

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Abstract

The operation of a crystalline silicon solar cell was studied by a methodology based on collection efficiency. The collection efficiencies of the base, emitter, and depletion layers were determined separately using numerical solutions. The quantum efficiency was then determined by the reciprocity theorem. It is shown that the model can provide useful new insights and can be used to extract device parameters by fitting the modelled results to experimental data.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	160-166
Number of pages	7
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	91
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2006.08.002
Publication status	Published - 23 Jan 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

collection efficiency
quantum efficiency
reciprocity theorem
spectral response

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