Input parameters for the simulation of silicon solar cells in 2014

Andreas Fell; Keith R. McIntosh; Pietro P. Altermatt; Gaby J. M. Janssen; Rolf Stangl; Anita Ho-Baillie; Heiko Steinkemper; Johannes Greulich; Matthias Muller; Byungsul Min; Kean C. Fong; Martin Hermle; Ingrid G. Romijn; Malcolm D. Abbott

doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2430016

Input parameters for the simulation of silicon solar cells in 2014

Andreas Fell, Keith R. McIntosh, Pietro P. Altermatt, Gaby J. M. Janssen, Rolf Stangl, Anita Ho-Baillie, Heiko Steinkemper, Johannes Greulich, Matthias Muller, Byungsul Min, Kean C. Fong, Martin Hermle, Ingrid G. Romijn, Malcolm D. Abbott

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Abstract

Within the silicon photovoltaics (PV) community, there are many approaches, tools, and input parameters for simulating solar cells, making it difficult for newcomers to establish a complete and representative starting point and imposing high requirements on experts to tediously state all assumptions and inputs for replication. In this review, we address these problems by providing complete and representative input parameter sets to simulate six major types of crystalline silicon solar cells. Where possible, the inputs are justified and up-to-date for the respective cell types, and they produce representative measurable cell characteristics. Details of the modeling approaches that can replicate the simulations are presented as well. The input parameters listed here provide a sensible and consistent reference point for researchers on which to base their refinements and extensions.

Original language	English
Article number	7112453
Pages (from-to)	1250-1263
Number of pages	14
Journal	IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
Volume	5
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2430016
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Photovoltaic (PV) cells
semiconductor device modeling
silicon solar cells
Solar cell simulation

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Fell, A., McIntosh, K. R., Altermatt, P. P., Janssen, G. J. M., Stangl, R., Ho-Baillie, A., Steinkemper, H., Greulich, J., Muller, M., Min, B., Fong, K. C., Hermle, M., Romijn, I. G., & Abbott, M. D. (2015). Input parameters for the simulation of silicon solar cells in 2014. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 5(4), 1250-1263. Article 7112453. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2430016

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