DocumentCode
1055987
Title
Performance limitations of silicon solar cells
Author
Hauser, John R. ; Dunbar, Peter M.
Author_Institution
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Volume
24
Issue
4
fYear
1977
fDate
4/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
305
Lastpage
321
Abstract
This paper discusses the performance limitations of silicon solar cells which have been identified and investigated using a detailed numerical analysis of solar cell operation. Efficiency limitations are discussed as related to doping densities, minority carrier lifetimes, widths of solar cell regions, surface recombination, antireflecting layers, and ohmic contact stripes. Areas in which improvements can be expected in performance are identified and discussed.
Keywords
Analytical models; Charge carrier lifetime; Current density; Equations; Numerical analysis; Ohmic contacts; Photovoltaic cells; Radiative recombination; Semiconductor device doping; Silicon;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9383
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/T-ED.1977.18734
Filename
1478926
Link To Document