Title :
Photogenerated carrier collection in solar cells in terms of dark carrier distribution: three dimensions
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Mater., Southampton Univ.
fDate :
7/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A relationship between the collection efficiency and the normalized excess minority carrier distribution under forward bias in the dark, which was recently derived using the Green´s function technique for a one-dimensional (1-D) quasi-neutral region of a solar cell, is generalized here to three dimensions. The link with other reciprocity theorems is also briefly discussed
Keywords :
Green´s function methods; carrier density; minority carriers; solar cells; Green function technique; collection efficiency; dark carrier distribution; forward bias; minority carrier distribution; photogenerated carrier collection; reciprocity theorems; solar cells; Charge carriers; Circuits; Councils; Differential equations; Lighting; Materials science and technology; Photovoltaic cells; Semiconductor devices; Shape; Solar power generation;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
