Title :
Approximate Closed-Form Analytical Solution for Minority Carrier Transport in Opaque Heavily Doped Regions Under Illuminated Conditions
Author :
Daliento, Santolo ; Mele, Luigi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Naples Univ.
Abstract :
An approximate closed-form solution for the transport equations in heavily doped regions is proposed, leading to an expression for the minority carrier currents, in which the influence of technological parameters is easily readable. As an example, the emitter collection efficiency for a photovoltaic device is evaluated in some significant cases
Keywords :
minority carriers; photovoltaic cells; semiconductor device models; analytical solution; approximate closed-form solution; emitter collection efficiency; heavily doped regions; minority carrier currents; minority carrier transport; photovoltaic cells; photovoltaic device; semiconductor device modeling; technological parameters; transport equations; Closed-form solution; Doping; Integral equations; Lighting; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Semiconductor device modeling; Shape; Solar power generation; Voltage; Photovoltaic cells; semiconductor device modeling;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TED.2006.882288
