Title :
Relationship between dark carrier distribution and photogenerated carrier collection in solar cells
Author_Institution :
Solar Energy Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
fDate :
6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Green´s function formalism is used to obtain new theoretical results which establish a simple and quantitative relationship between the spatial dependence of solar cell parameters in the dark and under illumination. It is shown, in particular, that the minority-carrier collection efficiency is equal to a suitably normalized excess minority carrier concentration in the dark
Keywords :
Green´s function methods; dark conductivity; electron-hole recombination; minority carriers; semiconductor device models; solar cells; surface recombination; Green´s function formalism; dark carrier distribution; excess minority carrier concentration; minority-carrier collection efficiency; photogenerated carrier collection; solar cells; Boundary conditions; Character generation; Circuits; Diodes; Equations; Lighting; Photovoltaic cells; Power engineering and energy; Solar power generation; Spontaneous emission;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
