DocumentCode :
3557652
Title :
Analysis of depletion-region collection in GaInNAs solar cells
Author :
Friedman, D.J. ; Ptak, A.J. ; Kurtz, Sarah R. ; Geisz, John F.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO, USA
fYear :
2005
fDate :
3-7 Jan. 2005
Firstpage :
691
Lastpage :
694
Abstract :
We provide qualitative insight into depletion-region collection in GaInNAs cells to (1) understand the effect of diffusion length L on the QE; and (2) describe the magnitude of L required to get adequate current from the cell. We use Wolf´s equations for the QE including a drift field E, and model E as being equal to the junction built-in voltage distributed uniformly across the depletion region. This allows us to calculate the QE as a function of L and depletion width WD. We show that if L is sufficiently small, increasing WD can actually decrease the QE. To determine how long L needs to be in a practical GaInNAs junction, we calculate from the QE the short-circuit current density as a function of WD and L. This allows us to estimate that Lambipolar needs to be greater than roughly 1 μm in order to obtain enough photocurrent for the 4-junction application, giving guidance to the experimental effort to develop such cells.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; current density; diffusion; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; photoconductivity; semiconductor junctions; short-circuit currents; solar cells; 4-junction application; GaInNAs; GaInNAs junction; GaInNAs solar cells; Wolf equations; depletion-region collection analysis; diffusion length; drift field; junction built-in voltage; photocurrent; quantum efficiency; short-circuit current density; Current density; Epitaxial growth; Epitaxial layers; Equations; Laboratories; Photoconductivity; Photovoltaic cells; Renewable energy resources; Solid modeling; Voltage;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2005. Conference Record of the Thirty-first IEEE
ISSN :
0160-8371
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8707-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2005.1488225
Filename :
1488225
Link To Document :
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