• DocumentCode
    814293
  • Title

    Iterative solutions for highly doped emitters under illumination

  • Author

    Alcubilla, R. ; Blasco, E. ; Correig, X.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Ingenieria Electron., Univ. Politecnica de Cataluna, Barcelona, Spain
  • Volume
    136
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    6/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    126
  • Lastpage
    127
  • Abstract
    Iterative solutions are proposed for quasineutral regions with position-dependent composition under illumination. Recently a solution for dark conditions in terms of multiple integral series has been proposed. The authors present a conceptually similar solution, but one which includes the generation term in the continuity equation. This approach has been used to analyse the emitter´s internal quantum efficiency in solar cells.<>
  • Keywords
    bipolar transistors; heavily doped semiconductors; iterative methods; semiconductor device models; solar cells; continuity equation; generation term; highly doped emitters; illumination; internal quantum efficiency; iterative solutions; modelling; position-dependent composition; quasineutral regions; semiconductor devices; solar cells; transistors; Bipolar transistors; Iterative methods; Photovoltaic cells; Semiconductor device modeling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Circuits, Devices and Systems, IEE Proceedings G
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0956-3768
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    17639