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Transport velocity transformation - A convenient method for performance analysis of multilayer solar cell structureIt is noted that in the case of low-level injection, space-charge quasi-neutrality, and spatially constant material parameters (including an electrostatic field), the individual layer can be treated analytically and the basic solar cell performance parameters can be evaluated from three equations. The first equation represents the transformation of the transport velocity across the layer from the other layer boundary. The second establishes the light-generated current output from the layer interface, under the influence of the transport velocities and minority-carrier density at both layer boundaries and of bulk recombination. The third equation describes the flow of these carriers across other layers. The power of the approach is considered to lie in its facility for analysis of the solar cell's performance layer by layer, giving a clear picture of the individual layer's influence on cell efficiency.
Document ID
19810048829
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Wolf, M.
(Pennsylvania, University Philadelphia, Pa., United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
Volume: ED-28
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Accession Number
81A33233
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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