Modeling a-Si:H p-i-n solar cells with the defect pool model

Using self-consistent computer modeling we find that the experimental current–voltage (J–V) and the spectral response (SR) characteristic curves of a-Si:H p–i–n solar cells can be fitted by either assuming a uniform density of dangling bonds (DB) in each device layer (UDM) or by relying on the defec...

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Autores: Klimovsky, E., Rath, J. K., Schropp, R. E. I., Rubinelli, Francisco Alberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/27253
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/27253
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Solar Cells
Defect Pool
Amorphous Silicon
J-V Curves
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Sumario:Using self-consistent computer modeling we find that the experimental current–voltage (J–V) and the spectral response (SR) characteristic curves of a-Si:H p–i–n solar cells can be fitted by either assuming a uniform density of dangling bonds (DB) in each device layer (UDM) or by relying on the defect pool model (DPM). Fittings within the DPM were achieved using the algorithms proposed by Powell and Deane and Schumm. One Si–H bond mediating in the creation of dangling bonds in the first expressions proposed by Powell and Deane and Schumm are appropriate for modeling solar cells in the initial state. The applicability of the algorithm proposed by Schumm for a-Si:H in the stabilized state is also discussed in solar cells. Using DPM we have explored the optimum doping and band gap profile in the intrinsic layer leading us to the maximum efficiency of a-Si:H p–i–n cells.