Analysis of the role of mobility-lifetime products in the performance of amorphous silicon p-i-n solar cells

An analytical model of an amorphous silicon p-i-n solar cell is presented to describe its photovoltaic behavior under short-circuit conditions. It has been developed from the analysis of numerical simulation results. These results reproduce the experimental illumination dependence of short-circuit r...

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Autores: Asensi López, José Miguel, Merten, Jens, Voz Sánchez, Cristóbal, Andreu i Batallé, Jordi
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Fecha de publicación:1999
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/24787
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/24787
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Palabra clave:Cèl·lules solars
Cèl·lules fotovoltaiques
Camps elèctrics
Simulació per ordinador
Solar cells
Photovoltaic cells
Electric fields
Computer simulation
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spelling Analysis of the role of mobility-lifetime products in the performance of amorphous silicon p-i-n solar cellsAsensi López, José MiguelMerten, JensVoz Sánchez, CristóbalAndreu i Batallé, JordiCèl·lules solarsCèl·lules fotovoltaiquesCamps elèctricsSimulació per ordinadorSolar cellsPhotovoltaic cellsElectric fieldsComputer simulationAn analytical model of an amorphous silicon p-i-n solar cell is presented to describe its photovoltaic behavior under short-circuit conditions. It has been developed from the analysis of numerical simulation results. These results reproduce the experimental illumination dependence of short-circuit resistance, which is the reciprocal slope of the I(V) curve at the short-circuit point. The recombination rate profiles show that recombination in the regions of charged defects near the p-i and i-n interfaces should not be overlooked. Based on the interpretation of the numerical solutions, we deduce analytical expressions for the recombination current and short-circuit resistance. These expressions are given as a function of an effective ¿¿ product, which depends on the intensity of illumination. We also study the effect of surface recombination with simple expressions that describe its influence on current loss and short-circuit resistance.American Institute of Physics1999info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/24787Articles publicats en revistes (Física Aplicada)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.369634Journal of Applied Physics, 1999, vol. 85, num. 5, p. 2939-2951http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.369634(c) American Institute of Physics, 1999info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/247872026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Analysis of the role of mobility-lifetime products in the performance of amorphous silicon p-i-n solar cells
title Analysis of the role of mobility-lifetime products in the performance of amorphous silicon p-i-n solar cells
spellingShingle Analysis of the role of mobility-lifetime products in the performance of amorphous silicon p-i-n solar cells
Asensi López, José Miguel
Cèl·lules solars
Cèl·lules fotovoltaiques
Camps elèctrics
Simulació per ordinador
Solar cells
Photovoltaic cells
Electric fields
Computer simulation
title_short Analysis of the role of mobility-lifetime products in the performance of amorphous silicon p-i-n solar cells
title_full Analysis of the role of mobility-lifetime products in the performance of amorphous silicon p-i-n solar cells
title_fullStr Analysis of the role of mobility-lifetime products in the performance of amorphous silicon p-i-n solar cells
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of the role of mobility-lifetime products in the performance of amorphous silicon p-i-n solar cells
title_sort Analysis of the role of mobility-lifetime products in the performance of amorphous silicon p-i-n solar cells
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Asensi López, José Miguel
Merten, Jens
Voz Sánchez, Cristóbal
Andreu i Batallé, Jordi
author Asensi López, José Miguel
author_facet Asensi López, José Miguel
Merten, Jens
Voz Sánchez, Cristóbal
Andreu i Batallé, Jordi
author_role author
author2 Merten, Jens
Voz Sánchez, Cristóbal
Andreu i Batallé, Jordi
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cèl·lules solars
Cèl·lules fotovoltaiques
Camps elèctrics
Simulació per ordinador
Solar cells
Photovoltaic cells
Electric fields
Computer simulation
topic Cèl·lules solars
Cèl·lules fotovoltaiques
Camps elèctrics
Simulació per ordinador
Solar cells
Photovoltaic cells
Electric fields
Computer simulation
description An analytical model of an amorphous silicon p-i-n solar cell is presented to describe its photovoltaic behavior under short-circuit conditions. It has been developed from the analysis of numerical simulation results. These results reproduce the experimental illumination dependence of short-circuit resistance, which is the reciprocal slope of the I(V) curve at the short-circuit point. The recombination rate profiles show that recombination in the regions of charged defects near the p-i and i-n interfaces should not be overlooked. Based on the interpretation of the numerical solutions, we deduce analytical expressions for the recombination current and short-circuit resistance. These expressions are given as a function of an effective ¿¿ product, which depends on the intensity of illumination. We also study the effect of surface recombination with simple expressions that describe its influence on current loss and short-circuit resistance.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.369634
Journal of Applied Physics, 1999, vol. 85, num. 5, p. 2939-2951
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