Title of article :
A Carbon Nanotube (CNT)-based SiGe Thin Film Solar Cell Structure
Author/Authors :
hashemi madani ، Homa Department of Electrical Engineering - Islamic Azad University, Yazd Branch , Shayesteh ، Mohammad Reza Department of Electrical Engineering - Islamic Azad University, Yazd Branch , Moslemi ، Mohammad Reza Department of Electrical Engineering - Islamic Azad University, Zarghan Branch
Abstract :
In this paper, a structure of thin film SiGe solar cell based on carbon nanotube (CNT) is proposed. We present the design and simulation of the device using Silvaco TCAD. The modeling of the CNT-based SiGe thin film solar cell structure is performed and then compared with conventional SiGe thin film solar cell structure. Results from numerical simulation show that the CNT- based SiGe thin film solar cell has better parameters such as short circuit current, open circuit voltage, fill factor, maximum power and efficiency in comparison with pervious structures. The simulation results also prove that the efficiency increases by 40.36%.
Keywords :
Solar Cell , Thin Film , SiGe , Carbon Nanotube (CNT) , Efficiency
Journal title :
Journal of Optoelectronical Nano Structures
Journal title :
Journal of Optoelectronical Nano Structures
