Title :
Influence of the junction area to edge area ratio on the open-circuit voltage of silicon solar cells
Author :
Cuevas, A. ; Eguren, J. ; Sanchez, E. ; Cid, M.
Author_Institution :
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain
fDate :
12/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This work shows experimentally the decrease in open-circuit voltage produced by edge recombination in silicon solar cells. The effect is related to the edge area to junction area ratio.
Keywords :
Loss measurement; Photovoltaic cells; Power generation; Semiconductor diodes; Silicon; Substrates; Temperature; Thermal factors; Thermal resistance; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/T-ED.1981.20645
