• DocumentCode
    1279233
  • Title

    Photogenerated carrier collection in solar cells in terms of dark carrier distribution: three dimensions

  • Author

    Markvart, Tom

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng. Mater., Southampton Univ.
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    7/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1182
  • Lastpage
    1183
  • Abstract
    A relationship between the collection efficiency and the normalized excess minority carrier distribution under forward bias in the dark, which was recently derived using the Green´s function technique for a one-dimensional (1-D) quasi-neutral region of a solar cell, is generalized here to three dimensions. The link with other reciprocity theorems is also briefly discussed
  • Keywords
    Green´s function methods; carrier density; minority carriers; solar cells; Green function technique; collection efficiency; dark carrier distribution; forward bias; minority carrier distribution; photogenerated carrier collection; reciprocity theorems; solar cells; Charge carriers; Circuits; Councils; Differential equations; Lighting; Materials science and technology; Photovoltaic cells; Semiconductor devices; Shape; Solar power generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/16.595951
  • Filename
    595951