Title :
Comments on "Relationship between dark carrier distribution and photogenerated carrier collection in solar cells"[with reply]
Author :
Donolato, C. ; Markvart, Tom
Author_Institution :
Istituto LAMEL, CNR, Bologna, Italy
Abstract :
A theoretical result concerning the identity between the collection probability and a suitably normalized excess carrier distribution in the emitter of a solar cell has been presented in the above paper (see ibid., vol. 43, p. 1034-6, 1996). This result is not new and corresponds to a reciprocity theorem for charge collection, which was established about ten years ago. A reply is given to this claim.
Keywords :
Sturm-Liouville equation; carrier density; dark conductivity; solar cells; charge collection; collection probability; dark carrier distribution; normalized excess carrier distribution; photogenerated carrier collection; reciprocity theorem; solar cells; Charge carrier density; Charge carriers; Differential equations; Lighting; Photovoltaic cells; Solid state circuits;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
