Title :
Limiting efficiencies of intermediate band solar cell assisted with multiple exciton generation
Author :
Lee, Jongwon ; Honsberg, Christiana
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
We propose the hybrid thermodynamic model using the intermediate band solar cells assisted with multiple exciton generation. We have calculated this thermodynamic model under blackbody radiation and standard AM1.5 spectrum and changed concentration to compare the conventional intermediate band solar cells. Because of multiple electron and hole pair at the conduction band edge, its maximum efficiencies and optimum bandgaps have been enhanced compared to conventional intermediate band solar cells. The maximum efficiencies of this solar cell are both 47.31 (Blackbody Radiation) and 49.85 (AM1.5G) percent for one sun and 65.07 (Blackbody Radiation) and 67.83 (AM1.5D) percent for maximum concentration. And its corresponding overall bandgap energies are also reduced because of multiple electron and hole pairs.
Keywords :
solar cells; thermodynamics; bandgap energies; blackbody radiation; conduction band edge; efficiency 47.31 percent; efficiency 49.85 percent; efficiency 65.07 percent; efficiency 67.83 percent; hole pair; hybrid thermodynamic model; intermediate band solar cell; limiting efficiencies; multiple-exciton generation; standard AM1.5 spectrum; Excitons; Photonic band gap; Photonics; Photovoltaic cells; Sun; Thermodynamics;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2011 37th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9966-3
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186361