DocumentCode
188348
Title
An intricate analysis on increasing the efficiency of Germanium solar cell and its illustration using TCAD
Author
Chowdhury, Farhan Shadman ; Taraque, Md Asif Reza ; Arafat, Yeasir
Author_Institution
Department of EECE, Military Institute of Science and Technology, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh
fYear
2014
fDate
29-31 May 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
The full extent of solar power has yet to be fully harnessed by the use of modern technology (solar cells). The efficiency of the solar cells is still eons away from reaching their full potential. In this paper, Ge has been used in the single cell junction to increase the efficiency of the solar cell. TCAD, one of the finest simulation software of this time, has been used to illustrate the efficiency of the Ge solar cell. It is a great challenge in front of us to generate sufficient energy for human kind. The shortage of non-renewable energy can be overcome by using solar power. The more solar cells will be used efficiently solar energy, the more people will be benefited. This paper is introducing a remarkable way to design an efficient solar cell by using Ge. Solar cells are very environment friendly. The maximum efficiency is obtained by using different doping concentration. This challenging project is accomplished by the device simulator ATLAS. This paper shows the highest performance and helps to investigate the efficiency and fill factor for different concentration.
Keywords
Doping; Germanium; Junctions; Performance evaluation; Photovoltaic cells; Short-circuit currents; Software; Dark Current; Efficiency; Fill Factor; Irradiation; Solar Cell;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Developments in Renewable Energy Technology (ICDRET), 2014 3rd International Conference on the
Conference_Location
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICDRET.2014.6861720
Filename
6861720
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