Title :
Open issues for the numerical simulation of silicon solar cells
Author :
Rose, R. De ; Zanuccoli, M. ; Magnone, P. ; Sangiorgi, E. ; Fiegna, C.
Author_Institution :
ARCES-DEIS, Univ. of Bologna, Cesena, Italy
Abstract :
The improvement of solar cell efficiency requires device optimization, including the careful design of contacts and doping profiles, and the implementation of light trapping strategies. In this context, electro-optical numerical simulation is essential to analyze the physical mechanisms that limit the cell efficiency and lead to design trade-offs. In this work we discuss the calibration of the relevant physical models for electrical simulation and we put in evidence important limitations of the most common adopted optical simulators.
Keywords :
doping profiles; electro-optical effects; elemental semiconductors; numerical analysis; silicon; solar cells; device optimization; doping profiles; electro-optical numerical simulation; light trapping strategies; silicon solar cells; solar cell efficiency; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Numerical models; Photovoltaic cells; Semiconductor device modeling; Semiconductor process modeling; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Ultimate Integration on Silicon (ULIS), 2011 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cork
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0090-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0089-7
DOI :
10.1109/ULIS.2011.5757961
