DocumentCode
3476086
Title
TCAD numerical simulation of Metal Wrap Through solar cell
Author
Magnone, Paolo ; Fiegna, Claudio ; Sangiorgi, Enrico ; Tonini, D. ; Frei, M.
Author_Institution
ARCES-DEI, Univ. of Bologna, Cesena, Italy
fYear
2013
fDate
3-5 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Metal Wrap Through (MWT) solar cell represents a type of back-contact solution which allows to improve the efficiency of conventional silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells. In this work we use TCAD numerical simulations to investigate the performance of MWT cells. The impact of critical parameters, such as the resistance of VIA, the separation region and the busbar width is analyzed. The study of the main figures of merit under illumination and in dark condition allows to understand the physical mechanisms which limit the conversion efficiency.
Keywords
busbars; elemental semiconductors; numerical analysis; silicon; solar cells; technology CAD (electronics); wrapping; MWT cell; PV cell; Si; TCAD numerical simulation; VIA; back-contact solution; busbar; dark condition; figures of merit; illumination; metal wrap through solar cell; Numerical models; Photovoltaic systems; Resistance; MWT; numerical simulation; photovoltaic; solar cell;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits (EDSSC), 2013 IEEE International Conference of
Conference_Location
Hong Kong
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EDSSC.2013.6628112
Filename
6628112
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