Title :
Junction modeling for solar cells - Theory and experiment
Author :
Lindholm, F.A. ; Neugroschel, A. ; Sah, C.T.
Author_Institution :
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Abstract :
This paper describes methods that enable us to experimentally determine the recombination lifetimes in the emitter and base of a p-n-junction solar cell and the energy-gap shrinkage in the emitter for the first time. The methods integrate experiment with theory such that the quantitative analysis of the measurements is rigorously based on the underlying device physics.
Keywords :
Diodes; Electric variables; Electric variables measurement; NASA; P-n junctions; Photovoltaic cells; Physics; Semiconductor process modeling; Silicon; Solar energy;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 1976 International
Conference_Location :
Washigton, DC, USA
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.1976.188985
