• DocumentCode
    995634
  • Title

    Theoretical comparison of IBC solar cells with N- and P-type substrate under high and very high illumination

  • Author

    Boumaour, M. ; van de Wiele, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Université Catholique de Louvain, Laboratoire de Microélectronique, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    23
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    949
  • Lastpage
    950
  • Abstract
    IBC solar cells are investigated using exact 2D numerical simulation. At very high illumination the efficiency of P-type substrate cells is strongly reduced by a loss of base conductivity modulation which is not observed in N-substrate devices.
  • Keywords
    carrier density; semiconductor device models; short-circuit currents; solar cells; substrates; N-substrate devices; P-type substrate; base conductivity modulation; carrier concentration; cell efficiency; high illumination; interdigital back contact solar cells; modelling; open circuit voltage; short circuit current; two dimensional numerical simulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19840645
  • Filename
    4249158
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=995634