کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1511934 | 1511191 | 2014 | 11 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Microcrystalline silicon thin film solar cells exhibit optimal PV efficiency when the absorber layer contains similar proportions of crystalline and amorphous phases. When the crystalline fraction is reduced below 30%, efficiency falls very steeply, from around 8% to as low as 2%, and does not recover until fully amorphous growth conditions are established. We demonstrate that an electrical model, comprising two parallel-connected diodes scaled to reflect material composition, qualitatively predicts the features observed in the PV parameters. However the scale of the reduction in fill-factor is not reproduced. As an alternative approach, a homogeneous transport model is proposed in which carrier mobilities are scaled in accordance with values determined by the time-of-flight experiment. This model predicts a large reduction in fill-factor for low-crystallinity absorbers more in keeping with measurement. A novel carrier transport landscape is proposed to account for mobility variations.
Journal: Energy Procedia - Volume 44, 2014, Pages 192-202