کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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79491 | 49358 | 2012 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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For the first time, based on the known optical constants of the materials (refractive index and extinction coefficient), calculations of optical losses in glass/transparent conducting oxide (TCO)/CdS/CdTe solar cells have been carried out taking into account reflections at the interfaces and absorption in the TCO (it can be indium tin oxide (ITO) or SnO2:F) and CdS layers. It has been shown that the losses caused by reflections at the interfaces result in lowering the short-circuit current by ∼9 % whereas absorption in the TCO and CdS layers with the typical thicknesses lead to losses of 15–16% for glass/SnO2/CdS/CdTe, and 22–24% for glass/ITO/CdS/CdTe solar cells. At 100% photoelectric conversion in the CdTe absorber layer, this corresponds to a loss in short-circuit current by ∼3 mA/cm2 due to reflection, and 4–7 mA/cm2 due to absorption at the glass/SnO2(or ITO)/CdS stack. Losses due to absorption in float glass and low-iron glasses are 3.3–3.5% and 0.6–0.7%, respectively.
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► Calculations of optical losses in CdS/CdTe solar cells have been carried out.
► Calculations reveal the causes of the optical losses and the possibilities to reduce them.
► Reflection losses is about 8% over a wide spectral range and increase to 10–11% at λ<400 nm.
► Absorption decreases the short-circuit current by 12–26% in ITO and 2-5% in SnO2:F at 200–500 nm thickness.
► Absorption losses in CdS at its thickness of 50–100 nm decrease the short-circuit current by 10–15%.
Journal: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells - Volume 96, January 2012, Pages 231–237