Modelling the quantum efficiency of cadmium telluride solar cells

被引：20

作者：

Haedrich, M. ^{[1
]}

Metzner, H. ^{[1
]}

Reisloehner, U. ^{[1
]}

Kraft, C. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Jena, Inst Festkorperphys, D-07743 Jena, Germany

来源：

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS | 2011年 / 95卷 / 03期

关键词：

Solar cells; Thin films; CdTe; Quantum efficiency; Doping; CDTE; IMPURITIES; COLLECTION; LAYER;

D O I：

10.1016/j.solmat.2010.11.011

中图分类号：

TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];

学科分类号：

0807 ; 0820 ;

摘要：

A simple analytical model is presented describing the quantum efficiency of cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells. This model is based on a consistent set of parameters that were extracted from electrical and optical measurements. These measurements also reveal the CdTe solar cells to mainly rely on carrier generation as well as carrier collection within the space-charge region. Recombination in this part of the cell is hence taken into account. As a result, quantum efficiency spectra can be closely fitted by an expression that includes the lifetime of the minority carriers and the width of the space-charge region as free variables. The comparison of the calculated quantum efficiency curves with the experimental ones gives fundamental insight into the specific operation of CdTe solar cells. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：887 / 893

页数：7

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