Publication Date:
2016-06-07
Description:
The basic design principles for obtaining high efficiency in silicon solar cells are reviewed. They critically involve very long minority carrier lifetimes, not so much to attain high collection efficiency, but primarily for increased output voltages. Minority carrier lifetime, however, is sensitive to radiation damage, and particularly in low resistivity silicon, on which the high efficiency design is based. Radiation resistant space cells will therefore have to follow differing design principles than high efficiency terrestrial cells.
Keywords:
ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONVERSION
Type:
NASA. Lewis Research Center Space Photovoltaic Res. and Technol. 1982: High Efficiency, Radiation Damage, and Blanket Technol.; p 5-12
Format:
application/pdf
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