ISSN:
1432-0630
Keywords:
72.40
;
86.30J
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The effect of a Back Surface Field (BSF) on the performance of a minority-carrier transparent Semiconductor-Insulator-Semiconductor (minSIS) solar cell has been studied. An analytical one-dimensional model has been developed for the calculation of transport characteristics of minSIS solar cells. Short-circuit current, open-circuit voltage, fill factor and efficiency are then calculated for a sputtered Indium-Tin-Oxide (ITO)-SiO2-pSi-p +Si solar cell under AM1 illumination for different values ofpSi- andp + Si-layer thicknesses. It is found that for a large base thickness, the effect of BSF is not significant; however, for a small thickness all the quantities increase with BSF.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00820259
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