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http://dx.doi.org/10.3740/MRSK.2008.18.11.571

Design Analysis of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Using 1-Dimensional Modelling  

Kim, Dong-Ho (Department of Surface Technology, Korea Institute of Materials Science)
Park, Sang-Wook (School of Photovoltaic & Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales)
Cho, Eun-Chel (Electro-Mechanical Research Institute, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. LTD)
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Korean Journal of Materials Research / v.18, no.11, 2008 , pp. 571-576 More about this Journal
Abstract
The simulation program for solar cells, PC1D, was briefly reviewed and the device modeling of a multicrystalline Si solar cell using the program was carried out to understand the internal operating principles. The effects of design parameters on the light absorption and the quantum efficiency were investigated and strategies to reduce carrier recombination, such as back surface field and surface passivation, were also characterized with the numerical simulation. In every step of the process, efficiency improvements for the key performance characteristics of the model device were determined and compared with the properties of the solar cell, whose efficiency (20.3%) has been confirmed as the highest in multicrystalline Si devices. In this simulation work, it was found that the conversion efficiency of the prototype model (13.6%) can be increased up to 20.7% after the optimization of design parameters.
Keywords
crystalline silicon solar cell; PC1D; device modelling; cell design; high-efficiency;
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