Modeling and Design of a Thin-Film CdTe/Ge Tandem Solar Cell

被引：2

作者：

Sharp, James ^{[1
]}

Pulfrey, David ^{[2
]}

Umana-Membreno, Gilberto A. ^{[1
]}

Faraone, Lorenzo ^{[1
]}

Dell, John M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Western Australia, Microelect Res Grp, Dept Elect Elect & Comp Engn, Crawley, WA, Australia

[2] Univ British Columbia, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada

来源：

JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS | 2012年 / 41卷 / 10期

基金：

澳大利亚研究理事会;

关键词：

Solar cells; tandem cells; thin films; cadmium telluride; germanium; simulation; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTIES; POLYCRYSTALLINE; GE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HETEROEPITAXY; EFFICIENCY; DIFFUSION;

D O I：

10.1007/s11664-012-1984-y

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

Thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells have found widespread application, with current commercially available module efficiencies reaching 14.4% and production costs falling as low as . Despite the proliferation of this technology, there have been comparatively few developments in research circles in recent years. Rather than attempt to further advance the materials science of CdTe solar cells, it is proposed to realize an efficiency improvement over conventional cells by means of a novel tandem structure. Three such structures are examined herein, and results of simulation using Synopsys Sentaurus TCAD are presented.

引用

页码：2759 / 2765

页数：7

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