Implementation of a Monte Carlo method to model photon conversion for solar cells

被引：8

作者：

del Canizo, C. ^{[1
]}

Tobias, I. ^{[1
]}

Perez-Bedmar, J. ^{[1
]}

Pan, A. C. ^{[1
]}

Luque, A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Politecn Madrid, ETSI Telecomunicac, Inst Energia Solar, E-28040 Madrid, Spain

来源：

THIN SOLID FILMS | 2008年 / 516卷 / 20期

关键词：

photon conversion; modeling; Monte Carlo; solar cells;

D O I：

10.1016/j.tsf.2007.12.017

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

A physical model describing different photon conversion mechanisms is presented in the context of photovoltaic applications. To solve the resulting system of equations, a Monte Carlo ray-tracing model is implemented, which takes into account the coupling of the photon transport phenomena to the non-linear rate equations describing luminescence. It also separates the generation of rays from the two very different sources of photons involved (the sun and the luminescence centers). The Monte Carlo simulator presented in this paper is proposed as a tool to help in the evaluation of candidate materials for up- and down-conversion. Some application examples are presented, exploring the range of values that the most relevant parameters describing the converter should have in order to give significant gain in photocurrent. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：6757 / 6762

页数：6

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