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Geometric Analysis of Solar Cells With Partial Rear Contacts: Comparison to 3-D Simulations

Cuevas, Andres; Petermann, Jan

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A geometric approach to analyze solar cells with local rear contacts has been proposed in a recent paper. This brief presents an extension to it based on numerical iteration that permits us to determine I -V characteristic curves and conversion efficiencies. A good agreement with 3-D Sentaurus Device simulations is observed.

dc.contributor.authorCuevas, Andres
dc.contributor.authorPetermann, Jan
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T22:11:12Z
dc.identifier.issn2156-3381
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/29696
dc.description.abstractA geometric approach to analyze solar cells with local rear contacts has been proposed in a recent paper. This brief presents an extension to it based on numerical iteration that permits us to determine I -V characteristic curves and conversion efficiencies. A good agreement with 3-D Sentaurus Device simulations is observed.
dc.publisherIEEE Electron Devices Society
dc.sourceIEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
dc.titleGeometric Analysis of Solar Cells With Partial Rear Contacts: Comparison to 3-D Simulations
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume3
dc.date.issued2013
local.identifier.absfor090605 - Photodetectors, Optical Sensors and Solar Cells
local.identifier.ariespublicationu5114172xPUB67
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationCuevas, Andres, College of Engineering and Computer Science, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationPetermann, Jan, Institute for Solar Energy Research
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue1
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage587
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage589
local.identifier.doi10.1109/JPHOTOV.2012.2221084
local.identifier.absseo850504 - Solar-Photovoltaic Energy
dc.date.updated2015-12-08T07:39:12Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84867553143
local.identifier.thomsonID000318434000092
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