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

Cuevas, AndresPetermann, Jan2015-12-082156-3381http://hdl.handle.net/1885/29696A 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.Geometric Analysis of Solar Cells With Partial Rear Contacts: Comparison to 3-D Simulations201310.1109/JPHOTOV.2012.22210842015-12-08