Computer simulation of a-Si/c-Si heterojunction solar cell with high conversion efficiency

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 393-397

  Chen, Aqing ^a,b   Zhu, Kaigui ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Leshan Vocational and Technical College   (China)

Author keywords

A Si c Si heterojunction; Photovoltaics; Solar cells; TCO work function

Indexed keywords

A-SI:H; C-SI SOLAR CELL; ENERGY BAND STRUCTURE; HETEROJUNCTION CELLS; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; LOW COSTS; OPTIMIZED PARAMETER; P-TYPE; PHOTOVOLTAICS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDES;

BAND STRUCTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; WORK FUNCTION;

SILICON;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; FUEL CELL; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84855204494     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.10.015     Document Type: Article

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