Performance analysis of vertical multi-junction solar cell with front surface diffusion for high concentration

Solar Energy

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 8-18

  Xing, Yupeng ^a   Han, Peide ^a   Wang, Shuai ^a   Fan, Yujie ^a   Liang, Peng ^a   Ye, Zhou ^a   Li, Xinyi ^a   Hu, Shaoxu ^a   Lou, Shishu ^a   Zhao, Chunhua ^a   Mi, Yanhong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SEMICONDUCTORS   (China)

Author keywords

High concentration; Numerical simulation; Series resistance; Vertical multi junction solar cell

Indexed keywords

BACK SURFACE FIELDS; DOPANT PROFILE; FRONT SURFACES; HIGH-CONCENTRATION PHOTOVOLTAIC; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; SERIES RESISTANCES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR CELLS;

SURFACE DIFFUSION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; FUEL CELL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84878949765     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.04.030     Document Type: Article

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