Analysis of surface recombination in nanowire array solar cells
Yu S, Roemer F, Witzigmann B (2012)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2012
Journal
Book Volume: 8438
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Event location: BEL
ISBN: 9780819491305
DOI: 10.1117/12.922458
Abstract
In this work, microscopic three-dimensional (3D) simulations were performed on nanowire array solar cells to study the impact of surface recombination on the photovoltaic performance. Both axially and radially arranged p-n junction in III-V based structures were taken into consideration. From the cases with surface recombination velocity varying from 1e3cm/s to 1e6cm/s, the core-shell nanowire was found to provide better tolerance for surface recombination. The difference of surface recombination within the axial and core-shell structures is explained by analyzing the relevent minority carrier density, followed by a discussion on the impact of surface recombination on the performance of nanowires as photovoltaic devices. © 2012 SPIE.
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APA:
Yu, S., Roemer, F., & Witzigmann, B. (2012). Analysis of surface recombination in nanowire array solar cells. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. BEL.
MLA:
Yu, Shuqing, Friedhard Roemer, and Bernd Witzigmann. "Analysis of surface recombination in nanowire array solar cells." Proceedings of the Photonics for Solar Energy Systems IV, BEL 2012.
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