Analysis of surface recombination in nanowire array solar cells
Yu S, Roemer F, Witzigmann B (2012)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2012
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Book Volume: 2
Article Number: 028002
Journal Issue: 1
Abstract
In this work, microscopic three-dimensional simulations were performed on nanowire array solar cells to study the impact of surface recombination (SR) 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 SR velocity varying from 1e3 cm/s to 1e6 cm/s, the radial p-n-junction nanowire was found to provide better tolerance for SR. The SR difference within the axial and radial p-n-junction structures is explained by analyzing the relevant minority carrier density, followed by a discussion on the impact of SR on the diffusive nature of minority carriers. © 2012 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).
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APA:
Yu, S., Roemer, F., & Witzigmann, B. (2012). Analysis of surface recombination in nanowire array solar cells. Journal of Photonics for Energy, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JPE.2.028002
MLA:
Yu, Shuqing, Friedhard Roemer, and Bernd Witzigmann. "Analysis of surface recombination in nanowire array solar cells." Journal of Photonics for Energy 2.1 (2012).
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