Measurements and Simulations on the Mechanisms of Efficiency Losses in HIT Solar Cells
Joint Authors
Pierro, Silvio
Scuto, Andrea
Valenti, Luca
Foti, Marina
Battaglia, Anna
Mannino, Giovanni
Gerardi, Cosimo
Crupi, Felice
Lombardo, Salvatore
Source
International Journal of Photoenergy
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We study the electrical and the optical behavior of HIT solar cell by means of measurements and optoelectrical simulations by TCAD simulations.
We compare the HIT solar cell with a conventional crystalline silicon solar cell to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the HIT technology.
Results highlight different mechanisms of electrical and optical efficiency losses caused by the presence of the amorphous silicon layer.
The higher resistivity of the a-Si layers implies a smaller distance between the metal lines that causes a higher shadowing.
The worst optical coupling between the amorphous silicon and the antireflective coating implies a slight increase of reflectivity around the 600 nm wavelength.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pierro, Silvio& Scuto, Andrea& Valenti, Luca& Foti, Marina& Battaglia, Anna& Mannino, Giovanni…[et al.]. 2015. Measurements and Simulations on the Mechanisms of Efficiency Losses in HIT Solar Cells. International Journal of Photoenergy،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pierro, Silvio…[et al.]. Measurements and Simulations on the Mechanisms of Efficiency Losses in HIT Solar Cells. International Journal of Photoenergy No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Pierro, Silvio& Scuto, Andrea& Valenti, Luca& Foti, Marina& Battaglia, Anna& Mannino, Giovanni…[et al.]. Measurements and Simulations on the Mechanisms of Efficiency Losses in HIT Solar Cells. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1066523
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1066523