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Numerical Simulation of Luminescent Downshifting in Top Cell of Monolithic Tandem Solar Cells
Joint Authors
Ayad, Mohammed
Abderrezek, Mahfoud
Fathi, Mohamed
Djahli, Farid
Source
International Journal of Photoenergy
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-08-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The increase in the conversion efficiency of monolithic tandem solar cells is limited by the short-circuit current density matching between the top and the bottom cells.
Generally, the top cell presents the lowest current in the two subcells.
In this paper, in order to increase the short-circuit current density in the top cell, we present a theoretical survey of the luminescence downshifting (LDS) approach for the design of monolithic tandem solar cells.
The photovoltaic (PV) glass encapsulation material is replaced with a polymer material of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) type which is doped with diverse kinds of organic dyes.
The performance of the n-p-p+ GaInP structure has been simulated as a function of the organic dyes.
Gains achieved for the short-circuit current density and conversion efficiency are, respectively, 13.13% and 13.38%, under AM1.5G illumination spectra.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abderrezek, Mahfoud& Fathi, Mohamed& Djahli, Farid& Ayad, Mohammed. 2013. Numerical Simulation of Luminescent Downshifting in Top Cell of Monolithic Tandem Solar Cells. International Journal of Photoenergy،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abderrezek, Mahfoud…[et al.]. Numerical Simulation of Luminescent Downshifting in Top Cell of Monolithic Tandem Solar Cells. International Journal of Photoenergy No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Abderrezek, Mahfoud& Fathi, Mohamed& Djahli, Farid& Ayad, Mohammed. Numerical Simulation of Luminescent Downshifting in Top Cell of Monolithic Tandem Solar Cells. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474916
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-474916