Consistency of the double exponential model with physical mechanisms of conduction for a solar cell under illumination

An experimental study of the I-V characteristics of some silicon photovoltaic cells as a function of temperature and illumination allows one to discuss the two-diode model. The variations of the two reverse saturation currents lead to the determination of the activation energies. Their dependencies on the illumination level allow one to discuss the mechanisms of charge transport.

[1]  William Shockley,et al.  The theory of p-n junctions in semiconductors and p-n junction transistors , 1949, Bell Syst. Tech. J..

[2]  I. M. Ross,et al.  The Dependence of Transistor Parameters on the Distribution of Base Layer Resistivity , 1956, Proceedings of the IRE.

[3]  C. Sah,et al.  Carrier Generation and Recombination in P-N Junctions and P-N Junction Characteristics , 1957, Proceedings of the IRE.

[4]  M. Wolf,et al.  SERIES RESISTANCE EFFECTS ON SOLAR CELL MEASUREMENTS , 1963 .

[5]  E. A. Faulkner,et al.  Modified theory of the current/voltage relation in silicon p--n junctions , 1968 .

[6]  A. Nussbaum.  Generation-recombination characteristic behavior of silicon diodes , 1973 .

[7]  M. Wolf,et al.  Investigation of the double exponential in the current—Voltage characteristics of silicon solar cells , 1977, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices.

[8]  Charles Howard Henry,et al.  The effect of surface recombination on current in AlxGa1−xAs heterojunctions , 1978 .

[9]  Sheng S. Li,et al.  The dopant density and temperature dependence of hole mobility and resistivity in boron doped silicon , 1978 .

[10]  E. L. Burgess,et al.  Application of the superposition principle to solar-cell analysis , 1979, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices.

[11]  R. N. Hall,et al.  Silicon photovoltaic cells , 1981 .

[12]  P. Mialhe,et al.  A practical method of analysis of the current-voltage characteristics of solar cells , 1981 .

[13]  G. Araújo,et al.  Determination of the two-exponential solar cell equation parameters from empirical data , 1982 .

[14]  J.-P. Charles,et al.  Etude comparative des modèles à une et deux exponentielles en vue d'une simulation précise des photopiles , 1984 .

[15]  N. Pearsall,et al.  Meyer–Neldel rule in solar cells , 1984 .