ISSN:
1432-0630
Keywords:
84.60
;
78.20
;
72.40
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Current density and output power of solar cells, respectively, made from different materials combinations: GaAsp(:Zn)/GaAsP(:Te)/GaAs-CVD GaAsp(:Zn)/GaAs(:Te)/GaAs-CVD GaAlAs(:Zn)/GaAs(:Si)-LPE Silicon,p onn (commercial grade) have been compared at increasing light levels, i.e. solar concentrations from 1 sun to 100 suns. A strongly super-linear increase in output (current density) is found for the ternary compound cells in agreement with earlier measurements. The faster rate of increase of the current with concentration in ternary compounds as compared to silicon can be explained by a trap-filling mechanism at higher injection levels. A Gaussian distribution of compensated donor states can explain the superlinear current increase.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00886202
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