Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations
This paper presents several numerical simulations to obtain an optimized model for AlGaAs-GaAs solar cell, using the TCAD simulator of Sentaurus. First an updated review of the state of the art in the development of GaAs solar cell is provided, with emphasis on the AlGaAs-GaAs cells. Secondly, a set...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | article |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Published: |
2018
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/memoutp/article/view/1798 http://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/4818 |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1869451859267158016 |
|---|---|
| author | Palacios, César |
| author2 | Guerra, Noemi Guevara, Marco Crupi, Felice |
| author2_role | author author author |
| author_browse | Crupi, Felice Guerra, Noemi Guevara, Marco Palacios, César |
| author_facet | Palacios, César Guerra, Noemi Guevara, Marco Crupi, Felice |
| author_role | author |
| collection | Repositorio Institucional de documento digitales de acceso abierto de la UTP |
| dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv | |
| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Palacios, César Guerra, Noemi Guevara, Marco Crupi, Felice |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2018-06-04 2018-06-06T20:04:59Z 2018-06-06T20:04:59Z |
| dc.format.none.fl_str_mv | application/pdf |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | http://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/memoutp/article/view/1798 http://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/4818 |
| dc.language.none.fl_str_mv | spa |
| dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv | Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá |
| dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv | http://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/memoutp/article/view/1798/2589 |
| dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ |
| dc.source.none.fl_str_mv | Memorias de Congresos UTP; 2018: 3er Congreso Internacional de Ciencias y Tecnologías para el Desarrollo Sostenible 2018; 126-133 reponame:Repositorio Institucional de documento digitales de acceso abierto de la UTP instname:Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá instacron:U Tecnológica de Panamá |
| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | AlGaAs-Gas solar cell; solar energy; photovoltaics; numerical simulations; TCAD; Sentaurus, transfer matrix method; raytracing |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations |
| dc.type.none.fl_str_mv | info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
| description | This paper presents several numerical simulations to obtain an optimized model for AlGaAs-GaAs solar cell, using the TCAD simulator of Sentaurus. First an updated review of the state of the art in the development of GaAs solar cell is provided, with emphasis on the AlGaAs-GaAs cells. Secondly, a set of theoretically derived characteristics is given for this type of solar cells. Then, a comparison between two solar cell architectures is considered, one with a full metalized back contact and other with a back contact of 5μm. To resolve the optical and electrical characteristics of the solar cell, some methods can be used by TCAD Sentaurus. The transfer matrix method (TMM) and the Raytracing approach are implemented to solve the optical part of the cell. Instead, for the electrical part, the resolution of the semiconductor equations, principally the Poisson equation, was computed. At the end of the work an optimization phase of the solar cell was made, in order to search the technological parameters leading to optimal performances of the cells, the effects of the doping level and the thicknesses of the base, bsf and emitter layers were also investigated. |
| eu_rights_str_mv | openAccess |
| format | article |
| id | PA_726efdfd09802fb0be6fafdf684fde86 |
| instacron_str | U Tecnológica de Panamá |
| institution | U Tecnológica de Panamá |
| instname_str | Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá |
| language | spa |
| network_acronym_str | PA |
| network_name_str | oai la ref anni2 |
| oai_identifier_str | oai:ridda2.utp.ac.pa:123456789/4818 |
| publishDate | 2018 |
| publishDateSort | 2018 |
| publisher.none.fl_str_mv | Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá |
| reponame_str | Repositorio Institucional de documento digitales de acceso abierto de la UTP |
| repository.mail.fl_str_mv | |
| repository.name.fl_str_mv | |
| repository_id_str | |
| rights_invalid_str_mv | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ |
| spelling | Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical SimulationsPalacios, CésarGuerra, NoemiGuevara, MarcoCrupi, FeliceAlGaAs-Gas solar cell; solar energy; photovoltaics; numerical simulations; TCAD; Sentaurus, transfer matrix method; raytracingThis paper presents several numerical simulations to obtain an optimized model for AlGaAs-GaAs solar cell, using the TCAD simulator of Sentaurus. First an updated review of the state of the art in the development of GaAs solar cell is provided, with emphasis on the AlGaAs-GaAs cells. Secondly, a set of theoretically derived characteristics is given for this type of solar cells. Then, a comparison between two solar cell architectures is considered, one with a full metalized back contact and other with a back contact of 5μm. To resolve the optical and electrical characteristics of the solar cell, some methods can be used by TCAD Sentaurus. The transfer matrix method (TMM) and the Raytracing approach are implemented to solve the optical part of the cell. Instead, for the electrical part, the resolution of the semiconductor equations, principally the Poisson equation, was computed. At the end of the work an optimization phase of the solar cell was made, in order to search the technological parameters leading to optimal performances of the cells, the effects of the doping level and the thicknesses of the base, bsf and emitter layers were also investigated.Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá2018-06-042018-06-06T20:04:59Z2018-06-06T20:04:59Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/memoutp/article/view/1798http://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/4818Memorias de Congresos UTP; 2018: 3er Congreso Internacional de Ciencias y Tecnologías para el Desarrollo Sostenible 2018; 126-133reponame:Repositorio Institucional de documento digitales de acceso abierto de la UTPinstname:Universidad Tecnológica de Panamáinstacron:U Tecnológica de Panamáspahttp://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/memoutp/article/view/1798/2589info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/oai:ridda2.utp.ac.pa:123456789/48182019-11-29T17:34:11Z |
| spellingShingle | Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations Palacios, César AlGaAs-Gas solar cell; solar energy; photovoltaics; numerical simulations; TCAD; Sentaurus, transfer matrix method; raytracing |
| status_str | publishedVersion |
| title | Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations |
| title_full | Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations |
| title_fullStr | Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations |
| title_short | Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations |
| title_sort | Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations |
| topic | AlGaAs-Gas solar cell; solar energy; photovoltaics; numerical simulations; TCAD; Sentaurus, transfer matrix method; raytracing |
| url | http://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/memoutp/article/view/1798 http://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/4818 |