Theoretical analysis of an AlGaAs/AlGaAs heteroface back-barrier solar cell. Master's thesis

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5166950

Miazza, D J

A solar cell with a high band gap window, a homojunction, and a back-barrier on a base has been analyzed theoretically under fairly general conditions. The carrier transport equations were solved to obtain the short circuit current density. The theoretical results are applicable to similarly structured cells made from other materials. Although there is a lack of data on the properties of AlGaAs, many of the properties of AlGaAs have been modeled in this report by drawing on the work of others. The AlGaAs solar cell was modeled on a computer and certain design parameters (such as Al content) varied in order to examine their effects.

• Research Organization: Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (USA). School of Engineering
• OSTI ID: 5166950
• Report Number(s): AD-A-111174/9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELLS
CHARGE CARRIERS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CURRENT DENSITY
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRON TRANSFER
ENERGY GAP
ENERGY LEVELS
EQUATIONS
EQUIPMENT
HOLES
HOMOJUNCTIONS
INTERFACES
JUNCTIONS
MATERIALS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
N-TYPE CONDUCTORS
OPENINGS
P-TYPE CONDUCTORS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
SIMULATION
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
WINDOWS