Temperature dependence of Cu{sub 2}ZnSn(Se{sub x}S{sub 1-x}){sub 4} monograin solar cells

Journal Article · Mon Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Solar Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SOLENER.2009.09.011· OSTI ID:21305688

Krustok, J; Josepson, R; Danilson, M; Meissner, D ^[1]

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1. Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn (Estonia)

The temperature dependence of open-circuit voltage (V{sub oc}), short-circuit current (I{sub sc}), fill factor (FF), and relative efficiency of monograin Cu{sub 2}ZnSn(Se{sub x}S{sub 1-x}){sub 4} solar cell was measured. The light intensity was varied from 2.2 to 100 mW/cm{sup 2} and temperatures were in the range of T = 175-300 K. With a light intensity of 100 mW/cm{sup 2}dV{sub oc}/dT was determined to be -1.91 mV/K and the dominating recombination process at temperatures close to room temperature was found to be related to the recombination in the space-charge region. The solar cell relative efficiency decreases with temperature by 0.013%/K. Our results show that the diode ideality factor n does not show remarkable temperature dependence and slightly increases from n = 1.85 to n = 2.05 in the temperature range between 175 and 300 K. (author)

• OSTI ID: 21305688
• Journal Information: Solar Energy, Vol. 84, Issue 3; Other Information: Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved; ISSN 0038-092X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR CELLS
VISIBLE RADIATION
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
FILL FACTORS
DIAGRAMS
EFFICIENCY
RECOMBINATION
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
SPACE CHARGE
POWDERS
ILLUMINANCE
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0065-0273 K
COPPER SELENIDES
COPPER SULFIDES
ZINC SULFIDES
ZINC SELENIDES
TIN SELENIDES
TIN SULFIDES
Monograin powders