Theoretical Analysis of an AlGaAs/AlGaAs Heteroface Back-Barrier Solar Cell.

Abstract

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. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA111174

Entities

People

  • David J. Miazza

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Band Gaps
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Cells
  • Charge Carriers
  • Circuits
  • Current Density
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Levels
  • Equations
  • Gallium Arsenides
  • Materials
  • P-N Junctions
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Short Circuits
  • Solar Cells

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.