Modeling key characteristics of high-efficiency gallium arsenide solar cells

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Autores principales: Sachenko, A. V., Kostylyov, V. P., Sokolovskyi, I. O., Shkrebtii, A. I.
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author Sachenko, A. V.
Kostylyov, V. P.
Sokolovskyi, I. O.
Shkrebtii, A. I.
author_facet Sachenko, A. V.
Kostylyov, V. P.
Sokolovskyi, I. O.
Shkrebtii, A. I.
contents The paper proposes a theoretical approach to modeling the key characteristics of highly efficient gallium arsenide-based solar cells (SCs), using a one-dimensional SC model. The following recombination mechanisms are considered in the modeling: radiative recombination, interband Auger recombination, Shockley-Reed-Hall (SRH) recombination, surface recombination, recombination in the space charge region (SCR), and recombination along the perimeter of the structure. A simple empirical formula is proposed to describe the recombination along the perimeter of the SC structure. The GaAs band-gap narrowing effect is also taken into consideration. The main results are obtained under the assumption that the times of Shockley-Reed-Hall recombination and recombination in the SCR are the same. The effect of photon recycling (re-emission and re-absorption) is taken into account in a model similar to the one we used previously to simulate key characteristics of high-efficiency single-crystal silicon SCs. The model additionally uses absorption analysis at different doping levels of gallium arsenide. A good agreement was achieved between the experimental and theoretical dependencies. The results obtained in this work can be used to optimize the characteristics of highly efficient SCs based on direct-band semiconductors, particularly gallium arsenide (GaAs). Keywords: solar cell, high efficiency, modeling, gallium arsenide, recombination mechanisms, external quantum efficiency, parameter optimization.
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spellingShingle Modeling key characteristics of high-efficiency gallium arsenide solar cells
Sachenko, A. V.
Kostylyov, V. P.
Sokolovskyi, I. O.
Shkrebtii, A. I.
Materials Science
The paper proposes a theoretical approach to modeling the key characteristics of highly efficient gallium arsenide-based solar cells (SCs), using a one-dimensional SC model. The following recombination mechanisms are considered in the modeling: radiative recombination, interband Auger recombination, Shockley-Reed-Hall (SRH) recombination, surface recombination, recombination in the space charge region (SCR), and recombination along the perimeter of the structure. A simple empirical formula is proposed to describe the recombination along the perimeter of the SC structure. The GaAs band-gap narrowing effect is also taken into consideration. The main results are obtained under the assumption that the times of Shockley-Reed-Hall recombination and recombination in the SCR are the same. The effect of photon recycling (re-emission and re-absorption) is taken into account in a model similar to the one we used previously to simulate key characteristics of high-efficiency single-crystal silicon SCs. The model additionally uses absorption analysis at different doping levels of gallium arsenide. A good agreement was achieved between the experimental and theoretical dependencies. The results obtained in this work can be used to optimize the characteristics of highly efficient SCs based on direct-band semiconductors, particularly gallium arsenide (GaAs). Keywords: solar cell, high efficiency, modeling, gallium arsenide, recombination mechanisms, external quantum efficiency, parameter optimization.
title Modeling key characteristics of high-efficiency gallium arsenide solar cells
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.25921