Enhancement of MIS solar-cell ’’efficiency’’ by peripheral collection
- 15 November 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 31 (10) , 705-707
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.89487
Abstract
Significant enhancement of the short‐circuit current of small‐area MIS and Schottky solar cells can occur by collection of carriers generated around the periphery of the cell. The amount of peripheral collection boost is predicted and studied experimentally. Very small‐area cells (2) can have their short‐circuit currents boosted by over 80%. For cells over 1 cm2, the increase is generally less than 10%. These results highlight the importance of basing efficiency measurements on the total front surface area of the cell.Keywords
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