The generation of electron-hole pairs in very thin solar cells possessing an optical back-surface reflector
- 1 December 1980
- journal article
- letter
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 51 (12) , 6426-6428
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.327593
Abstract
It is pointed out that very thin solar cells (1 μm thick or less) as, for example, amorphous silicon or cadmium sulfide cells, possessing a back‐surface reflector should be regarded as Fabry‐Perot cavities as far as the generation of electron‐hole pairs by light is concerned. The generation rate of electron‐hole pairs as a function of distance from the front surface exhibits characteristic interference patterns which are not negligible and must be accounted for in an analysis of the performance of such a cell.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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