Electrostatic effects in inversion-layer metal-insulator-semiconductor solar cells
- 15 December 1980
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 37 (12) , 1087-1089
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.91873
Abstract
Several newer solar cell structures rely on charges in antireflection coatings to induce a charge layer along the surface of the semiconductor region of the cell. The present letter describes experimental results for time‐dependent electrostatic effects in such devices, with particular reference to inversion‐layer metal‐insulator‐semiconductor solar cells. It is shown experimentally that, over a period of several weeks, a charge layer builds up on the outside of the antireflection coating, which reduces its effectiveness as a charge inducer. Although devices can be designed to accomodate this effect, a preferable approach is to prevent this layer from building up.Keywords
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