Photoacoustic calorimetry of photovoltaic cells: Use of phase shifts to indicate thermal loss mechanisms
- 15 February 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 46 (4) , 446-448
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.95608
Abstract
Preliminary results are presented of the photoacoustic phase angle dependence, for a Si solar cell, on load resistance, illumination intensity, and photon energy. The data are interpreted using a simple, phenomenological model that assigns the thermal loss mechanisms occurring in the photovoltaic device to the diffused (top) layer, the junction region, and the base of the cell.Keywords
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