Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations

This paper presents several numerical simulations to obtain an optimized model for AlGaAs-GaAs solar cell, using the TCAD simulator of Sentaurus. First an updated review of the state of the art in the development of GaAs solar cell is provided, with emphasis on the AlGaAs-GaAs cells. Secondly, a set...

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Hlavní autor: Palacios, César (author)
Další autoři: Guerra, Noemi (author), Guevara, Marco (author), Crupi, Felice (author)
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spelling Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical SimulationsPalacios, CésarGuerra, NoemiGuevara, MarcoCrupi, FeliceAlGaAs-Gas solar cell; solar energy; photovoltaics; numerical simulations; TCAD; Sentaurus, transfer matrix method; raytracingThis paper presents several numerical simulations to obtain an optimized model for AlGaAs-GaAs solar cell, using the TCAD simulator of Sentaurus. First an updated review of the state of the art in the development of GaAs solar cell is provided, with emphasis on the AlGaAs-GaAs cells. Secondly, a set of theoretically derived characteristics is given for this type of solar cells. Then, a comparison between two solar cell architectures is considered, one with a full metalized back contact and other with a back contact of 5μm. To resolve the optical and electrical characteristics of the solar cell, some methods can be used by TCAD Sentaurus. The transfer matrix method (TMM) and the Raytracing approach are implemented to solve the optical part of the cell. Instead, for the electrical part, the resolution of the semiconductor equations, principally the Poisson equation, was computed. At the end of the work an optimization phase of the solar cell was made, in order to search the technological parameters leading to optimal performances of the cells, the effects of the doping level and the thicknesses of the base, bsf and emitter layers were also investigated.Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá2018-06-042018-12-04T14:32:09Z2018-12-04T14:32:09Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/memoutp/article/view/1798http://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/5720Memorias de Congresos UTP; 2018: 3er Congreso Internacional de Ciencias y Tecnologías para el Desarrollo Sostenible 2018; 126-133reponame:Repositorio Institucional de documento digitales de acceso abierto de la UTPinstname:Universidad Tecnológica de Panamáinstacron:U Tecnológica de Panamáspahttp://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/memoutp/article/view/1798/2589info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/oai:ridda2.utp.ac.pa:123456789/57202019-11-29T17:34:15Z
spellingShingle Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations
Palacios, César
AlGaAs-Gas solar cell; solar energy; photovoltaics; numerical simulations; TCAD; Sentaurus, transfer matrix method; raytracing
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title Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations
title_full Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations
title_fullStr Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations
title_full_unstemmed Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations
title_short Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations
title_sort Design of High-Efficiency GaAs Solar Cells Based on TCAD 2D Numerical Simulations
topic AlGaAs-Gas solar cell; solar energy; photovoltaics; numerical simulations; TCAD; Sentaurus, transfer matrix method; raytracing
url http://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/memoutp/article/view/1798
http://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/5720