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Numerical quantification and minimisation of perimeter losses in high-efficiency silicon solar cells
Numerical quantification and minimisation of perimeter losses in high-efficiency silicon solar cells
dc.contributor.author | Altermatt, Peter | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Heiser, Gernot | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Green, Martin | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-25T13:31:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-25T13:31:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1996 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This paper presents a quantitative analysis of perimeter losses in high-efficiency silicon solar cells. A new method of numerical modelling is used, which provides the means to simulate a full-sized solar cell, including its perimeter region. We analyse the reduction in efficiency due to perimeter losses as a function of the distance between the active cell area and the cut edge. It is shown how the optimum distance depends on whether the cells in the panel are shingled or not. The simulations also indicate that passivating the cut-face with a thermal oxide does not increase cell efficiency substantially. Therefore, doping schemes for the perimeter domain are suggested in order to increase efficiency levels above present standards. Finally, perimeter effects in cells that remain embedded in the wafer during the efficiency measurement are outlined. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1062-7995 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/39885 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | EN | en_US |
dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/ | en_US |
dc.source | Legacy MARC | en_US |
dc.title | Numerical quantification and minimisation of perimeter losses in high-efficiency silicon solar cells | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dcterms.accessRights | metadata only access | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | en_US |
unsw.accessRights.uri | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_14cb | |
unsw.identifier.doiPublisher | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-159X(199609/10)4:5<355::AID-PIP145>3.0.CO;2-X | en_US |
unsw.relation.faculty | Engineering | |
unsw.relation.ispartofissue | 5 | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofjournal | Progress in Photovoltaics | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofpagefrompageto | 355-367 | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofvolume | 4 | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Altermatt, Peter, Photovoltaics & Renewable Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Heiser, Gernot, Computer Science & Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Green, Martin, Photovoltaics & Renewable Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.school | School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering | * |
unsw.relation.school | School of Computer Science and Engineering | * |