Simple analytical model and efficiency improvement of polysilicon solar cells with porous silicon at the backside

A simple analytical model of thin films

A simple analytical model of thin films crystalline silicon solar cell with quasi-monocrystalline porous silicon at the backside

✍ Monem Krichen; Abdelaziz Zouari; Adel Ben Arab 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 322 KB

An analytical model that simulates the performance of an elementary thin silicon solar cell with a thin film quasi-monocrystalline porous silicon (QMPS) at the backside reflector is developed. A complete set of equations for the photocurrent generated under the effect of the reflected light is solve