TCAD 2D numerical simulations for increasing efficiency of AlGaAs – GaAs Solar Cells

The performance of solar cells has improved quickly in recent years, the latest research focuses on thin cells, multijunction cells, solar cells of the group III-V compounds, Tandem cells, etc. In the present work, numerical simulations are developed, using SENTAURUS TCAD as a tool, in order to obta...

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Autores principales:	César Palacios A., Noemi Guerra, Marco Guevara, María José López
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Publicado:	Editorial Universitaria 2018
Materias:	solar cells algaas-gaas solar energy numerical simulations tcad sentaurus optical simulation electrical simulation. Biotechnology TP248.13-248.65
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c948408b850c416d8a1515fe297276da2021-11-16T19:03:10ZTCAD 2D numerical simulations for increasing efficiency of AlGaAs – GaAs Solar Cells1680-88942219-671410.33412/idt.v14.2.2078https://doaj.org/article/c948408b850c416d8a1515fe297276da2018-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/id-tecnologico/article/view/2078https://doaj.org/toc/1680-8894https://doaj.org/toc/2219-6714The performance of solar cells has improved quickly in recent years, the latest research focuses on thin cells, multijunction cells, solar cells of the group III-V compounds, Tandem cells, etc. In the present work, numerical simulations are developed, using SENTAURUS TCAD as a tool, in order to obtain a solar cell model based on Galium Arsenide (GaAs). This solar cell corresponds to the so-called "Thin Films" due to the fact that can make layers thinner than we would have if we work with conventional semiconductors, such as; Silicon or Germanium; thus opening the possibility of placing the cell as a top layer within a tandem solar cell configuration with compounds of group III-V. That is why two types of simulations are performed with respect to the contact of the rear contact; one corresponds to the cell with a lower contact equal to the length of the cell and the other with a small contact of 5 μm. In addition, the cell undergoes an optimization process by modifying the geometry and doping of the layers that comprise it, in order to improve its performance. To achieve this objective, the initial conditions and the appropriate simulation parameters must be determined, which have been selected and corroborated with the literature, allowing us to arrive at coherent results and optimal models of solar cell design through numerical simulations.César Palacios A.Noemi GuerraMarco GuevaraMaría José LópezEditorial Universitariaarticlesolar cellsalgaas-gaassolar energynumerical simulationstcadsentaurusoptical simulationelectrical simulation.BiotechnologyTP248.13-248.65ESRevista de I + D Tecnológico, Vol 14, Iss 2, Pp 96-107 (2018)
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topic	solar cells algaas-gaas solar energy numerical simulations tcad sentaurus optical simulation electrical simulation. Biotechnology TP248.13-248.65
spellingShingle	solar cells algaas-gaas solar energy numerical simulations tcad sentaurus optical simulation electrical simulation. Biotechnology TP248.13-248.65 César Palacios A. Noemi Guerra Marco Guevara María José López TCAD 2D numerical simulations for increasing efficiency of AlGaAs – GaAs Solar Cells
description	The performance of solar cells has improved quickly in recent years, the latest research focuses on thin cells, multijunction cells, solar cells of the group III-V compounds, Tandem cells, etc. In the present work, numerical simulations are developed, using SENTAURUS TCAD as a tool, in order to obtain a solar cell model based on Galium Arsenide (GaAs). This solar cell corresponds to the so-called "Thin Films" due to the fact that can make layers thinner than we would have if we work with conventional semiconductors, such as; Silicon or Germanium; thus opening the possibility of placing the cell as a top layer within a tandem solar cell configuration with compounds of group III-V. That is why two types of simulations are performed with respect to the contact of the rear contact; one corresponds to the cell with a lower contact equal to the length of the cell and the other with a small contact of 5 μm. In addition, the cell undergoes an optimization process by modifying the geometry and doping of the layers that comprise it, in order to improve its performance. To achieve this objective, the initial conditions and the appropriate simulation parameters must be determined, which have been selected and corroborated with the literature, allowing us to arrive at coherent results and optimal models of solar cell design through numerical simulations.
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author	César Palacios A. Noemi Guerra Marco Guevara María José López
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title	TCAD 2D numerical simulations for increasing efficiency of AlGaAs – GaAs Solar Cells
title_short	TCAD 2D numerical simulations for increasing efficiency of AlGaAs – GaAs Solar Cells
title_full	TCAD 2D numerical simulations for increasing efficiency of AlGaAs – GaAs Solar Cells
title_fullStr	TCAD 2D numerical simulations for increasing efficiency of AlGaAs – GaAs Solar Cells
title_full_unstemmed	TCAD 2D numerical simulations for increasing efficiency of AlGaAs – GaAs Solar Cells
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TCAD 2D numerical simulations for increasing efficiency of AlGaAs – GaAs Solar Cells

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