Analytical Modeling of Thin-Film Solar Cells - Fundamentals and Applications

K. TARETTO

Solar Cell Nanotechnology

John Wiley & Sons.

Lugar: Hoboken; Año: 2013; p. 409 - 445

Analytical modeling is a key tool in solar cell design and characterization.This chapter introduces fundamental concepts, equations and strategiesapplicable to thin-fi lm solar cell modeling. Assuming knowledge of basicsemiconductor and junction theory, models for key solar cell structuresare developed, with a special focus on the formulation of closed-formequations of current-voltage characteristics. Models for the horizontal pnjunction, vertical pn multijunction, nanorod multijunction and pin junctionare derived on the basis of a universal set of fundamental equations,showing their salient features and establishing comparisons between thedifferent designs. Relevant considerations for the interpretation of experimentalsolar cell data are also drawn from the different models.