SOLAR-CELLS - NEW TRANSIENT VOLTAGE METHOD FOR LIFETIME AND RECOMBINATION DETERMINATION IN CONCENTRATED SOLAR IRRADIANCE

Authors
AFFOUR B MIALHE P PELANCHON F CHARLES JP
Citation
B. Affour et al., SOLAR-CELLS - NEW TRANSIENT VOLTAGE METHOD FOR LIFETIME AND RECOMBINATION DETERMINATION IN CONCENTRATED SOLAR IRRADIANCE, Renewable energy, 5(1-4), 1994, pp. 169-171
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Energy & Fuels
Journal title
Renewable energy → ACNP
ISSN journal
09601481
Volume
5
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
169 - 171
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-1481(1994)5:1-4<169:S-NTVM>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Carrier lifetime (tau) and back surface recombination velocity (S) are determined from transient measurements with solar cells in open circu it voltage conditions. A detailed analysis of the theory of a new expe rimental practice is given. The cell is illuminated at any injection l evel and all recombination processes are considered. The sensitivity i n this determination is shown to decrease for high values of both, tau and S.