Probe of Field Collapse in a-Si:H Solar Cells

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    Abstract

    We study the effect of illumination intensity on solar cell performance in a-Si:H solar cells. We find that the fill factor strongly depends on light intensity. As we increase the illumination intensity from low levels to one sun we observe a decrease in fill factor of approximately 15% in as grown cells. We attribute this effect to electric field collapse inside the cell. We propose thatphotogenerated space charge (free and trapped charge) increases with light intensity and causes field collapse. We describe the origin of space charge and the associated capacitance- photocapacitance. We measure the photocapacitance as a barometer to probe the collapsed field. We obtain a good agreement between photocapacitance experiments and theory. We also explore the light intensitydependence of photocapacitance and explain the decrease of FF with the increasing light intensity.
    Original languageAmerican English
    Pages215-220
    Number of pages6
    StatePublished - 1996
    EventAmorphous Silicon Technology 1996: Materials Research Society Symposium - San Francisco, California
    Duration: 8 Apr 199612 Apr 1996

    Conference

    ConferenceAmorphous Silicon Technology 1996: Materials Research Society Symposium
    CitySan Francisco, California
    Period8/04/9612/04/96

    NREL Publication Number

    • NREL/CP-23021

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