Voltage and current loss in semiconductor solar cells from MCV and simultaneous IV measurements

Sinh, N.D.
November 1997

Fuel and Energy Abstracts, vol 38-6, p. 416

A method for determining the voltage and current loss in solar cells using the modulation capacitance voltage measuring technique is reported. Both losses can be investigated in the forward biased mode and the generator mode. Particular loss components due to band offsets and interface recombination in heteroemitter solar cells can be characterized via this method. The obtained results can give insight into effects of recombination and band offsets in both bands.

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