Optoelectronic insights into the photovoltaic losses from photocurrent, voltage, and energy perspectives
Photocurrent and voltage losses are the fundamental limitations for improving the efficiency of photovoltaic devices. It is indeed that a comprehensive and quantitative differentiation of the performance degradation in solar cells will promote the understanding of photovoltaic physics as well as pro...
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| description | Photocurrent and voltage losses are the fundamental limitations for improving the efficiency of photovoltaic devices. It is indeed that a comprehensive and quantitative differentiation of the performance degradation in solar cells will promote the understanding of photovoltaic physics as well as provide a useful guidance to design highly-efficient and cost-effective solar cells. Based on optoelectronic simulation that addresses electromagnetic and carrier-transport responses in a coupled finite-element method, we report a detailed quantitative analysis of photocurrent and voltage losses in solar cells. We not only concentrate on the wavelength-dependent photocurrent loss, but also quantify the variations of photocurrent and operating voltage under different forward electrical biases. Further, the device output power and power losses due to carrier recombination, thermalization, Joule heat, and Peltier heat are studied through the optoelectronic simulation. The deep insight into the gains and losses of the photocurrent, voltage, and energy will contribute to the accurate clarifications of the performance degradation of photovoltaic devices, enabling a better control of the photovoltaic behaviors for high performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b750e5c5255942d2865060cbb948f1042022-12-22T00:32:39ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262017-08-0178085019085019-1010.1063/1.4990288079708ADVOptoelectronic insights into the photovoltaic losses from photocurrent, voltage, and energy perspectivesAixue Shang0Yidan An1Dong Ma2Xiaofeng Li3College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, ChinaCollege of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, ChinaSchool of Urban Rail Transportation, Soochow University, Suzhou 215131, ChinaCollege of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, ChinaPhotocurrent and voltage losses are the fundamental limitations for improving the efficiency of photovoltaic devices. It is indeed that a comprehensive and quantitative differentiation of the performance degradation in solar cells will promote the understanding of photovoltaic physics as well as provide a useful guidance to design highly-efficient and cost-effective solar cells. Based on optoelectronic simulation that addresses electromagnetic and carrier-transport responses in a coupled finite-element method, we report a detailed quantitative analysis of photocurrent and voltage losses in solar cells. We not only concentrate on the wavelength-dependent photocurrent loss, but also quantify the variations of photocurrent and operating voltage under different forward electrical biases. Further, the device output power and power losses due to carrier recombination, thermalization, Joule heat, and Peltier heat are studied through the optoelectronic simulation. The deep insight into the gains and losses of the photocurrent, voltage, and energy will contribute to the accurate clarifications of the performance degradation of photovoltaic devices, enabling a better control of the photovoltaic behaviors for high performance.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4990288 |
| spellingShingle | Aixue Shang Yidan An Dong Ma Xiaofeng Li Optoelectronic insights into the photovoltaic losses from photocurrent, voltage, and energy perspectives AIP Advances |
| title | Optoelectronic insights into the photovoltaic losses from photocurrent, voltage, and energy perspectives |
| title_full | Optoelectronic insights into the photovoltaic losses from photocurrent, voltage, and energy perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Optoelectronic insights into the photovoltaic losses from photocurrent, voltage, and energy perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optoelectronic insights into the photovoltaic losses from photocurrent, voltage, and energy perspectives |
| title_short | Optoelectronic insights into the photovoltaic losses from photocurrent, voltage, and energy perspectives |
| title_sort | optoelectronic insights into the photovoltaic losses from photocurrent voltage and energy perspectives |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4990288 |
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