TY - JOUR T1 - Improved quantitative description of Auger recombination in crystalline silicon JF - Physical Review B Y1 - 2012 A1 - Richter, Armin A1 - Stefan W. Glunz A1 - Werner, Florian A1 - Jan Schmidt A1 - Andrés Cuevas AB - An accurate quantitative description of the Auger recombination rate in silicon as a function of the dopant density and the carrier injection level is important to understand the physics of this fundamental mechanism and to predict the physical limits to the performance of silicon based devices. Technological progress has permitted a near suppression of competing recombination mechanisms, both in the bulk of the silicon crystal and at the surfaces. This, coupled with advanced characterization techniques, has led to an improved determination of the Auger recombination rate, which is lower than previously thought. In this contribution we present a systematic study of the injection-dependent carrier recombination for a broad range of dopant concentrations of high-purity n-type and p-type silicon wafers passivated with state-of-the-art dielectric layers of aluminum oxide or silicon nitride. Based on these measurements, we develop a general parametrization for intrinsic recombination in crystalline silicon at 300 K consistent with the theory of Coulomb-enhanced Auger and radiative recombination. Based on this improved description we are able to analyze physical aspects of the Auger recombination mechanism such as the Coulomb enhancement. VL - 86 CP - 16 J1 - Phys. Rev. B KW - Richter2012 ER - TY - Generic T1 - Low Cost, High Volume Production of >22% Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells T2 - 22nd European Photovoltaic Specialist Conference Y1 - 2007 A1 - De Ceuster, D. A1 - P. Cousins A1 - D. Rose A1 - M. Cudzinovic A1 - W. Mulligan JA - 22nd European Photovoltaic Specialist Conference N1 -
KW - DeCeuster2007 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Solar Position Algorithm for Solar Radiation Applications Y1 - 2003 A1 - Reda, I A1 - Andreas, A N1 -
KW - Reda2003 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Degradation of carrier lifetime in Cz silicon solar cells JF - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells Y1 - 2001 A1 - Stefan W. Glunz A1 - S. Rein A1 - W. Warta A1 - J. Knobloch A1 - W. Wettling KW - Defects VL - 65 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V51-419BGN3-11/2/7ba9d473113c89089b6e79c1cd46775f N1 -
KW - Glunz2001 ER - TY - CONF T1 - Rapid and Accurate Determination of Series Resistance and Fill Factor Losses in Industrial Silicon Solar Cells T2 - 17th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference Y1 - 2001 A1 - S. Bowden A1 - A. Rohatgi JA - 17th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference CY - Munich, Germany KW - Bowden2001 ER - TY - Generic T1 - Improved Performance of Self-Aligned, Selective-Emitter Silicon Solar Cells T2 - 2nd World Conference and Exhibition on Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion Y1 - 1998 A1 - Ruby, D. S. A1 - Yang, P. A1 - Zaidi, S. A1 - Brueck, S. A1 - Roy, M. A1 - Narayanan, S. JA - 2nd World Conference and Exhibition on Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion CY - Vienna, Austria N1 -
KW - Ruby1998 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - 20,000 PERL silicon cells for the "1996 World Solar Challenge" solar car race JF - Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications Y1 - 1997 A1 - Zhao, J. A1 - Wang, A. A1 - Yun, F. A1 - Zhang, G. A1 - Roche, D.M. A1 - Wenham, S.R. A1 - Martin A Green VL - 5 N1 -
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KW - Robinson1994 ER - TY - Generic T1 - Decline of the Carrisa Plains PV Power Plant: The Impact of Concentrating Sunlight on Flat Plates T2 - 22nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference Y1 - 1991 A1 - Wenger, H.J. A1 - Schaefer, J. A1 - Rosenthal, A. A1 - Hammond, B. A1 - Schlueter, L. JA - 22nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference CY - Las Vegas, USA N1 -
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KW - Ross1986 ER - TY - Generic T1 - Flat-Plate Photovoltaic Array Design Optimization T2 - 14th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference Y1 - 1980 A1 - Ross, R.G. JA - 14th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference CY - San Diego, CA N1 -
KW - Ross1980 ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Solar Energy Utilisation Y1 - 1980 A1 - G.D. Rai PB - Khanna Publishers N1 -
KW - Rai1980 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Series Resistance Effects on Solar Cell Measurements JF - Advanced Energy Conversion Y1 - 1963 A1 - M. Wolf A1 - H. Rauschenbach VL - 3 KW - Wolf1963 ER - TY - CONF T1 - High efficiency silicon solar cells T2 - Proceedings of the 14th Annual Power Sources Conference Y1 - 1960 A1 - B. Dale A1 - H.G. Rudenberg JA - Proceedings of the 14th Annual Power Sources Conference PB - U.S. Army Signal Research and Development Lab N1 -
KW - Dale1960 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Statistics of the Recombinations of Holes and Electrons JF - Physical Review Y1 - 1952 A1 - William Shockley A1 - W. T. Read AB - The statistics of the recombination of holes and electrons in semiconductors is analyzed on the basis of a model in which the recombination occurs through the mechanism of trapping. A trap is assumed to have an energy level in the energy gap so that its charge may have either of two values differing by one electronic charge. The dependence of lifetime of injected carriers upon initial conductivity and upon injected carrier density is discussed. VL - 87 UR - http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRev.87.835 KW - Shockley1952 ER -