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Since the photoconversion efficiency $\eta$ of the silicon-based solar cells (SCs) under laboratory conditions is approaching the theoretical fundamental limit, further improvement of their performance requires theoretical modeling and/or…
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A theoretical approach to photoconversion efficiency modeling in perovskite p-i-n structures is developed. The results of this modeling compare favorably with the experiment and indicate that the surfaces of the perovskite solar cells (SCs)…
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The selfconsistent model for the temperature dependence of photoconversion efficiency $\eta$ for highly efficient silicon solar cells (SCs) is developed. It is demonstrated that effect of the efficiency decrease due to increasing…
The Shockley equation (SE), originally derived to describe a p--n junction, was frequently used in the past to simulate current--voltage (j/V) characteristics of organic solar cells (OSC). In order to gain a more detailed understanding of…
We introduce a method to calculate defect-assisted Shockley-Read-Hall (SRH) recombination rates in imperfect semiconductors from first principles. The method accounts for the steady state recombination dynamics under given non-equilibrium…
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The spectral response of quantum well solar cells (QWSCs) is well understood. We describe work on QWSC dark current theory which combined with SR theory yields a system efficiency. A methodology published for single quantum well (SQW)…
Multiple exciton generation solar cells exhibit a low power conversion efficiency owing to nonradiative recombination even if numerous electron and hole pairs are generated per incident photon. This paper elucidates the non-idealities of…
Single junction Si solar cells dominate photovoltaics but are close to their efficiency limits. This paper presents ideal limiting efficiencies for tandem and triple junction multijunction solar cells subject only to the constraint of the…
Recombination of photogenerated charge carriers in polymer bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells reduces the short circuit current (Jsc) and the fill factor (FF). Identifying the mechanism of recombination is, therefore, fundamentally…
The charge carrier mobility is a key parameter for the organic bulk heterojunction solar cell efficiency. It was recently shown that the interplay charge carrier transport and recombination, both depending on electron and hole mobilities,…
Drift-diffusion model is an indispensable modeling tool to understand the carrier dynamics (transport, recombination, and collection) and simulate practical-efficiency of solar cells (SCs) through taking into account various carrier…
The power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells has recently improved beyond 20%. The active layers of these devices comprise of at least two organic semiconductors, forming a type II heterojunction. Hereby, the device performance is…
The recombination rate in the space charge region (SCR) of a silicon-based barrier structure with long Shockley-Reed-Hall lifetime is calculated theoretically taking into account the concentration gradient of excess electron-hole pairs in…