<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>If the electrons and holes in excess are created in a semiconductor, either by means of light absorption, or using other methods, the thermic balance is disturbed, therefore these electrons and holes should be nullified after the source had been stopped. This process is named recombination. There are three main recombination types: radioactive, Auger and deep energy level recombination. All three are based on the doping concentration to a certain point. The life time is determined using the three recombination processes in semiconductor.</p></abstract>

If the electrons and holes in excess are created in a semiconductor, either by means of light absorption, or using other methods, the thermic balance is disturbed, therefore these electrons and holes should be nullified after the source had been stopped. This process is named recombination. There are three main recombination types: radioactive, Auger and deep energy level recombination. All three are based on the doping concentration to a certain point. The life time is determined using the three recombination processes in semiconductor.

Determination of the Lifetime Influence Upon the Conversion Efficiency of the Photovoltaic Silicon Solar Cells

Department of Electronics, Telecommunications and Energy Engineering

The Scientific Bulletin of Electrical Engineering Faculty

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If the electrons and holes in excess are created in a semiconductor, either by means of light absorption, or using other methods, the thermic balance is...

Determination of the Lifetime Influence Upon the Conversion Efficiency of the Photovoltaic Silicon Solar Cells

Published Online: Oct 23, 2017

Page range: 20 - 24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sbeef-2017-0005

Keywords
lifetime, conversion efficiency, solar cell, silicon, open circuit voltage, Matlab

© 2017 G. Preduşcă et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Determination of the Lifetime Influence Upon the Conversion Efficiency of the Photovoltaic Silicon Solar Cells

Published Online: Oct 23, 2017

Page range: 20 - 24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sbeef-2017-0005

Keywordslifetime, conversion efficiency, solar cell, silicon, open circuit voltage, Matlab

© 2017 G. Preduşcă et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
lifetime, conversion efficiency, solar cell, silicon, open circuit voltage, Matlab