Determination of Series Resistance in CdSeTe/CdTe Solar Cells by the Jsc-Voc Method

Carey Reich, Arthur Onno, Alexandra Bothwell, Anna Kindvall, Zachary Holman, Walajabad Sampath

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Abstract

While commonly used in Si solar cell characterization, the Suns- Vocmethod of determining series resistance (Rs) is rarely used for CdTe and its alloys. However, it is advantageous relative to the slope method-commonly used in the CdTe community-because it measures series resistance at the maximum power point, at which a solar cell operates. Using the self-consistent predecessor to \mathrm{Suns}-\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{oc}}, \mathrm{J}_{\mathrm{sc}}-\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{oc}}, we determine \mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{s}} of two different \mathrm{CdSeTe}/\mathrm{CdTe} solar cell structures to be 0.96 and 2.72 µcm2, with repeated measurements showing little deviation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1898-1899
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781728161150
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 14 2020
Event47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2020 - Calgary, Canada
Duration: Jun 15 2020Aug 21 2020

Publication series

NameConference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Volume2020-June
ISSN (Print)0160-8371

Conference

Conference47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2020
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityCalgary
Period6/15/208/21/20

Keywords

  • Cadmium Telluride
  • Characterization
  • Fill Factor
  • Series Resistance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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