Suns-Voc and minority carrier lifetime measurements of III-V tandem solar cells

Bhumika Chhabra; Sean Jacobs; Christiana B. Honsberg

doi:10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279575

Suns-Voc and minority carrier lifetime measurements of III-V tandem solar cells

Bhumika Chhabra, Sean Jacobs, Christiana B. Honsberg

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Abstract

Quasi steady state photoconductance (QSS-PC) and the "Suns- V _oc" technique have been extensively used for characterizing silicon solar cells. QSS-PC has been used to determine the minority carrier lifetime, saturation current and surface recombination velocity. In this paper, we use both techniques to measure III-V tandem solar cells and III-V material, demonstrating the utility of the Suns- V_oc for tandem devices and the ability to apply the QSS-PC measurements to the III-V materials, including GaAs and GaN. PC1D modeling is used to explain the experimental results.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	791-794
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	1424400163, 9781424400164
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279575
State	Published - Jan 1 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4 - Waikoloa, HI, United States Duration: May 7 2006 → May 12 2006

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Name	Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4
Volume	1

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Other	2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4
Country/Territory	United States
City	Waikoloa, HI
Period	5/7/06 → 5/12/06

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Materials Chemistry

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Chhabra, B., Jacobs, S., & Honsberg, C. B. (2006). Suns-Voc and minority carrier lifetime measurements of III-V tandem solar cells. In Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4 (pp. 791-794). Article 4059748 (Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4; Vol. 1). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279575

Suns-Voc and minority carrier lifetime measurements of III-V tandem solar cells. / Chhabra, Bhumika; Jacobs, Sean; Honsberg, Christiana B.
Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4. IEEE Computer Society, 2006. p. 791-794 4059748 (Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4; Vol. 1).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Chhabra, B, Jacobs, S & Honsberg, CB 2006, Suns-Voc and minority carrier lifetime measurements of III-V tandem solar cells. in Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4., 4059748, Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4, vol. 1, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 791-794, 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4, Waikoloa, HI, United States, 5/7/06. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279575

Chhabra B, Jacobs S, Honsberg CB. Suns-Voc and minority carrier lifetime measurements of III-V tandem solar cells. In Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4. IEEE Computer Society. 2006. p. 791-794. 4059748. (Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4). doi: 10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279575

Chhabra, Bhumika ; Jacobs, Sean ; Honsberg, Christiana B. / Suns-Voc and minority carrier lifetime measurements of III-V tandem solar cells. Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4. IEEE Computer Society, 2006. pp. 791-794 (Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4).

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