NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Summary pdf

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Theoretical and experimental aspects are summarized for single crystal, silicon photovoltaic devices made by forming a grating pattern of p/n junctions on the light receiving surface of the base crystal. Based on the general semiconductor equations, a mathematical description is presented for the photovoltaic properties of such grating-like structures in a two dimensional form. The resulting second order elliptical equation is solved by computer modeling to give solutions for various, reasonable, initial values of bulk resistivity, excess carrier concentration, and surface recombination velocity. The validity of the computer model is established by comparison with p/n devices produced by alloying an aluminum grating pattern into the surface of n-type silicon wafers. Current voltage characteristics and spectral response curves are presented for cells of this type constructed on wafers of different resistivities and orientations

• Creator/s: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS
• Date: 6/1/1975
• Year: 1975
• Book Topics/Themes: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), GRATINGS (SPECTRA), PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS, SILICON, ALLOYING, P-N JUNCTIONS, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, SINGLE CRYSTALS, WAFERS, Chen, L. Y., Loferski, J. J

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