A new analysis for solar cell efficiency: Rigorous electromagnetic approach

A. Niv; M. Gharghi; C. Gladden; Z. R. Abrams; X. Zhang

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186366

A new analysis for solar cell efficiency: Rigorous electromagnetic approach

A. Niv, M. Gharghi, C. Gladden, Z. R. Abrams, X. Zhang

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Abstract

Current methods for the evaluation of solar cell efficiency cannot be applied to extremely thin cells where phenomena from the realm of near-field optics prevail. We use the fluctuation dissipation theorem to calculate the rate of power removal from a semiconductor/metal system. This establishes for the first time, to our knowledge, a rigorous electromagnetic basis for solar cell efficiency analysis. We demonstrate our approach by calculating the efficiency of a Si solar cell with an Au back reflector.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Program - 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2011
Pages	2095-2099
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186366
State	Published - 1 Dec 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2011 - Seattle, WA, United States Duration: 19 Jun 2011 → 24 Jun 2011

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Name	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)	0160-8371

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Conference	37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	Seattle, WA
Period	19/06/11 → 24/06/11

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

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Niv, A, Gharghi, M, Gladden, C, Abrams, ZR & Zhang, X 2011, A new analysis for solar cell efficiency: Rigorous electromagnetic approach. in Program - 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2011., 6186366, Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 2095-2099, 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2011, Seattle, WA, United States, 19/06/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186366

A new analysis for solar cell efficiency: Rigorous electromagnetic approach. / Niv, A.; Gharghi, M.; Gladden, C. et al.
Program - 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2011. 2011. p. 2095-2099 6186366 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

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