Exploring the practical efficiency limit of silicon solar cells using thin solar-grade substrates
André Augusto, Joseph Karas, Pradeep Balaji, Stuart Bowden, Richard R. King
Abstract
For commercially-viable solar-grade silicon, thinner wafers and surface saturation current densities below 1 fA cm<sup>−2</sup>, are required to significantly increase the practical efficiency limit of solar cells.
Topics & Concepts
WaferSiliconSaturation currentLimit (mathematics)Materials scienceSilicon solar cellSolar cellSaturation (graph theory)Solar cell efficiencyOptoelectronicsTheory of solar cellsPlasmonic solar cellEngineering physicsMonocrystalline siliconPhysicsElectrical engineeringVoltageEngineeringMathematicsMathematical analysisCombinatoricsSilicon and Solar Cell TechnologiesThin-Film Transistor TechnologiesNanowire Synthesis and Applications