A Theoretical Model for Voltage-Dependent Photocurrent Collection in CdTe Solar Cells

The classic solar cell model assumes that the photo-generated current is a constant, independent of the cell’s output voltage. Experimental data of CdTe solar cells, however, show that the photocurrent collection efficiency decreases with the increase of the cell’s output voltage. In this work, we p...

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Published in:	Energies
Main Authors:	Cindy X. Zhao, Ken K. Chin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Subjects:	photocurrent CdTe solar cells collection loss
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/6/1615

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