Study of the Role of Window Layer Al0.8Ga0.2As on GaAs-based Solar Cells Performance

Cedrik Fotcha Kamdem; Ariel Teyou Ngoupo; Fransisco Kouadio Konan; Herve Joel Tchognia Nkuissi; Bouchaib Hartiti  and Jean Marie Ndjaka

doi:10.17485/ijst/2019/v12i37/147207

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Study of the Role of Window Layer Al0.8Ga0.2As on GaAs-based Solar Cells Performance

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2019/v12i37/147207

Year: 2019, Volume: 12, Issue: 37, Pages: 1-9

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Study of the Role of Window Layer Al0.8Ga0.2As on GaAs-based Solar Cells Performance

Cedrik Fotcha Kamdem¹, Ariel Teyou Ngoupo¹, Fransisco Kouadio Konan^2,3* Herve Joel Tchognia Nkuissi^1,2, Bouchaib Hartiti² and Jean-Marie Ndjaka¹

¹Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I, P.O. Box 812, Yaounde, Cameroon; [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] ²ERDyS Laboratory, Materials, Energy, Water, Modeling and Sustainable Development Group, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technique, Hassan II University of Casablanca, P.O. Box 146, 20800 Mohammedia, [email protected] ³Laboratoire d’Energie Solaire et de Nanotechnologie (LESN) - IREN (Institut de Recherches sur les Energies Nouvelles), Université Nangui Abrogoua, 02 BP 801 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; [email protected]

*Author for correspondence
Fransisco Kouadio Konan
Laboratoire d’Energie Solaire et de Nanotechnologie (LESN) - IREN (Institut de Recherches sur les Energies Nouvelles), Université Nangui Abrogoua, 02 BP 801 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; [email protected]

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Abstract

Numerical simulation of various structures of a solar cell plays a crucial role in the design, performance prediction and the comprehension of the physics involved in their operation. It also allows of better understanding the different ways to improve the solar cells efficiency before the manufacture of the practical cell. Objectives: In this study, numerical results were obtained using SCAPS-1D program in order to improve GaAs solar cells performance. Methods: The analysis deals with the role of Alx Ga_1-xAs-type window layer on overall electrical performance of solar cells. The variations of thickness and doping levels in this window layer were also investigated. Findings: By growing this layer at the GaAs surface, the efficiency increased from 17.23% to 27.37%. The simulation results showed that this window layer should be very thin and slightly doped to achieve good performances of the entire solar cells. Improvements/Applications: These results are interesting because they show how much the window layer is important in improving the efficiency of GaAs solar cells.

Keywords: Efficiency Improvement, GaAs, Numerical Simulation, SCAPS-1D, Solar Cell, Window Layer