Behavior of Solar Cells Under 1 MeV Electrons Irradiation: Impact of Diffusion Length Reduction, Majority Carrier Removal and SCR Widening
Guy Serge Tchouadep,
Boubacar Soro,
Kpéli Esso-Ehanam Tchedre
et al.
Abstract:When solar cells are used for space applications, there are exposed to different types of energetic particles such as protons and electrons. Those energetic particles create defects in the base of the solar cell and lead to the degradation of the performances of the solar cell. Three mainly phenomenon observed in silicon solar cells exposed to 1 MeV electron irradiation are decrease in diffusion length, removal of majority charge careers and enlargement of Space Charge Region (SCR). These three phenomenon lead… Show more
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