The effect of electric and magnetic fields on the operation of a photovoltaic cell

Erel, Şerafettin

doi:10.1016/s0927-0248(01)00088-5

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“…Betser et al [3] proposed an experimental method to determine InP/GaInAs heterojunction bipolar transistor's photocurrent and minority carriers' mobility under constant magnetic field, while Vardanyan et al [4] proposed another method for measurement of all recombination parameters (diffusion length, diffusion coefficient, carriers mobility, back surface recombination velocity) in the base region of bifacial solar cells. Erel [5] studied the effect of electric and magnetic fields on the operation of a CdS/CuInSe 2 photovoltaic cell. The experience showed that the open circuit voltage and the electron effective mass increase while the magnetic field intensity increases.…”

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External magnetic field effect on bifacial silicon solar cell''s electric power and conversion efficiency

ZERBO¹,

ZOUNGRANA²,

Sourabié³

et al. 2015

Turk J Phys

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This article presents a modelling study of external magnetic field effect on a bifacial silicon solar cell's electric power and conversion efficiency. After the resolution of the magnetotransport equation and continuity equation of excess minority carriers, we calculate the photocurrent density and the photovoltage and then we deduce the solar cell's electric power before discussing the influence of the magnetic field on those electrical parameters. Using the electric power curves versus junction dynamic velocity we determine the maximum electric power, the operating point of the solar cell, and the conversion efficiency according to magnetic field intensity. The numerical data show that the solar cell's maximum electric power and conversion efficiency decrease with magnetic field intensity.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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External magnetic field effect on bifacial silicon solar cell''s electric power and conversion efficiency

ZERBO¹,

ZOUNGRANA²,

Sourabié³

et al. 2015

Turk J Phys

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“…The solar cell junction behaves like a capacitor with capacitance C [2,20] depending on the space charge region width. However, the expression of junction capacity has been given by [21]: .…”

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“…The characterization of the performance of the solar cell do not take into account the effects of such environmental factors as insulation level, solar spectrum, electric field, magnetic field and other meteorological conditions. However, some external factors as magnetic field, external electric field, intense light, air mass and internal factors as grain size, grains boundaries recombination velocity, electric field in the bulk due to carrier concentration [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] can modify the solar cells operating whatever the solar cell quality.…”

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Effects of External Magnetic Field and Air Mass on Space Charge Region Width Extension of a Bifacial Solar Cell Front Side Illumination

Diasso¹,

Sam²,

Traoré³

et al. 2020

IJEPE

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The environmental and economical merits of converting solar energy into electricity via photovoltaic cells have caused an ever increasing interest among developed and developing countries to allocate more budget on photovoltaic systems in order to boost up their efficiency in recent years. Besides the material and design parameters, there are several external factors such as magnetic field, air mass, intense light, external electric field, solar spectrum…. that can influence the PV cell's performance. There have been a handful of studies conducted on the effect of various influential parameters on the efficiency and performance of photovoltaic cells; however none has taken these two parameters (magnetic field and air mass) into account simultaneously. In this 3D study the effects of magnetic field and the air mass illumination on space charge region width extension of a bifacial polycristalline solar cell front side illumination will be elaborated. Based on the columnar model of the grain and the quasi-neutral base, the continuity equation is established and the boundaries conditions are defined in order to use Green's functions to solve this equation. New analytical expression of charge carriers' density is found and the diffusion capacitance to the junction is calculated. The normalized carriers' density plot versus base depth and magnetic field with various air mass illumination are presented and analyzed. The effects of magnetic field and air mass illumination on space charge region width extension are then deducted. The influences of magnetic field and air mass illumination on the junction capacitance and on the reverse of junction capacitance are also shown and analyzed.

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“…The damage coefficient (Kl) and the irradiation flux (Φp) [9], The minority carrier recombination velocity at the grain boundaries (Sg) and the grain size (g) [10], the temperature (T) [11] [12] and the electric field (E) [13] [14] [15].…”

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Minority Carrier Diffusion Coefficient <i>D</i>*(<i>B,T</i>): Study in Temperature on a Silicon Solar Cell under Magnetic Field

Mane¹,

Ly²,

Wade³

et al. 2017

EPE

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This work deals with minority carrier diffusion coefficient study in silicon solar cell, under both temperature and applied magnetic field. New expressions of diffusion coefficient are pointed out, which gives attention to thermal behavior of minority carrier that is better understood with Umklapp process. This study allowed to determine an optimum temperature which led to maximum diffusion coefficient value while magnetic field remained constant.

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The effect of electric and magnetic fields on the operation of a photovoltaic cell

Cited by 24 publications

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External magnetic field effect on bifacial silicon solar cell''s electric power and conversion efficiency

External magnetic field effect on bifacial silicon solar cell''s electric power and conversion efficiency

Effects of External Magnetic Field and Air Mass on Space Charge Region Width Extension of a Bifacial Solar Cell Front Side Illumination

Minority Carrier Diffusion Coefficient <i>D</i>*(<i>B,T</i>): Study in Temperature on a Silicon Solar Cell under Magnetic Field

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The effect of electric and magnetic fields on the operation of a photovoltaic cell

Cited by 24 publications

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External magnetic field effect on bifacial silicon solar cell''s electric power and conversion efficiency

External magnetic field effect on bifacial silicon solar cell''s electric power and conversion efficiency

Effects of External Magnetic Field and Air Mass on Space Charge Region Width Extension of a Bifacial Solar Cell Front Side Illumination

Minority Carrier Diffusion Coefficient &lt;i&gt;D&lt;/i&gt;*(&lt;i&gt;B,T&lt;/i&gt;): Study in Temperature on a Silicon Solar Cell under Magnetic Field

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Minority Carrier Diffusion Coefficient <i>D</i>*(<i>B,T</i>): Study in Temperature on a Silicon Solar Cell under Magnetic Field