Solar_cells课件.pptVIP

Solar cells Overview Solar cell fundamentals Novel solar cell structures Thin film solar cells Next generation solar cell 衬塑复合管 涂塑复合管 钢塑复合管 消防涂覆钢管 Appealing Characteristics Consumes no fuel No pollution Wide power-handling capabilities High power-to-weight ratio Solar Energy Spectrum Power reaching earth 1.37 KW/m2 Air Mass Amount of air mass through which light pass Atmosphere can cut solar energy reaching earth by 50% and more Solar cell – Working Principle Operating diode in fourth quadrant generates power Overview Solar cell fundamentals Novel solar cell structures Thin film solar cells Next generation solar cell Back Surface Fields Most carriers are generated in thicker p region Electrons are repelled by p-p+ junction field Schottky Barrier Cell Principle similar to p-n junction cell Cheap and easy alternative to traditional cell Limitations: Conducting grid on top of metal layer Surface damage due to high temperature in grid-attachment technique Grooved Junction Cell Higher p-n junction area High efficiency ( 20%) Overview Solar cell fundamentals Novel solar cell structures Thin film solar cells Next generation solar cell Thin Film Solar Cells Produced from cheaper polycrystalline materials and glass High optical absorption coefficients Bandgap suited to solar spectrum CdTe/CdS Solar Cell CdTe : Bandgap 1.5 eV; Absorption coefficient 10 times that of Si CdS : Bandgap 2.5 eV; Acts as window layer Limitation : Poor contact quality with p-CdTe (~ 0.1 Wcm2) Inverted Thin Film Cell p-diamond (Bandgap 5.5 eV) as a window layer n-CdTe layer as an absorption layer Efficiency Losses in Solar Cell 1 = Thermalization loss 2 and 3 = Junction and contact voltage loss 4 = Recombination loss Overview Solar cell fundamentals Novel solar cell structures Thin film solar cells Next generation solar cell Tandem Cells Current output matched for individual cells Ideal efficiency for infinite stack is 86.8% GaInP/GaAs/Ge tandem cells (efficiency 40%) M