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Study of the Consequences of the Front External Reflection on the Electric Parameters of a Thin Film Cu (In,Ga) Se2 Solar Cell

Author Affiliations

  • 1Laboratory of Semiconductors and Solar Energy, Faculty of Science and Technology, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
  • 2Laboratory of Semiconductors and Solar Energy, Faculty of Science and Technology, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
  • 3Laboratory of Semiconductors and Solar Energy, Faculty of Science and Technology, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
  • 4Laboratory of Semiconductors and Solar Energy, Faculty of Science and Technology, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
  • 5Laboratory of Semiconductors and Solar Energy, Faculty of Science and Technology, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal

Res. J. Engineering Sci., Volume 5, Issue (10), Pages 1-6, October,26 (2016)

Abstract

We study in this paper the effect of the front external reflection of incidental photons on the electric parameters such as the open circuit voltage Voc, the short circuit current density Jsc, the maximum power Pm of the cell and external quantum efficiency EQE. The optimization of these parameters makes it possible to improve the performances of the solar cell of type n-ZnO/n-CdS/p-Cu (In, Ga) Se2. We use a broad range of reflection going from 0%, use of ideal anti-reflecting layer, to a reflection of 80% which corresponds to a very weak absorption. We note that with the use of an \"ideal\" anti-reflecting layer, we obtained a short circuit current density of 0.0325mA.cm-2, an open circuit voltage of 0,8337V, a maximum power of cell of 0.0233mW and a maximum value of the external quantum efficiency of 99.29%. However these physical parameters are deeply affected by the external front reflection. All the physical parameters studied decrease considerably. We find for a front reflection of 80%, a short circuit current density of 0.0065mA.cm-2, an open circuit voltage of 0,7923V, a maximum power of cell of 0.0045mW and a maximum value of the external quantum efficiency of 19.86%.

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