Impacts of Temperature on the Performance of Cdte Based Thin-Film Solar Cell

[摘要] In this investigation, the effect of temperature on the performance of CdTe based thin film solar cells has been studied. The parameters such as open circuit voltage (Voc), short circuit current density (Jsc), fill factor and efficiency η determines the performance of solar cell. And an important diode parameter, reverse saturation current density, J0controls the impacts of temperature on the performance parameters. The reverse saturation current density of the CdTe photovoltaic cell, J0= CT3exp(-qEg/kT) was determinedas optimum for C = 17.90 mAcm-2K3yields CT3= 4.74 × 108mAcm-2. In this case, 298 K is considered to be more suitable temperature to achieve optimized Voc, Jsc, FF, and η calculated for AM1.5G illumination spectra. The maximum attained values of performance parameters are compared with the experimental and theoretical results in the literature of CdTe solar cells. Moreover, the rate of change in performance parameters due to temperature are also measured and compared with the results available in the earlier published works.

[发布机构] Department of Information and Communication Technology, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail; 1902, Bangladesh^1;University Grant Commission of Bangladesh, India^2

[效力级别] 金属学 [学科分类] 材料科学（综合）

[关键词] CdTe solar cells;Diode parameters;Effect of temperature;Fill factor;Performance parameters;Rate of change;Reverse-saturation currents