Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications, 2022, 14, 89-103
https://www.scirp.org/journal/jemaa
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ISSN Print: 1942-0730
DOI: 10.4236/jemaa.2022.148008 Aug. 31, 2022 89 Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications
Diffusion Coefficient at Double Resonances in
Frequency and Temperature, Applied to
(n
+
/p/p
+
) Silicon Solar Cell Base Thickness
Optimization under Long Wavelength
Illumination
Gora Diop
1
, Ousmane Sow
2
, Moustapha Thiame
3
, Richard Mane
4
, Ibrahima Diatta
4
,
Khady Loum
2
, Sega Gueye
4
, Mamadou Wade
1
, Gregoire Sissoko
4
1
Ecole Polytechnique de Thiès, Thiès, Senegal
2
Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Université Iba Der THIAM de Thiès, Thiès, Senegal
3
Université Assane SECK, Zinguinchor, Senegal
4
Groupe International de Recherche en Energie Renouvelable(GIRER), Dakar, Sénégal
Abstract
The diffusion coefficient of the minority charge carriers in the base of a silicon
solar cell under temperature and subjected to a magnetic field, passes in re-
sonance at temperature (T
opt
). For this same magnetic field, the diffusion coef-
ficient of the photogenerated carriers by a monochromatic light in frequency
modulation enters into resonance, at the frequency (ω
c
). Under this double
resonance in temperature and frequency, the diffusion coefficient is used in
the expression of the recombination velocity of the minority charge carriers
on the back side of the base of the solar cell (n
+
/p/p
+
), to obtain, by a graphi-
cal method, the optimum thickness. A modeling of the results obtained shows
a material saving (Si), in the development of the solar cell.
Keywords
Silicon Solar Cell-Diffusion Coefficient, Recombination Velocity, Absorption
Coefficient, Magnetic Field-Temperature-Thickness
1. Introduction
The control and optimization of the thickness of the different regions [1]-[10]
that make up the solar cell is of great interest for the manufacture and commer-
cial distribution of photovoltaic systems.
How to cite this paper: Diop, G., Sow, O.,
Thiame, M., Mane, R., Diatta, I., Loum, K.,
Gueye, S., Wade, M. and Sissoko, G. (2022)
Diffusion Coefficient at Double Resonances
in Frequency and Temperature, Applied to
(n
+
/p/p
+
) Silicon Solar Cell Base Thickness
Optimization under Long Wavelength Illu-
mination. Journal of Electromagnetic Anal-
ysis and Applications, 14, 89-103.
https://doi.org/10.4236/jemaa.2022.148008
Received: July 17, 2022
Accepted: August 28, 2022
Published: August 31, 2022
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