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Intermediate Band Solar Cells: Modeling and Simulation

Intermediate Band Solar Cells: Modeling and Simulation

Pablo García-Linares, Elisa Antolín, Antonio Martí, Antonio Luque
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781466619272|ISBN10: 1466619279|EISBN13: 9781466619289
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1927-2.ch011
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García-Linares, Pablo, et al. "Intermediate Band Solar Cells: Modeling and Simulation." Advanced Solar Cell Materials, Technology, Modeling, and Simulation, edited by Laurentiu Fara and Masafumi Yamaguchi, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 188-213. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1927-2.ch011

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García-Linares, P., Antolín, E., Martí, A., & Luque, A. (2013). Intermediate Band Solar Cells: Modeling and Simulation. In L. Fara & M. Yamaguchi (Eds.), Advanced Solar Cell Materials, Technology, Modeling, and Simulation (pp. 188-213). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1927-2.ch011

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García-Linares, Pablo, et al. "Intermediate Band Solar Cells: Modeling and Simulation." In Advanced Solar Cell Materials, Technology, Modeling, and Simulation, edited by Laurentiu Fara and Masafumi Yamaguchi, 188-213. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1927-2.ch011

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Abstract

The Intermediate Band Solar Cell (IBSC) is a novel photovoltaic device with the potential of surpassing the efficiency limit of conventional solar cells. It is based on a new class of materials characterized by the insertion of a collection of energy levels within the material bandgap. These levels act as the so-called Intermediate Band (IB) and cause a larger portion of the solar spectrum to be useful for photovoltaic conversion. Sub-bandgap photons can ideally be collected via two-step absorption mechanisms through the IB and thus enhance the photogenerated current without a significant voltage degradation. In this chapter, the authors show the state of the art of the modeling and simulation within the IBSC research field.

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