Window Layer Thickness Effect on Amorphous Silicon Oxide Solar Cell Performances

  • Wafa HADJ KOUIDER Laboratory of Physics Plasmas, Cnductive Materials and Their Application (LPPMCA), Sciences and Technology University of Oran - Mohamed Boudiaf (USTO-MB), Oran, Algeria.
  • Abbas BELFAR Laboratory of Physics Plasmas, Cnductive Materials and Their Application (LPPMCA), Sciences and Technology University of Oran - Mohamed Boudiaf (USTO-MB), Oran, Algeria.
  • Mohammed BELMEKKI Laboratory of Physics Plasmas, Cnductive Materials and Their Application (LPPMCA), Sciences and Technology University of Oran - Mohamed Boudiaf (USTO-MB), Oran, Algeria.
  • Hocine AIT-KACI Laboratory of Physics Plasmas, Cnductive Materials and Their Application (LPPMCA), Sciences and Technology University of Oran - Mohamed Boudiaf (USTO-MB), Oran, Algeria.
Keywords: Simulation, Performance, Thickness, amorphous silicon oxide, AMPS-1D

Abstract

The recent research and developments of a-Si:H based solar cells have greatly promoted its position as low cost solar cell. Unfortunately, a-Si:H solar cells suffer appreciable light induced degradation for thickness greater than 200nm. It has been reported that boron doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon oxide (p-a-SiOx:H) films have a low temperature coefficient compared to those based on hydrogenated amorphous silicon (p-a-Si:H) . Moreover, the solar cells with a p-a-SiOx: H generate more electricity than the solar cells with p-a-Si: H window layer due to the wider band gap (Eg) of these films. We present in this paper a computer simulation on the effects of window layer thickness on the performances of single junction amorphous silicon oxide solar cells. We varied the thickness of the window layer from 5 nm to 25 nm and our simulation results showed that cells parameters are significantly affected window layer thickness. However, the film thickness of the p-a-SiOx:H window layer increased from 5 nm to 25 nm, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the solar cells respectively decreased in the ranges of 5.733% to 5.271% .the simulation data are in good agreement with the literature

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Published
2020-06-15
How to Cite
HADJ KOUIDER, W., BELFAR, A., BELMEKKI, M., & AIT-KACI , H. (2020). Window Layer Thickness Effect on Amorphous Silicon Oxide Solar Cell Performances. Algerian Journal of Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development, 2(01), 67-74. Retrieved from https://ajresd.univ-adrar.edu.dz/index.php?journal=AJRESD&page=article&op=view&path[]=67
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