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Journal of Computational Electronics
Published in: Journal of Computational Electronics 1/2021

26-10-2020

Device simulations of a novel nanostructured CdS/CdTe solar cell with back contacts

Authors: Dinesh Kumar, N. Shyam Krishnan, Murugaiya Sridar Ilango, Sheela K. Ramasesha

Published in: Journal of Computational Electronics | Issue 1/2021

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Abstract

Device simulations of a novel nanopillar-based n-CdS/p-CdTe solar cell with back contacts are carried out using the SILVACO technology computer-aided design (TCAD) device simulator. The device consists of nanopillars of CdTe coated with a very thin layer of CdS. It is shown that, for nanopillars with increasing height but given width as well as increasing width and given height, device performance parameters such as the open-circuit voltage (Voc), short-circuit current density (Jsc), fill factor, and solar cell conversion efficiency (η) increase. However, there is an optimum number of nanopillars that can be integrated into a given device area, while integration of more or fewer than this optimum value will deteriorate the device performance.
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Metadata
Title
Device simulations of a novel nanostructured CdS/CdTe solar cell with back contacts
Authors
Dinesh Kumar
N. Shyam Krishnan
Murugaiya Sridar Ilango
Sheela K. Ramasesha
Publication date
26-10-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Computational Electronics / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 1569-8025
Electronic ISSN: 1572-8137
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10825-020-01605-3

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