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High-efficiency silicon solar cells
A.S. Bouazzi
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Abstract
Multilayer silicon solar cells are very promising structures for high efficiency photovoltaic conversion. The author discusses the basic principles of solar cell operation and how to maximise the output power and current. However, one problem is the series resistance resulting from the thinness of the layers and the lateral contacts. Sophisticated computations can be undertaken to simulate and optimize these different layers' thickness.