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Design optimization of CdTe/Si tandem solar cell using different transparent conducting oxides as interconnecting layers

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dc.contributor.authorIsah M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRahman K.S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDoroody C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHarif M.N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRosly H.N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSopian K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTiong S.K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAmin N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57219626175en_US
dc.contributor.authorid56348138800en_US
dc.contributor.authorid56905467200en_US
dc.contributor.authorid22634024000en_US
dc.contributor.authorid36873451800en_US
dc.contributor.authorid7003375391en_US
dc.contributor.authorid15128307800en_US
dc.contributor.authorid7102424614en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T09:06:39Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T09:06:39Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionCadmium telluride; Computer software; Cost effectiveness; Design; Efficiency; II-VI semiconductors; Numerical models; Silicon solar cells; Transparent conducting oxides; CdTe layers; CdTe/Si; Cost effective; Design optimization; Efficiency limits; Inter-connecting layers; Multi-junctions; Single junction solar cells; Tandem solar cells; Transparent conducting oxide; Siliconen_US
dc.description.abstractDue to the efficiency limit placed by Shockley-Queisser for the single junction solar cells, interest has now shifted to the design and fabrication of cost-effective and more efficient multijunction or tandem solar cells. In this study, wxAMPS 3.0 numerical simulation software has been used in designing and optimizing a CdTe/Si based tandem solar cell structure utilizing some selected transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) as electrical and optical interconnectors. Among the three TCOs (SnO2, ITO and AZO) used here, AZO at a thickness of 20 nm illustrated the best efficiency of 26.7156% with Voc = 2.1261 V, Jsc = 13.8071 mA/cm2 and FF = 0.9100 when the thickness of CdTe and Si layers were fixed at 1 �m and 300 �m, respectively. The best possible efficiency for the design was obtained at 38.0417% by reducing the p-CdTe layer thickness from 1 �m to 0.2 �m. This shows that, with proper design and optimized fabrication process, CdTe/Si tandem can push the efficiency beyond the existing single junction limit. � 2021 Elsevier B.V.en_US
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dc.identifier.ArtNo159351
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.159351
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85102620380
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dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/26082
dc.identifier.volume870
dc.publisherElsevier Ltden_US
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleJournal of Alloys and Compounds
dc.titleDesign optimization of CdTe/Si tandem solar cell using different transparent conducting oxides as interconnecting layersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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