Influence of different electron and holes effective masses, temperatures and electrochemical potentials on the hot carrier solar cell efficiency

Francois Gibelli; Jean Francois Guillemoles

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366182

Influence of different electron and holes effective masses, temperatures and electrochemical potentials on the hot carrier solar cell efficiency

Francois Gibelli
, Jean Francois Guillemoles

Institut Photovoltaïque d'Ile-de-France
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Abstract

Third generation hot carrier solar cells could achieve very high conversion yield at reasonable cost. Different theoretical approaches have been used to model these devices and to determine the maximal achivable efficiency, by taking into account different working conditions as well as different losses. However, the uncertainty about the kind of the carrier which heats has led to consider in the different models that both electrons and holes were at a same hot temperature. Here we revisit the theoretical work about hot carriers in order to take into account two different hot temperatures, one for each type of carrier (electron or hole). Then we use this theoretical approach to model the hot carrier solar cell performance with different electron and hole thermodynamical properties.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	2462-2466
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509056057
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366182
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017
Event	44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017 - Washington, United States Duration: 25 Jun 2017 → 30 Jun 2017

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Name	2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017

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Conference	44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington
Period	25/06/17 → 30/06/17

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Hot carrier modeling
Hot carrier solar cells
Non-equilibrium electron and hole distributions
Non-equilibrium generalized Planck's law

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Gibelli, F., & Guillemoles, J. F. (2017). Influence of different electron and holes effective masses, temperatures and electrochemical potentials on the hot carrier solar cell efficiency. In 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017 (pp. 2462-2466). (2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366182

Gibelli, Francois ; Guillemoles, Jean Francois. / Influence of different electron and holes effective masses, temperatures and electrochemical potentials on the hot carrier solar cell efficiency. 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. pp. 2462-2466 (2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017).

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Gibelli, F & Guillemoles, JF 2017, Influence of different electron and holes effective masses, temperatures and electrochemical potentials on the hot carrier solar cell efficiency. in 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017. 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 2462-2466, 44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017, Washington, United States, 25/06/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366182

Influence of different electron and holes effective masses, temperatures and electrochemical potentials on the hot carrier solar cell efficiency. / Gibelli, Francois; Guillemoles, Jean Francois.
2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. p. 2462-2466 (2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Gibelli F, Guillemoles JF. Influence of different electron and holes effective masses, temperatures and electrochemical potentials on the hot carrier solar cell efficiency. In 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2017. p. 2462-2466. (2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017). doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366182

Influence of different electron and holes effective masses, temperatures and electrochemical potentials on the hot carrier solar cell efficiency

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