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Simulations of the effect of the contact energy levels on a simple model of a hot carrier cell

Tor Oskar Saetre

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010302 applied physicsWork (thermodynamics)SIMPLE (dark matter experiment)PhotonMaterials sciencebusiness.industryMonte Carlo methodElectrical engineering02 engineering and technology021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology01 natural sciencesComputational physicsThermalisationEnergy absorbing0103 physical sciencesValence band0210 nano-technologybusinessEnergy (signal processing)

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In the present work, the performance of a simplified model of a hot carrier cell is examined at different energy levels of carrier collection. Incident photons, Monte Carlo generated by employing the ASTM G173-03 data set, are accounted for individually as they interact with the cell. It is assumed that the carriers can be collected ultra-fast, thus avoiding considering hot carrier thermalisation effects. Although the model is preliminary and lacking some mechanisms of hot carrier cells, it has been demonstrated that the present approach to modelling hot carrier solar cells can be developed into fully working models. Some effects of the absorption energy levels in the valence band have been studied.

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2016-06-012016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)
https://doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2016.7749610