• Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
  • Vol. 33, Issue 3, 248 (2014)
LIU Jun-Yan1、*, QIN Lei1, GONG Jin-Long1, WANG Yang1, and A. Mandelis2
Author Affiliations
  • 1[in Chinese]
  • 2Center for Advanced Diffusion Wave Technologies (CADIFT), Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario MS5 3G8, Canada
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    DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1010.2014.00248 Cite this Article
    LIU Jun-Yan, QIN Lei, GONG Jin-Long, WANG Yang, A. Mandelis. Infrared radiation induced by photocarrier recombination in solar cells[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2014, 33(3): 248 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In silicon solar cells, carriers are generated under illumination of laser, and excess minority carriers emit infrared radiation via a radiative recombination process. A model for minority carrier density in a pn junction induced by modulated laser was developed based on 1D carrier transport equation of semiconductor. The influences of carrier lifetime, diffusion coefficient, surface recombination rate, and photovoltage on radiation recombination, thus on infrared radiation were investigated. The laser-induced photocarrier radiometry signal was monitored using an InGaAs detector (0.9~1.7μm). The amplitude and phase of infrared radiation were obtained by a digital lock-in amplifier. Carrier transport parameters of m-Si solar cell were obtained by frequency-scanning experiments.
    LIU Jun-Yan, QIN Lei, GONG Jin-Long, WANG Yang, A. Mandelis. Infrared radiation induced by photocarrier recombination in solar cells[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2014, 33(3): 248
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