Nonlinear Response of Silicon Solar Cells

Published

January 1, 2019

Author(s)

Behrang H. Hamadani, Andrew M. Shore, Howard W. Yoon, Mark Campanelli

Abstract

We used an LED-array-based combinatorial flux addition method to explore the wavelength and the intensity-dependence of the spectral responsivity in silicon solar cells. Many types of silicon cells, whether mono- or multi-crystalline type, exhibit notable nonlinear behavior of current with light intensity at illumination intensities below 0.01-sun equivalent levels. This effect is particularly pronounced when exposed to near-infrared light close to the peak of the spectral responsivity. However, some cases show the perseverance of nonlinearity all the way up to 1-sun intensity levels. In such cases, use of these cells as reference cells has implications for the accuracy of electrical performance measurements.

Proceedings Title

44th IEEE photovoltaic specialist conference

Conference Dates

June 25-30, 2017

Conference Location

Washington, DC

Conference Title

2017 IEEE PVSC

Pub Type

Conferences

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https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366502

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Keywords

solar cells, photovoltaics, spectral responsivity, nonlinear

Citation

Hamadani, B. , Shore, A. , Yoon, H. and Campanelli, M. (2019), Nonlinear Response of Silicon Solar Cells, 44th IEEE photovoltaic specialist conference, Washington, DC, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366502 (Accessed October 27, 2025)