Design and Characterization of an AlxGa1-xAs/GaxIn1-xAsyP1-y Multijunction Solar Cell

Shams, Abdullah Bin; Nafis, Shadman; Ali, Mohammad Zawad

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dc.contributor.author	Shams, Abdullah Bin
dc.contributor.author	Nafis, Shadman
dc.contributor.author	Ali, Mohammad Zawad
dc.date.accessioned	2021-09-07T04:53:37Z
dc.date.available	2021-09-07T04:53:37Z
dc.date.issued	2013-11-15
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dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/843
dc.description	Supervised by Dr. Md. Ashraful Hoque, Professor Department of EEE Islamic University of Technology (IUT)	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Unlike general solar cell modeling with AlGaAs in this work AlxGa1-xAs/GaxIn1-xAsyP1-y Multijunction Solar Cell was designed with Ge substrate. Several parameters were then calculated using AMPS-1D and wxAMPS simulation software i.e. Efficiency, Fill Factor, Open circuit voltage (Voc) and Short circuit current density (Jsc) to characterize this solar cell model. It was also shown that a higher bandgap difference between the n and p type materials of the tunnel junction produced a higher efficiency for this design and finally the tunnel junction was optimized. As an extension of this design from two junctions to three and four Junctions, appropriate designs were also proposed using GaAsSb and GaInAs.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur-1704, Bangladesh	en_US
dc.title	Design and Characterization of an AlxGa1-xAs/GaxIn1-xAsyP1-y Multijunction Solar Cell	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US