A simulation study on the bias and wavelength dependence of luminescent coupling in top-limited multi-junction solar cells

Abstract

Abstract Luminescent coupling in a top-limited multi-junction solar cell was investigated by employing a 3D circuit model and semiconductor physics. The calculation methods for computing both electro-luminescent and photo-luminescent coupling efficiencies were introduced. Since the calculation processes were circuit independent, they can be applied directly to any form of an equivalent circuit model of a solar cell. Moreover, an external approach to counteract the luminescent coupling effect was provided, and the luminescent coupling process in a top-limited solar cell was illustrated. Finally, the bias and wavelength dependence of luminescent coupling efficiency was applied to the 3D circuit model, and the simulation results were consistent with the measured data.