Study of Efficiency-limiting Defects in Silicon Solar Cells

The paper presents an investigation into the impact of most common defects in silicon solar cells that degrades the total conversion efficiency. These defects will be modelled using SCAPS software and a comparison will be introduced to show the real impact on the device performance. Extensive simulations will be performed based on the I-V characteristics of the designed solar cell. This type of studies provides a deep physical insight into the influence of defects and impurities and how they reduce the solar cell performance.