Research Article

Annealing Effects on GaAs/Ge Solar Cell after 150 keV Proton Irradiation

Table 2

Parameters in the minority carrier diffusion equations (Equation (1)).

ParametersDescription

Hole diffusion coefficient
Electron diffusion coefficient
Hole concentration in the n-type material
Electron concentration in the p-type material
Minority carrier hole lifetimes
Minority carrier electron lifetimes
Depth from the front surface of the solar cell
Optical generation rate of electron-hole pairs