Numerical modeling of transient characteristics of photovoltage in Schottky contacts

Three Dimensional Transient Numerical Modeling of Temperature Distribution and Output Power in Photovoltaic Module

According to the effect of temperature on the output power of a photovoltaic module, this research tries to calculate the temperature distribution in a photovoltaic module by numerical solving of the energy balance equations. Therefore, its output power can be accurately predicted. For this purpose, several photovoltaic modules are modeled in detail in the COMSOL software. A new method for calc...

Minority carrier effects in nanoscale Schottky contacts.

We report the current-voltage behavior for nanoscale point contacts to Si(111) obtained in ultrahigh vacuum using scanning tunneling microscopy. Epitaxial CoSi(2) islands provide single-crystal contacts with well-defined size and shape. The zero bias conductance is found to be independent of the island size (10(2)-10(4) nm(2)) and shape, but varies strongly with the surface Fermi level position...

Numerical Modeling And Experimental Results Of High Currents Dismountable Contacts

The paper presents an electro-thermal numerical model which can be used for the modelling and optimization of high currents dismountable contacts for dc current. The model is obtained by coupling of the electrokinetic field problem with the thermal field problem. The coupling is carried out by the source term of the differential equation which describes the thermal field. The model allows the c...

Tantalum silicide Schottky contacts to GaAs

Tantalum silicide (TaSix ) films with different Si to Ta ratios (x) as Schottky contacts to GaAs have been studied. The films were prepared by coevaporation. The metallurgical properties of the film and the stability of the silicide-GaAs interface were studied by x-ray diffraction, Auger electron spectroscopy, and Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy. The films were annealed at various temper...

Numerical modeling of elastic waves across imperfect contacts