Table 1 Relevant parameters, useful for the evaluation of the solar cell degradation process, extracted from dc analysis (open-circuit voltage Voc, short-circuit current Isc and power conversion efficiency η) and from noise measurements (total trap density NT) at a reference temperature of 300 K.

From: A noise model for the evaluation of defect states in solar cells

Fluence (p+/cm2)

Voc (mV)

Isc (mA)

η (%)

NT (1015cm−3)

0

(581 ± 6)

(37.4 ± 0.5)

(15.0 ± 0.3)

(8.4 ± 0.4)

2 × 1011

(567 ± 5)

(34.2 ± 0.4)

(14.1 ± 0.3)

(20.1 ± 0.9)

1 × 1012

(547 ± 5)

(31.7 ± 0.4)

(12.7 ± 0.2)

(28 ± 1)

5 × 1012

(518 ± 4)

(27.3 ± 0.3)

(10.3 ± 0.2)

(36 ± 2)