Solar Photovoltaics: Energy, Technologies and Materials

Assignment-08
1. In CIGS solar cells, p-type character of Cu(InGa)Se2 is attributed to:
 Copper interstitials
 Selenium vacancies
 Selenium-Copper complex
 Copper vacancies

2. In CIGS solar cells, increase in In/Ga ratio leads to?

 Lowering of bandgap
 Increase in bandgap
 Change in crystal structure
 Increase in short circuit current

3. Soda lime glass is used as a substrate for fabrication of CIGS solar cells because:
 Na reduces bulk defect density
 Na helps in surface passivation
 Na improves texture of CIGS films
 Na reduces series resistance

4. In multijunction solar cells with light entering from top, what should be the design strategy?
 Low band gap material is the top most layer.
 Material with highest absorption coefficient is on top.
 Low band gap material is the bottom most layer.
 High band gap material is the top most layer.

5. Exciton dissociation in single junction organic solar cells requires:

 Presence of an electric field in the device
 Presence of interfaces where exciton can dissociate
 Large thickness of photo-absorbing layers
 Cathode and anode of same work function

6. Low efficiency of organic solar cells is generally due to:

 Lower quantum efficiency
 Relatively high bandgap of polymeric materials
 Poor absorption coefficients
 Inappropriate electrodes
7. Organic polymers exhibit semiconducting behavior due to:
 presence of benzene ring
 delocalization of sigma electrons
 delocalization pi electrons
 doping by elements such as I or S

8. Bulk Heterojunction organic solar cells are superior to bi layer organic solar due to :
 Improved dissociation of excitons into free carriers
 Relatively thin absorber layer
 Better optical absorption
 Improved contacts

9. For better photovoltaic performance, the photosensitizer used in DSSC solar cells should
have:
 Low band gap
 High band gap
 High ionic conductivity
 High electronic conductivity

10. Assuming that light enters from top, the thickness of the bottom layer in tandem solar cells
is related to:
 External quantum efficiency in higher wavelength region
 External quantum efficiency in lower wavelength region
 Absorption in higher wavelength region
 Absorption in lower wavelength region

11. In a perovskite solar cell, the perovskite layer is used as a:

 N-type layer
 P-type layer
 Intrinsic layer
 Light absorbing layer

12. In a conventional dye sensitized solar cell, which of the following do/does not happen?
 Absorption of photons by the sensitizer
 Migration of electrons through TiO2
 Migration of holes through the electrolyte
 Absorption of hole by dye molecules during regeneration
13. The electrolyte in a dye sensitized solar cell must have:
 High electronic conductivity
 High ionic conductivity
 High optical absorption coefficient
 Good stability

14. Perovskite solar cells can be fabricated with which of the following structures?
 P-I-N structure
 N-I-P structure
 P-N structure
 Bulk heterojunction

15. What is the correct sequence of conversion of light into current in organic solar cells?
 Absorption of light exciton formation exciton dissociationcharge collection
 Absorption of light exciton formation exciton dissociationfree charge carrier
diffusionexciton collection
 Absorption of light exciton formation exciton diffusionexciton dissociationfree
charge carrier transportcharge collection
 Absorption of light exciton formation exciton diffusionexciton
dissociationcarrier diffusioncarrier transportcharge collection