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SUBMITTER: Kavanagh SR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9615105 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kavanagh Seán R SR Scanlon David O DO Walsh Aron A Freysoldt Christoph C
Faraday discussions 20221028 0
The efficiency of a solar cell is often limited by electron-hole recombination mediated by defect states within the band gap of the photovoltaic (PV) semiconductor. The Shockley-Read-Hall (SRH) model considers a static trap that can successively capture electrons and holes. In reality however, true trap levels vary with both the defect charge state and local structure. Here we consider the role of metastable structural configurations in capturing electrons and holes, taking the tellurium interst ...[more]