Solar Cell Design Principles
Solar cell design involves specifying the parameters of a solar cell structure in order to maximize efficiency, given a certain set of constraints. These constraints will be defined by the working environment in which solar cells are produced. For example in a commercial environment where the objective is to produce a competitively priced solar cell, the cost of fabricating a particular solar cell structure must be taken into consideration. However, in a research environment where the objective is to produce a highly efficient laboratory-type cell, maximizing efficiency rather than cost, is the main consideration.