%0 Journal Article %T The influence of silicon wafer thickness on characteristics of multijunction solar cells with vertical p¡ªn-junctions %A Gnilenko A. B. %A Dzenzerskii V. A. %A Plaksin S. V. %A Pogorelaya L. M. %J Tekhnologiya i Konstruirovanie v Elektronnoi Apparature %D 2012 %I Politehperiodika %X A multijunction silicon solar cell with vertical p¨Cn junctions consisted of four serial n+¨Cp¨Cp+-structures was simulated using Silvaco TCAD software package. The dependence of solar cell characteristics on the silicon wafer thickness is investigated for a wide range of values. %K multijunction solar cell %K vertical p-n-junction %K silicon wafer %K computer simulation %K Silvaco TCAD software package %U http://www.tkea.com.ua/tkea/2012/1_2012/pdf/06.zip