Propagation of Electromagnetic Wave into an Illuminated Polysilicon PV Cell

Table 3

Behaviour of radio waves inside the base of the polysilicon grain in the short circuit.

Crystalline type	Microcrystalline	Polycrystalline	Multicrystalline	Single crystalline
Grain size	≤ 1 μm	1 μm ≤  ≤ 1 mm	1 mm ≤  ≤ 10 cm	≥ 10 cm
Comparison between lp and
Behaviour of the radio wave	Attenuation rate inferior to 10^−3%	Attenuation rate inferior to 1%	Attenuation rate inferior to 63.3%	Attenuation rate equal to 63.3%