Triple-Junction Quantum-Well Solar Cells In Commercial Production

被引:40
作者
Browne, Ben [1 ]
Lacey, Jon [1 ]
Tibbits, Thomas [1 ]
Bacchin, Gianluca [1 ]
Wu, Ta-Chung [1 ]
Liu, James Q. [1 ]
Chen, Xiaodong [1 ]
Rees, Victoria [1 ]
Tsai, Jane [1 ]
Werthen, Jan-Gustav [1 ]
机构
[1] Philips Lumileds, San Jose, CA 95131 USA
来源
9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS (CPV-9) | 2013年 / 1556卷
关键词
CPV; quantum wells; multi; junction solar cell;
D O I
10.1063/1.4822185
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
III-V InGaP/InGaAs/Ge triple junction solar cells have been developed which incorporate quantum wells into the InGaAs and InGaP junctions. Characterization of such devices shows an absolute efficiency gain of up to 2% with Voc exceeding that of non-QW devices. Cells grown on 6" wafers with quantum wells in the InGaAs junction are now commercially available with median efficiencies above 41%.
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