Direct Semiconductor Bonded 5J Cell for Space and Terrestrial Applications

被引:94
作者
Chiu, P. T. [1 ]
Law, D. C. [1 ]
Woo, R. L. [1 ]
Singer, S. B. [1 ]
Bhusari, D. [1 ]
Hong, W. D. [1 ]
Zakaria, A. [1 ]
Boisvert, J. [1 ]
Mesropian, S. [1 ]
King, R. R. [1 ]
Karam, N. H. [1 ]
机构
[1] Spectrolab Inc, Sylmar, CA 91342 USA
来源
IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS | 2014年 / 4卷 / 01期
关键词
Direct wafer bonding; multijunction cells;
D O I
10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2279336
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
Spectrolab has demonstrated a 2.2/1.7/1.4/1.05/0.73 eV 5J cell with an efficiency of 37.8% under 1 sun AM1.5G spectrum and 35.1% efficiency for 1 sun AM0. The top three junctions and bottom two junctions were grown on GaAs and InP substrates, respectively, by metal organic vapor phase epitaxy. The GaAs-and InP-based cells were then direct bonded to create a low-resistance, high-transmissive interface. Both the space and terrestrial cells have high 1 sun V-oc between 4.75 and 4.78 V. Initial tests of the terrestrial cells at concentration are promising with efficiencies increasing up to 10x concentration to a maximum value close to 41%.
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页码:493 / 497
页数:5
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