DocumentCode
1854233
Title
II-VI/III-V integration for next generation multi-junction solar cells
Author
Allen, Charles R. ; Liu, Shi ; Zhang, Yong-Hang
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr., Comput. & Energy Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
19-24 June 2011
Abstract
Various II-VI/III-V multi-junction solar cell designs based on substrates with various lattice constants are evaluated. Designs using only binaries or ternary alloys are presented. The highest achievable efficiencies for three junction cells are found to be on non-traditional lattice constants. The designs are evaluated under various spectral conditions including measured, simulated, and locational marginal price-weighted spectrum data. Different results are achieved when using a measured spectrum compared to the results of a standard AM1.5 spectrum.
Keywords
II-VI semiconductors; III-V semiconductors; lattice constants; solar cells; II-VI-III-V integration; locational marginal price-weighted spectrum data; next generation multijunction solar cells; nontraditional lattice constants; standard AM1.5 spectrum; ternary alloys; Junctions; Lattices; Materials; Photonic band gap; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2011 37th IEEE
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
ISSN
0160-8371
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9966-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.2011.6185885
Filename
6185885
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