Title :
A high yield manufacturing demonstration for high-efficiency GaAs concentrator solar cells
Author :
Ristow, M. Ladle ; Chen, J.C. ; Kuryla, M.S. ; MacMillan, H.F.
Author_Institution :
VS Corp., San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
High-throughput techniques have been applied to a small manufacturing demonstration of high-efficiency GaAs concentrator cells. A total of 14 wafers were grown and processed into 517 p/n GaAs concentrator solar cells designed for terrestrial operation at 1000 suns. The design, fabrication, and testing of these solar cells are described
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; solar cells; solar energy concentrators; GaAs concentrator solar cells; fabrication; high-efficiency; testing; Contact resistance; Costs; Gallium arsenide; Grid computing; Inductors; Manufacturing; Metallization; Photovoltaic cells; Production; Sun;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the Twenty Second IEEE
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-636-5
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1991.169195
