Memorias de investigación
Communications at congresses:
Structural challenges in multijunction solar cells for ultra-high CPV
Year:2012
Research Areas
  • Electronic technology and of the communications
Information
Abstract
The paths towards high efficiency multijunction solar cells operating inside real concentrators at ultra high concentration (>1000 suns) are described. The key addressed factors comprehend: 1) the development of an optimized tunnel junction with a high peak current density (240 A/cm2) to mitigate the non-uniform light profiles created by concentrators, 2) the inclusion of highly conductive semiconductor lateral layers to minimize the effects of the non-uniform light profiles in general, and the chromatic aberration in particular; and 3) an adequate design of reliability studies to test multijunction solar cells for real operation conditions in order to determine the fragile parts in the device and improve them. These challenges are faced by means of experimental and theoretical investigation using a quasi-3D distributed circuital model.
International
Si
Congress
27th European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
960
Place
Frankfurt (Germany)
Reviewers
Si
ISBN/ISSN
3-936338-28-0
10.4229/27thEUPVSEC2012-1BO.12.3
Start Date
24/09/2012
End Date
28/09/2012
From page
146
To page
149
Proc. 27th EU PVSEC
Participants
Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Instituto de Energía Solar
  • Departamento: Electrónica Física