Memorias de investigación
Communications at congresses:
Experimental and modeling analysis of internal luminescence in III-V solar cells
Year:2013
Research Areas
  • Electronic technology and of the communications
Information
Abstract
In high quality solar cells, the internal luminescence can be harnessed to enhance the overall performance. Internal confinement of the photons can lead to an increased open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current. Alternatively, in multijunction solar cells the photons can be coupled from a higher bandgap junction to a lower bandgap junction for enhanced performance. We model the solar cell as an optical cavity and compare calculated performance characteristics with measurements. We also describe how very high luminescent coupling alleviates the need for top-cell thinning to achieve current-matching.
International
Si
Congress
9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS: CPV-9
960
Place
Miyazaki, Japan
Reviewers
Si
ISBN/ISSN
978-0-7354-1182-1
10.1063/1.4822199
Start Date
15/04/2013
End Date
17/04/2013
From page
57
To page
61
Experimental and modeling analysis of internal luminescence in III-V solar cells
Participants
  • Autor: Myles Steiner
  • Autor: Jhon Geisz
  • Autor: Ivan Garcia Vara UPM
  • Autor: Daniel Friedman
  • Autor: Sarah Kurtz
Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Semiconductores III-V