Memorias de investigación
Research Publications in journals:
Improved modeling of photoluminescent and electroluminescent coupling in multijunction solar cells
Year:2015
Research Areas
  • Electronic devices,
  • Solar cells,
  • Technology of devices for engineering
Information
Abstract
The performance of tandem stacks of Group III?V multijunction solar cells continues to improve rapidly, both through improved performance of the individual cells in the stack and throughi ncrease in the number of stacked cells. As the radiative efficiency of these individual cells increases, radiative coupling between the stacked cells becomes an increasingly important factor not only in cell design, but also in accurate efficiency measurement and in determining performance of cells and systems under varying spectral conditions in the field. Past modeling has concentrated on electroluminescent coupling between the cells, although photoluminescent coupling is shown to be important for cells operating near their maximum power point voltage or below or when junction defect recombination is significant. Extension of earlier models i sproposed to allow this non-negligible component of luminescent coupling to be included. Therefined model is validated by measurement of the closely related external emission from both single and double junction cells.
International
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JCR
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Title
Solar Energy Materials And Solar Cells
ISBN
0927-0248
Impact factor JCR
5,03
Impact info
Volume
143
10.1016/j.solmat.2015.06.036
Journal number
From page
48
To page
51
Month
SIN MES
Ranking
Participants
  • Autor: D. Lan
  • Autor: J.F. Geisz
  • Autor: M.A. Steiner
  • Autor: Ivan Garcia Vara UPM
  • Autor: D.J. Friedman
  • Autor: M.A. Green
Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Semiconductores III-V
  • Departamento: Electrónica Física
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Instituto de Energía Solar