Memorias de investigación
Communications at congresses:
Hot carrier solar cells: Challenges and recent progress
Year:2010
Research Areas
  • Physics - Semiconductors and band structure
Information
Abstract
The limiting efficiency on the conversion efficiency of terrestrial global sunlight is not circa 31%, as commonly assumed, but 74%. To reach the lowest possible costs and hence to attain its intrinsic potential as a major source of future sustainable energy supplies, it would appear photovoltaics has to evolve to devices targeting the latter efficiency rather than the former. The hot carrier solar cell, although presenting substantial device challenges, is arguably the highest efficiency photovoltaic device concept yet suggested and hence worthy of efforts to investigate its practicality. Challenges in the implementation of hot carrier cells are identified and progress in overcoming these are discussed.
International
Si
Congress
35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
960
Place
Honolulu, Hawaii (EEUU)
Reviewers
Si
ISBN/ISSN
978-1-4244-5891-2
Start Date
20/06/2010
End Date
25/06/2010
From page
57
To page
60
Proc. 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Participants
Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Silicio y Nuevos Conceptos para Células Solares
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Instituto de Energía Solar