ISSN:
1077-3118
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
A high-efficiency monolithic two-junction solar cell consisting of an Al0.37Ga0.63As (Eg =1.93 eV) upper cell and a GaAs lower cell has been grown by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy. Since both component cells have the n-on-p configuration, the unwanted p-n junction has been eliminated with the use of metal-interconnect contact during post-growth processing. As a two-terminal device, an efficiency of 22.3% has been achieved under 1 sun, air mass 0 illumination conditions, whereas an efficiency of 23.9% was obtained when the cascade cell was operated as a three-terminal device under 1 sun, air mass 1.5 illumination. This result represents the highest 1 sun efficiency ever reported. The advantages of utilizing this multijunction solar cell for terrestrial and space applications are also described.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.99615
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