Development of high-efficiency cascade solar cells. Technical progress report no. 4
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6552520
The basic objective of this work is to develop the technology required to fabricate two-junction cascade solar cells having conversion efficiencies of 30 percent or more under multisun illumination. An intermediate objective is to demonstrate a cascade cell having 25 percent conversion efficiency. Experimental cascade cells have previously been demonstrated in two different III-V materials systems: AlGaAsSb/GaAsSb and AlGaAs/GaAs. Although both of these cells were grown by liquid phase epitaxy (LPE), organo-metallic chemical vapor deposition (OM-CVD) growth techniques are also being explored. Progress is reported. (WKH)
- Research Organization:
- Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-77CH00178
- OSTI ID:
- 6552520
- Report Number(s):
- SERI/PR-8136-1-T2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ARSENIDES
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ANTIMONY ALLOYS
ARSENIC ALLOYS
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIDES
CHEMICAL COATING
CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
COHERENT SCATTERING
DEPOSITION
DESIGN
DIFFRACTION
DIFFUSION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
GALLIUM ALLOYS
GALLIUM ARSENIDE SOLAR CELLS
GALLIUM ARSENIDES
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
GRADED BAND GAPS
JUNCTIONS
LUMINESCENCE
P-N JUNCTIONS
PERFORMANCE
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOLUMINESCENCE
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PNICTIDES
QUANTUM EFFICIENCY
SCATTERING
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SURFACE COATING
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TUNNEL EFFECT
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ARSENIDES
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ANTIMONY ALLOYS
ARSENIC ALLOYS
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIDES
CHEMICAL COATING
CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
COHERENT SCATTERING
DEPOSITION
DESIGN
DIFFRACTION
DIFFUSION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
GALLIUM ALLOYS
GALLIUM ARSENIDE SOLAR CELLS
GALLIUM ARSENIDES
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
GRADED BAND GAPS
JUNCTIONS
LUMINESCENCE
P-N JUNCTIONS
PERFORMANCE
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOLUMINESCENCE
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PNICTIDES
QUANTUM EFFICIENCY
SCATTERING
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SURFACE COATING
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TUNNEL EFFECT
X-RAY DIFFRACTION