High band gap II-VI and III-V tunneling junctions for silicon multijunction solar cells
Patent
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OSTI ID:6928036
This patent describes a multijunction silicon solar cell comprising p/n junction solar cells epitaxially grown in layers to receive solar energy in series through the n-type layer of each solar cell. The p-type layer of one is connected to the n-type layer of the next in series by a p+/n+ tunnel junction of III-V or II-VI semiconductor material of higher band-gap than silicon, and has a near perfect lattice match with silicon.
- Assignee:
- NASA, Washington, DC
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4631352
- OSTI ID:
- 6928036
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 17 Dec 1985
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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SILICON SOLAR CELLS
P-N JUNCTIONS
CRYSTAL GROWTH
CRYSTAL LATTICES
EPITAXY
GRADED BAND GAPS
LAYERS
N-TYPE CONDUCTORS
P-TYPE CONDUCTORS
SILICON
TUNNEL EFFECT
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
JUNCTIONS
MATERIALS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
SEMIMETALS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion