Multi-crystalline II-VI based multijunction solar cells and modules
Abstract
Multi-crystalline group II-VI solar cells and methods for fabrication of same are disclosed herein. A multi-crystalline group II-VI solar cell includes a first photovoltaic sub-cell comprising silicon, a tunnel junction, and a multi-crystalline second photovoltaic sub-cell. A plurality of the multi-crystalline group II-VI solar cells can be interconnected to form low cost, high throughput flat panel, low light concentration, and/or medium light concentration photovoltaic modules or devices.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Plant PV, Inc., Belmont, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1187933
- Patent Number(s):
- 9070811
- Application Number:
- 13/750,756
- Assignee:
- Plant PV, Inc. (Belmont, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0005332
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Jan 25
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Hardin, Brian E., Connor, Stephen T., Groves, James R., and Peters, Craig H. Multi-crystalline II-VI based multijunction solar cells and modules. United States: N. p., 2015.
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Hardin, Brian E., Connor, Stephen T., Groves, James R., & Peters, Craig H. Multi-crystalline II-VI based multijunction solar cells and modules. United States.
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"Multi-crystalline II-VI based multijunction solar cells and modules". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1187933.
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abstractNote = {Multi-crystalline group II-VI solar cells and methods for fabrication of same are disclosed herein. A multi-crystalline group II-VI solar cell includes a first photovoltaic sub-cell comprising silicon, a tunnel junction, and a multi-crystalline second photovoltaic sub-cell. A plurality of the multi-crystalline group II-VI solar cells can be interconnected to form low cost, high throughput flat panel, low light concentration, and/or medium light concentration photovoltaic modules or devices.},
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year = {Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
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