Current- and lattice-matched tandem solar cell
Abstract
A multijunction (cascade) tandem photovoltaic solar cell device is fabricated of a Ga/sub x/In/sub 1-x/P (0.505 equal to or less than x equal to or less than 0.515) top cell semiconductor lattice-matched to a GaAs bottom cell semiconductor at a low resistance heterojunction, preferably a p/sup +//n/sup +/ heterojunction between the cells. The top and bottom cells are both lattice-matched and current-matched for high efficiency solar radiation conversion to electrical energy.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Solar Energy Research Inst. (SERI), Golden, CO (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5468726
- Application Number:
- ON: DE86013757
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR CELLS; FABRICATION; GALLIUM ARSENIDES; GALLIUM PHOSPHIDES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INDIUM PHOSPHIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; ARSENIDES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; EQUIPMENT; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; JUNCTIONS; MATERIALS; PHOSPHIDES; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PNICTIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; 140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion
Citation Formats
Olson, J M. Current- and lattice-matched tandem solar cell. United States: N. p., 1985.
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Olson, J M. Current- and lattice-matched tandem solar cell. United States.
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"Current- and lattice-matched tandem solar cell". United States.
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abstractNote = {A multijunction (cascade) tandem photovoltaic solar cell device is fabricated of a Ga/sub x/In/sub 1-x/P (0.505 equal to or less than x equal to or less than 0.515) top cell semiconductor lattice-matched to a GaAs bottom cell semiconductor at a low resistance heterojunction, preferably a p/sup +//n/sup +/ heterojunction between the cells. The top and bottom cells are both lattice-matched and current-matched for high efficiency solar radiation conversion to electrical energy.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 21 00:00:00 EDT 1985},
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