Maximizing tandem solar cell power extraction using a three-terminal design

Warren, Emily L.; Deceglie, Michael G.; Rienacker, Michael; Peibst, Robby; Tamboli, Adele C.; Stradins, Paul

doi:10.1039/C8SE00133B

Title: Maximizing tandem solar cell power extraction using a three-terminal design

Abstract

Three-terminal tandem solar cells can provide a robust operating mechanism to efficiently capture the solar spectrum without the need to current match sub-cells or fabricate complicated metal interconnects.

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^[1];

^[2]; Peibst, Robby ^[2];

^[1]; Stradins, Paul ^[1]

National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin, Emmerthal (Germany)

Publication Date:: 2018-04-09

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

OSTI Identifier:: 1433310

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1434122

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5J00-70515
Journal ID: ISSN 2398-4902; SEFUA7

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308; EE00030299

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Sustainable Energy & Fuels

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 2; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2398-4902

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 42 ENGINEERING; photovoltaic; tandem solar cell; simulation; technology computer aided design

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                    Warren, Emily L., Deceglie, Michael G., Rienacker, Michael, Peibst, Robby, Tamboli, Adele C., and Stradins, Paul. Maximizing tandem solar cell power extraction using a three-terminal design.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Warren, Emily L., Deceglie, Michael G., Rienacker, Michael, Peibst, Robby, Tamboli, Adele C., & Stradins, Paul. Maximizing tandem solar cell power extraction using a three-terminal design.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SE00133B

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                    Warren, Emily L., Deceglie, Michael G., Rienacker, Michael, Peibst, Robby, Tamboli, Adele C., and Stradins, Paul. Mon .  
"Maximizing tandem solar cell power extraction using a three-terminal design".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SE00133B.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1433310.

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@article{osti_1433310,

  title        = {Maximizing tandem solar cell power extraction using a three-terminal design},

  author       = {Warren, Emily L. and Deceglie, Michael G. and Rienacker, Michael and Peibst, Robby and Tamboli, Adele C. and Stradins, Paul},

  abstractNote = {Three-terminal tandem solar cells can provide a robust operating mechanism to efficiently capture the solar spectrum without the need to current match sub-cells or fabricate complicated metal interconnects.},

  doi          = {10.1039/C8SE00133B},

  journal      = {Sustainable Energy & Fuels},

  number       = 6,

  volume       = 2,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2018},

  month        = {4}

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