GaAs/silicon PVMirror tandem photovoltaic mini‐module with 29.6% efficiency with respect to the outdoor global irradiance

Yu, Zhengshan J.; Fisher, Kathryn C.; Meng, Xiaodong; Hyatt, Justin J.; Angel, Roger P.; Holman, Zachary C.

doi:10.1002/pip.3095

Title: GaAs/silicon PVMirror tandem photovoltaic mini‐module with 29.6% efficiency with respect to the outdoor global irradiance

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^[1]; Fisher, Kathryn C. ^[1]; Meng, Xiaodong ^[2]; Hyatt, Justin J. ^[3]; Angel, Roger P. ^[3]; Holman, Zachary C. ^[1]

School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering Arizona State University Tempe AZ 85281 USA
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy Arizona State University Tempe AZ 85281 USA
College of Optical Sciences University of Arizona Tucson AZ 85721 USA

Publication Date:: 2019-01-28

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1492739

Grant/Contract Number:: DE‐EE0007368

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Progress in Photovoltaics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Progress in Photovoltaics Journal Volume: 27 Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 1062-7995

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Yu, Zhengshan J., Fisher, Kathryn C., Meng, Xiaodong, Hyatt, Justin J., Angel, Roger P., and Holman, Zachary C. GaAs/silicon PVMirror tandem photovoltaic mini‐module with 29.6% efficiency with respect to the outdoor global irradiance.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Yu, Zhengshan J., Fisher, Kathryn C., Meng, Xiaodong, Hyatt, Justin J., Angel, Roger P., & Holman, Zachary C. GaAs/silicon PVMirror tandem photovoltaic mini‐module with 29.6% efficiency with respect to the outdoor global irradiance.  United Kingdom.  https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3095

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                    Yu, Zhengshan J., Fisher, Kathryn C., Meng, Xiaodong, Hyatt, Justin J., Angel, Roger P., and Holman, Zachary C. Mon .  
"GaAs/silicon PVMirror tandem photovoltaic mini‐module with 29.6% efficiency with respect to the outdoor global irradiance".  United Kingdom.  https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3095.

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@article{osti_1492739,

  title        = {GaAs/silicon PVMirror tandem photovoltaic mini‐module with 29.6% efficiency with respect to the outdoor global irradiance},

  author       = {Yu, Zhengshan J. and Fisher, Kathryn C. and Meng, Xiaodong and Hyatt, Justin J. and Angel, Roger P. and Holman, Zachary C.},

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  doi          = {10.1002/pip.3095},

  journal      = {Progress in Photovoltaics},

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  volume       = 27,

  place        = {United Kingdom},

  year         = {2019},

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