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- Title
Design, fabrication, and analysis of transparent silicon solar cells for multi-junction assemblies.
- Authors
Kerestes, Christopher; Wang, Yi; Shreve, Kevin; Mutitu, James; Creazzo, Tim; Murcia, Paola; Barnett, Allen
- Abstract
ABSTRACT Transparent silicon solar cells can lead to an increased efficiency of silicon-based multi-junction assemblies by transmitting near and below band gap energy light for conversion in a low band gap solar cell. This analysis shows that the maximum efficiency gain for a low band gap solar cell beneath silicon at a concentration of 50 suns is 5.8%, based on ideal absorption and conversion of the photons. This work analyzes the trade-offs between increased near band edge absorption in the silicon and silicon solar cell transparency. Application of these results to real cases including a germanium bottom solar cell is analyzed, leading to a range of cases with increased system efficiency. Non-ideal surfaces and real silicon and germanium solar cell device performance are presented. The range of practical system gains may be as low as 2.2 - 1% absolute when compared with the efficiency of a light-trapped silicon solar cell for 1-sun operation, based on this work. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
SILICON solar cells; BAND gaps; PHOTONS; TRANSPARENCY (Optics); GERMANIUM
- Publication
Progress in Photovoltaics, 2013, Vol 21, Issue 4, p578
- ISSN
1062-7995
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/pip.1232