Title :
High-efficiency multijunction photovoltaics for low-cost solar electricity
Author :
King, Richard R. ; Boca, Andreea ; Hong, William ; Law, Daniel ; Kinsey, Geoff ; Fetzer, Chris ; Haddad, Moran ; Edmondson, Ken ; Yoon, Hojun ; Pien, Peichen ; Karam, Nasser
Author_Institution :
Spectrolab, Inc., Gladstone, CA
Abstract :
Multijunction solar cells divide the solar spectrum into smaller slices, delivering experimental efficiencies over 40%, and enabling theoretical efficiency over 60%. These high efficiency cells have a powerful effect on the cost effectiveness of new concentrator photovoltaic systems now being deployed around the world, making this technology one of the most viable options for plentiful solar-generated electricity.
Keywords :
solar cells; solar energy concentrators; solar power stations; concentrator photovoltaic systems; high-efficiency photovoltaics; low-cost solar electricity; multijunction photovoltaics; solar cells; solar spectrum; solar-generated electricity; Costs; Earth; III-V semiconductor materials; Inorganic materials; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Production; Solar power generation; Sun;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688458
