• DocumentCode
    2817836
  • Title

    High-efficient dual-junction InGaP/GaAs solar cells with improved tunnel interconnect

  • Author

    Agui, T. ; Takamoto, T. ; Ikeda, E. ; Kurita, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Central Res. Lab., Japan Energy Corp., Saitama, Japan
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    11-15 May 1998
  • Firstpage
    203
  • Lastpage
    206
  • Abstract
    We report improvements of the InGaP-GaAs tandem cell performance by introducing an InGaP tunnel junction with sandwiched AlInP layers. A high conversion efficiency of 30.28% was achieved for 2 cm×2 cm cell, which is the world record for the terrestrial sun-light condition. The uniformity of the tandem solar cell was also improved
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; solar cells; tunnelling; 2 cm; 30.28 percent; AlInP; InGaP tunnel junction; InGaP-GaAs; InGaP/GaAs tandem cell performance; high conversion efficiency; high-efficiency dual-junction InGaP/GaAs solar cells; sandwiched AlInP layers; tandem solar cell; terrestrial sun-light condition; tunnel interconnect; uniformity; Gallium arsenide; Laboratories; Optical materials; Photoluminescence; Photovoltaic cells; Pressure control; Renewable energy resources; Weight control; Wideband; Zinc;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 1998 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Tsukuba
  • ISSN
    1092-8669
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4220-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIPRM.1998.712437
  • Filename
    712437