Title :
Monolithic III-V triple-junction solar cells under different temperatures and spectra
Author :
Fernández, Eduardo F. ; Loureiro, A. J García ; Higueras, Pedro J Pérez ; Siefer, G.
Author_Institution :
Centre of Adv. Studies in Energy & Environ., Univ. of Jaen, Jaén, Spain
Abstract :
This paper concentrates on the performance of lattice-matched and metamorphic triple junction solar cells under different temperatures and spectral conditions. This information is essential for a better understanding of concentrator photovoltaic systems. It is well known that, compared to single-junction cells, the performance of multi-junction solar cells shows a stronger dependence on the incident spectrum. The influence of temperature can in first approximation be described with linear coefficients, that themselves do no depend on the incident spectrum, which will be shown in the paper.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; germanium; indium compounds; photovoltaic power systems; semiconductor junctions; solar cells; Ga0.50In0.50P-Ga0.99In0.01As-Ge; concentrator photovoltaic system; incident spectrum; lattice match; linear coefficient; metamorphic triple junction solar cell; monolithic III- V triple-junction solar cell; multijunction solar cell; single junction cell; Junctions; Photonic band gap; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Temperature dependence; Temperature measurement; III-V solar cells; concentrator photovoltaic; spectrum; temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices (CDE), 2011 Spanish Conference on
Conference_Location :
Palma de Mallorca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7863-7
DOI :
10.1109/SCED.2011.5744222