Back Surface Fields for GaInP2 Solar Cells

D. J. Friedman; S. R. Kurtz; A. E. Kibbler; J. M. Olson

Back Surface Fields for GaInP2 Solar Cells

D. J. Friedman, S. R. Kurtz, A. E. Kibbler, J. M. Olson

Chemistry and Nanoscience

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Abstract

Back surface passivation of the GaInP$-$/ top cell in GaInP₂/GaAs two-terminal tandem cells is discussed. Because of the requirement of current matching of the top and bottom cell, the top cell must be made very thin (on the order of 1 μm), and thus proper passivation of the top cell back surface is important in achieving high open-circuit voltages. A comparison is made of two candidate top-cell back surface fields: (1) an AlGaInP quaternary, and (2) GaInP₂ grown to give a bandgap higher than that of the base of the cell.

Original language	American English
Pages	358-360
Number of pages	3
State	Published - 1992
Event	The Conference Record of the Twenty-Second IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1991 - Las Vegas, NV, USA Duration: 7 Oct 1991 → 11 Oct 1991

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Conference	The Conference Record of the Twenty-Second IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1991
City	Las Vegas, NV, USA
Period	7/10/91 → 11/10/91

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conference held 7-10 October 1991, Las Vegas, Nevada

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NREL/CP-212-4525

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Back Surface Fields for GaInP2 Solar Cells

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