Experimental And Modeling Analysis of Internal Luminescence in III-V Solar Cells

Myles A. Steiner; John F. Geisz; Iván García; Daniel J. Friedman; Sarah R. Kurtz

doi:10.1063/1.4822199

Experimental And Modeling Analysis of Internal Luminescence in III-V Solar Cells

Myles A. Steiner, John F. Geisz, Iván García, Daniel J. Friedman, Sarah R. Kurtz

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

In high quality solar cells, the internal luminescence can be harnessed to enhance the overall performance. Internal confinement of the photons can lead to an increased open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current. Alternatively, in multijunction solar cells the photons can be coupled from a higher bandgap junction to a lower bandgap junction for enhanced performance. We model the solar cell as an optical cavity and compare calculated performance characteristics with measurements. We also describe how very high luminescent coupling alleviates the need for top-cell thinning to achieve current-matching.

Original language	American English
Pages	57-61
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822199 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822199
State	Published - 2013
Event	9th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2013 - Miyazaki, Japan Duration: 15 Apr 2013 → 17 Apr 2013

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Conference	9th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2013
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Miyazaki
Period	15/04/13 → 17/04/13

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NREL/CP-5200-58528

Keywords

III-V solar cell
Luminescence
Radiative coupling
Top-cell thinning

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