Lattice-matched and metamorphic GaInP/GaInAs/Ge concentrator solar cells

Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Volumn A, Issue , 2003, Pages 622-625

  King, R R ^a   Fetzer, C M ^a   Colter, P C ^a   Edmondson, K M ^a   Law, D C ^a   Stavrides, A P ^a   Yoon, H ^a   Kinsey, G S ^a   Cotal, H L ^a   Ermer, J H ^a   Sherif, R A ^a   Emery, K ^b   Metzger, W ^b   Ahrenkiel, R K ^b   Karam, N H ^a  

^a Spectrolab Inc   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDGAPS; PHOTON FLUX; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SUBCELLS;

COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); HETEROJUNCTIONS; METALLORGANIC VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 3843079984     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (12)

1. 0.5P/GaAs Tandem Solar Cell," Appl. Phys. Lett., 56, p.623 (1990).
2. T. Takamoto, T. Agui, E. Ikeda, and H. Kurita, "High Efficiency InGaP/InGaAs Tandem Solar Cells on Ge Substrates," Proc. 28th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf. (IEEE, New York, 2000), p. 976.
3. R. R. King, C. M. Fetzer, P. C. Colter, K. M. Edmondson, J. H. Ermer, H. L. Cotal, H. Yoon, A. P. Stavrides, G. Kinsey, D. D. Krut, N. H. Karam, "High-Efficiency Space and Terrestrial Multijunction Solar Cells Through Bandgap Control in Cell Structures," Proc. 29th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf. (IEEE, New York, 2002).
4. R. R. King, M. Haddad, T. Isshiki, P. C. Colter, J. H. Ermer, H. Yoon, D. E. Joslin, and N. H. Karam, "Metamorphic GaInP/GaInAs/Ge Solar Cells," Proc. 28th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf. (IEEE, New York, 2000), p. 982.
5. 0.17As Tandem Solar Cells Grown on GaAs Substrates," IEEE Electron Device Lett., 21, p. 209 (2000).
6. C. M. Fetzer, R. R. King, P. C. Colter, K. M. Edmondson, D. C. Law, A. P. Stavrides, H. Yoon, J. H. Ermer, and N. H. Karam, "MOVPE of High Efficiency Metamorphic GaInP/GaInAs/Ge Solar Cells," submitted to the 15th American Conf. on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy (ACCGE), July 20-24, 2003.
7. Standard ASTM 892-92, Standard for Terrestrial Solar Spectral Irradiance Tables at Air Mass 1.5 for a 37° Tilted Surface (Amer. Society for Testing Matls., West Conshocken, PA, USA).
8. Standard ASTM 891-92, Standard for Terrestrial Solar Direct Normal Solar Spectral Irradiance Tables for Air Mass 1.5 (Amer, Society for Testing Matls., West Conshocken, PA, USA).
9. K. Emery, "What is the Appropriate Reference Condition for Determining the Efficiency?," NCPV Program Review Meeting (AIP Press, Woodbury, NY, 2001).
10. H. Cotal, R. Sherif, A. Paredes, J. Kiehl, and K. Emery, "Outdoor Operation of GaInP/GaAs/Ge Triple Junction Concentrator Solar Cells Up to 1000 Suns," to be presented at 3rd World Conf. on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Osaka, Japan, May 11-18, 2003.
11. K. Emery, D. Meyers, and Sarah Kurtz, "What is the Appropriate Reference Spectrum for Characterizing Concentrator Cells?," Proc. 29th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf. (IEEE, New York, 2002), pp. 840-843.
12. M. A. Green, K. Emery, D. L. King, S. Igari, W. Warta, "Solar Cell Efficiency Tables (Version 21)," Prog. in Photovoltaics: Res. Appl., 11, pp. 39-45 (2003).