High-voltage (1.8V) tandem solar cell system using a GaAs/AlXGa(1-X)As graded solar cell and dye-sensitised solar cells with organic dyes having different absorption spectra

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1220-1225

  Ito, S ^a,e   Dharmadasa, I M ^b   Tolan, G J ^b   Roberts, J S ^c   Hill, G ^c   Miura, H ^d   Yum, J H ^e   Pechy, P ^e   Liska, P ^e   Comte, P ^e   Gratzel M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

AlGaAs GaAs graded solar cell; Dye sensitised solar cell; Tandem solar cell

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM CELLS; DYE-SENSITISED SOLAR CELLS; GAAS; GRADED SOLAR CELLS; HIGH-VOLTAGES; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; MULTIJUNCTION; OPEN CIRCUITS; ORGANIC DYE; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOVOLTAGES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; SOLAR SPECTRUM; TANDEM CELLS; TANDEM SOLAR CELLS; WATER SPLITTING;

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; GALLIUM; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ABSORPTION; DYE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79956072684     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.02.024     Document Type: Article

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