27.6% Conversion efficiency, a new record for single-junction solar cells under 1 sun illumination

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 000004-000008

  Kayes, Brendan M ^a   Nie, Hui ^a   Twist, Rose ^a   Spruytte, Sylvia G ^a   Reinhardt, Frank ^a   Kizilyalli, Isik C ^a   Higashi, Gregg S ^a  

^a Alta Devices Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVICE PERFORMANCE; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; GAAS; GROWTH SUBSTRATES; HIGH COSTS; MATERIAL SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PRECISE CONTROL; SINGLE JUNCTION DEVICES; SINGLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ILLUMINATION; SUN ILLUMINATION;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM; SUBSTRATES;

FILM GROWTH;

EID: 84861034789     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2011.6185831     Document Type: Conference Paper

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