A 24.4% solar to hydrogen energy conversion efficiency by combining concentrator photovoltaic modules and electrochemical cells

Applied Physics Express

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2015, Pages

  Nakamura, Akihiro ^a   Ota, Yasuyuki ^b   Koike, Kayo ^a   Hidaka, Yoshihide ^b   Nishioka, Kensuke ^b   Sugiyama, Masakazu ^a   Fujii, Katsushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYTOLOGY; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; OPERATION CONDITIONS; OPERATION POINT; OVER POTENTIAL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; SOLAR-TO-HYDROGEN; THREE JUNCTIONS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84943312030     PISSN: 18820778     EISSN: 18820786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7567/APEX.8.107101     Document Type: Article

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