New analysis of a high-voltage vertical multijunction solar cell

Chen-Ming Hu; James K. Carney; Robert I. Frank

doi:10.1063/1.323355

New analysis of a high-voltage vertical multijunction solar cell

Chen-Ming Hu^*, James K. Carney, Robert I. Frank

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International College of Semiconductor Technology

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We present an analysis and a model for a vertical multijunction solar cell with covering lens, for which a 21% efficiency has been predicted previously. It is shown that the maximum conversion efficiency is in fact about 0.3%. The present analysis confirms our belief that back-to-back diodes should be designed into a solar cell only with great caution.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	442-444
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Applied Physics
Volume	48
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.323355
State	Published - 1 Dec 1977

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