Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1555558 | Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science | 2010 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Multijunction solar cells are the most efficient solar cells ever developed with demonstrated efficiencies above 40%, far in excess of the performance of any conventional single-junction cell. This paper describes paths toward next-generation multijunction cells with even higher performance. Starting from fundamental multijunction concepts, the paper describes the desired characteristics of semiconductor materials for multijunction cells; the corresponding challenges in obtaining these characteristics in actual materials; and materials and device architectures to overcome these challenges.
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Authors
D.J. Friedman,