| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79776 | Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
A high-irradiance solar furnace geared toward (a) elucidating the distinctive physics of concentrator photovoltaics and (b) driving high-temperature reactors for the generation of novel nanostructures is described, with a target irradiance up to 12 W/mm2. The opto-mechanical design permits real-sun flash illumination at a millisecond time scale so that solar cells can be characterized with only insubstantial increases in cell temperature even at irradiance levels of thousands of suns.
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Authors
Jeffrey M. Gordon, Dotan Babai, Daniel Feuermann,