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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 16, 2017
11th European Space Power Conference
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Article Number | 03008 | |
Number of page(s) | 3 | |
Section | Power Generation: Solar Cells | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20171603008 | |
Published online | 23 May 2017 |
Performace of Dilute Nitride Triple Junction Space Solar Cell Grown by MBE
Tampere University of Technology, Optoelectronics Research Centre, Korkeakoulunkatu 3, 33720 Tampere, Finland
Email: arto.j.aho@tut.fi
Dilute nitride arsenide antimonide compounds offer widely tailorable band-gaps, ranging from 0.8 eV to 1.4 eV, for the development of lattice-matched multijunction solar cells with three or more junctions. Here we report on the performance of GaInP/GaAs/GaInNAsSb solar cell grown by molecular beam epitaxy. An efficiency of 27% under AM0 conditions is demonstrated. In addition, the cell was measured at different temperatures. The short circuit current density exhibited a temperature coefficient of 0.006 mA/cm2/°C while the corresponding slope for the open circuit voltage was −6.8 mV/°C. Further efficiency improvement, up to 32%, is projected by better current balancing and structural optimization.
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