50% Efficient solar cell architectures and designs

Allen Barnett; Christiana Honsberg; Douglas Kirkpatrick; Sarah Kurtz; Duncan Moore; David Salzman; Richard Schwartz; Jeffrey Gray; Stuart Bowden; Keith Goossen; Michael Haney; Dan Aiken; Mark Wanlass; Keith Emery

doi:10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279768

50% Efficient solar cell architectures and designs

Allen Barnett, Christiana Honsberg, Douglas Kirkpatrick, Sarah Kurtz, Duncan Moore, David Salzman, Richard Schwartz, Jeffrey Gray, Stuart Bowden, Keith Goossen, Michael Haney, Dan Aiken, Mark Wanlass, Keith Emery

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Abstract

Very High Efficiency Solar Cells (VHESC) for portable applications [1] that operate at greater than 55 percent efficiency in the laboratory and 50 percent in production are being created. We are integrating the optical design with the solar cell design, and have entered previously unoccupied design space that leads to a new paradigm. This project requires us to invent, develop and transfer to production these new solar cells. Our approach is driven by proven quantitative models for the solar cell design, the optical design and the integration of these designs. We start with a very high performance crystalline silicon solar cell platform. Examples will be presented. Initial solar cell device results are shown for devices fabricated in geometries designed for this VHESC Program.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	2560-2564
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	1424400163, 9781424400164
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279768
State	Published - Jan 1 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4 - Waikoloa, HI, United States Duration: May 7 2006 → May 12 2006

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Name	Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4
Volume	2

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Other	2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4
Country/Territory	United States
City	Waikoloa, HI
Period	5/7/06 → 5/12/06

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Materials Chemistry

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Barnett, A., Honsberg, C., Kirkpatrick, D., Kurtz, S., Moore, D., Salzman, D., Schwartz, R., Gray, J., Bowden, S., Goossen, K., Haney, M., Aiken, D., Wanlass, M., & Emery, K. (2006). 50% Efficient solar cell architectures and designs. In Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4 (pp. 2560-2564). Article 4060203 (Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4; Vol. 2). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279768

50% Efficient solar cell architectures and designs. / Barnett, Allen; Honsberg, Christiana; Kirkpatrick, Douglas et al.
Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4. IEEE Computer Society, 2006. p. 2560-2564 4060203 (Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4; Vol. 2).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Barnett, A, Honsberg, C, Kirkpatrick, D, Kurtz, S, Moore, D, Salzman, D, Schwartz, R, Gray, J, Bowden, S, Goossen, K, Haney, M, Aiken, D, Wanlass, M & Emery, K 2006, 50% Efficient solar cell architectures and designs. in Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4., 4060203, Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4, vol. 2, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 2560-2564, 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4, Waikoloa, HI, United States, 5/7/06. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279768

Barnett A, Honsberg C, Kirkpatrick D, Kurtz S, Moore D, Salzman D et al. 50% Efficient solar cell architectures and designs. In Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4. IEEE Computer Society. 2006. p. 2560-2564. 4060203. (Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4). doi: 10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279768

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