[HTML][HTML] Ultrahigh efficiencies in vertical epitaxial heterostructure architectures

S Fafard, MCA York, F Proulx, CE Valdivia… - Applied Physics …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Optical to electrical power converting semiconductor devices were achieved with
breakthrough performance by designing a Vertical Epitaxial Heterostructure Architecture …

[HTML][HTML] Design and fabrication of six-volt vertically-stacked GaAs photovoltaic power converter

Y Zhao, Y Sun, Y He, S Yu, J Dong - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
A six-volt vertically-stacked, high current GaAs photovoltaic power converter (PPC) has been
designed and fabricated to produce output power over 1 W under monochromatic …

InAlGaAs/InP-Based Laser Photovoltaic Converter at nm

N Singh, CKF Ho, YN Leong, KEK Lee… - IEEE Electron Device …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Interest in single-junction III-V-based semiconductor photovoltaic (PV) devices under
monochromatic illumination has been renewed in recent years due to their potential to …

Performance impact of luminescent coupling on monolithic 12-junction phototransducers for 12 V photonic power systems

M Wilkins, CE Valdivia, S Chahal… - Physics, Simulation …, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
A twelve-junction monolithically-integrated GaAs phototransducer device with> 60% power
conversion efficiency and> 14 V open-circuit voltage under monochromatic illumination is …

Ultra-efficient N-junction photovoltaic cells with VOC > 14V at high optical input powers

S Fafard, MCA York, F Proulx, M Wilkins… - 2016 IEEE 43rd …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
GaAs phototransducers with 5 to 12 p/n junctions are shown to demonstrate breakthrough
performance in optical conversion efficiency ranging from 65% to just under 70%. In …

Enhanced photocarrier extraction mechanisms in ultra-thin photovoltaic gaas n/p junctions

MCA York, F Proulx, DP Masson… - Physics, Simulation …, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
PV devices with active areas of~ 3: 4 mm 2 were fabricated and tested with top electrodes
having different emitter gridline spacings with active area shadowing values between 0 …

New and Future III‐V Cells and Concepts

S Fafard - Photovoltaic Solar Energy: From Fundamentals to …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter examines different III‐V cell concepts and devices that are being researched,
developed, or commercialized. Future III‐V solar cell developments could incorporate similar …