Does micro-scaling of CPV modules improve efficiency? A cell-to-module performance analysis

A Ritou, P Voarino, O Raccurt - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The actual trend of Concentrator PhotoVoltaic (CPV) development is going into micro-scaled
CPV modules (micro-CPV) to optimize the balance between cost and efficiency. The …

Monolithic interconnected modules (MIM) for high irradiance photovoltaic energy conversion: A comprehensive review

A Datas, PG Linares - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Monolithic Interconnected Modules (MIM) are densely packed arrays of series
interconnected photovoltaic (PV) cells that are manufactured on the same semiconductor …

AlGaAs photovoltaics for indoor energy harvesting in mm-scale wireless sensor nodes

AS Teran, J Wong, W Lim, G Kim, Y Lee… - … on Electron Devices, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Indoor photovoltaic energy harvesting is a promising candidate to power millimeter (mm)-
scale systems. The theoretical efficiency and electrical performance of photovoltaics under …

Energy harvesting for GaAs photovoltaics under low-flux indoor lighting conditions

AS Teran, E Moon, W Lim, G Kim, I Lee… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
GaAs photovoltaics are promising candidates for indoor energy harvesting to power small-
scale (mm 2) electronics. This application has stringent requirements on dark current …

Analysis of perimeter recombination in the subcells of GaInP/GaAs/Ge triple‐junction solar cells

P Espinet‐González, I Rey‐Stolle… - Progress in …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This paper studies the recombination at the perimeter in the subcells that constitute a
GaInP/GaAs/Ge lattice‐matched triple‐junction solar cell. For that, diodes of different sizes …

Miniaturization of InGaP/InGaAs/Ge solar cells for micro‐concentrator photovoltaics

P Albert, A Jaouad, G Hamon, M Volatier… - Progress in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Micro‐concentrator photovoltaic (CPV), incorporating micro‐scale solar cells within
concentrator photovoltaic modules, promises an inexpensive and highly efficient technology …

Influence of plasma process on III-V/Ge multijunction solar cell via etching

M De Lafontaine, E Pargon, C Petit-Etienne… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, the impact of the plasma process for III-V/Ge heterostructure etching on both
the morphology and the photovoltaic performance is investigated for the fabrication of …

Optimization of photovoltaic characteristics of CIGS/Si heterojunction solar cells

J Kaur, HD Shelke, HM Pathan… - ES Energy & …, 2022 - espublisher.com
The effect of varying the thickness of Silicon window layer, the band gap of CIGS absorber
layer and the temperature of the junction on the photovoltaic characteristics of CIGS/Si …

Open circuit voltage recovery in GaAsSbN-based solar cells: Role of deep N-related radiative states

A Gonzalo, L Stanojević, AD Utrilla, DF Reyes… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work we investigate the effect of rapid thermal annealing (RTA) on the performance of
solar cells consisting of different GaAsSbN-based structures and correlate the device results …

Multijunction solar cell mesa isolation: Correlation between process, morphology and cell performance

M de Lafontaine, F Ayari, E Pargon, G Gay… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multijunction solar cells must be electrically isolated from one to another at the end of the
fabrication process; a step known as mesa isolation. In this study, three different techniques …