Abstract High Concentrator Photovoltaic (HCPV) units are typically based on the use of
Fresnel lenses, refractive secondary optical elements (SOE), and triple-junction (TJ) solar …

Monolithic two‐terminal III‐V on Si dual‐junction solar cells, designed for low concentration
applications, were fabricated by means of surface‐activated direct wafer bonding. The III‐V …

CPV systems aim to deliver electrical power at lower cost than will be possible with
traditional photovoltaics. To achieve this, maximum performance from the solar cells should …

Ultrasonic testing is a promising alternative quality inspection technique to the expensive
microscopic imaging to characterize metal matrix nanocomposites. However, due to the …

Multijunction solar cells (MJSC) use anti-reflective coatings (ARC) to minimize Fresnel
reflection losses for a family of light incidence angles. These coatings adapt the refractive …

Monolithic two-terminal III-V on Si dual-junction (2J) solar cells were fabricated by means of
Surface-Activated direct wafer Bonding (SAB). Al 0.2 Ga 0.8 As single-junction cells are …

Le travail de thèse effectué a pour objectif le développement d'un concept innovant de
module photovoltaïque à faible concentration ultra-intégré, nommé HIRL pour Highly …

An optical characterization technique is introduced for the measurement of the spectrally-
resolved optical efficiency of concentrators that employ multi-junction cells. The method …

Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) is a solution that is gaining attention worldwide as a
potential global player in the future energy market. Despite the impressive development in …

Concentrator solar cell front-grid metallizations are designed so that the trade-off between
series resistance and shading factor (SF) is optimized for a particular irradiance. High …