Demonstration of the operation principles of intermediate band solar cells at room temperature

López Estrada, Esther ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4256-9329, Datas Medina, Alejandro ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5964-3818, Ramiro Gonzalez, Iñigo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9663-4002, García-Linares Fontes, Pablo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2369-3017, Antolín Fernández, Elisa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5220-2849, Artacho Huertas, Irene ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0213-2966, Martí Vega, Antonio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8841-7091, Luque López, Antonio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8357-6413, Shoji, Y., Sogabe, T., Ogura, A. and Okada, Y. (2016). Demonstration of the operation principles of intermediate band solar cells at room temperature. "Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells", v. 149 (n. May'16); pp. 15-18. ISSN 0927-0248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2015.12.031.

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Title: Demonstration of the operation principles of intermediate band solar cells at room temperature
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Item Type: Article
Título de Revista/Publicación: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Date: May 2016
ISSN: 0927-0248
Volume: 149
Subjects:
Freetext Keywords: Intermediate band solar cells; InGaAs/AlGaAs quantum dots; Two-photon photocurrent; Voltage preservation
Faculty: Instituto de Energía Solar (IES) (UPM)
Department: Electrónica Física
UPM's Research Group: Silicio y Nuevos Conceptos de Células Solares
Creative Commons Licenses: None

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Abstract

In this work we report, for the first time at room temperature, experimental results that prove, simultaneously in the same device, the two main physical principles involved in the operation of intermediate band solar cells: (1) the production of sub-bandgap photocurrent by two optical transitions through the intermediate band; (2) the generation of an output voltage which is not limited by the photon energy absorption threshold. These principles, which had always required cryogenic temperatures to be evidenced all together, are now demonstrated at room temperature on an intermediate band solar cell based on InAs quantum dots with Al0.3Ga0.7As barriers.

Funding Projects

Type
Code
Acronym
Leader
Title
FP7
283798
NGCPV
Antonio Luque
A new generation of concentrator photovoltaic cells, modules and systems
Madrid Regional Government
S2013/MAE-2780
PROMESA
Antonio Martí Vega
Materiales, dispositivos y tecnología para el desarrollo de la industria fotovoltaica
Government of Spain
ENE2012-37804-C02-01
PROMESA
Antonio Luque
Aplicación de estructuras cuánticas y otros nuevos conceptos a la mejora de la eficiencia de las células solares

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Item ID: 39030
DC Identifier: https://oa.upm.es/39030/
OAI Identifier: oai:oa.upm.es:39030
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.12.031
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2015.12.031
Deposited by: Prof. Antonio Martí Vega
Deposited on: 14 Jan 2016 11:55
Last Modified: 30 Nov 2022 09:00
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