@inproceedings{upm40905, booktitle = {AIP Conference Proceedings}, month = {April}, volume = {1679}, pages = {050002--1-050002-6}, year = {2015}, title = {Why can't I measure the external quantum efficiency of the Ge subcell of my multijunction solar cell?}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings}, doi = {10.1063/1.4931510}, author = {Barrig{\'o}n Monta{\~n}{\'e}s, Enrique and Espinet Gonz{\'a}lez, Pilar and Contreras, Yedileth and Rey Llorente, Ignacio del}, abstract = {The measurement of the external quantum efficiency (EQE) of low bandgap subcells in a multijunction solar cell can be sometimes problematic. In particular, this paper describes a set of cases where the EQE of a Ge subcell in a conventional GaInP/GaInAs/Ge triple-junction solar cell cannot be fully measured. We describe the way to identify each case by tracing the I-V curve under the same light-bias conditions applied for the EQE measurement, together with the strategies that could be implemented to attain the best possible measurement of the EQE of the Ge subcell.}, issn = {0094-243X}, url = {https://oa.upm.es/40905/} }