Point-contact silicon solar cells

A new type of silicon photovoltaic cell designed for high-concentration applications is presented. The device is called the point-contact-cell and shows potential for achieving energy conversion efficiencies in the neighborhood of 28 percent at the design operating point of 500× geometric concentrat...

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Published inIEEE transactions on electron devices Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 661 - 664
Main Authors Swanson, R.M., Beckwith, S.K., Crane, R.A., Eades, W.D., Young Hoon Kwark, Sinton, R.A., Swirhun, S.E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.05.1984
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Summary:A new type of silicon photovoltaic cell designed for high-concentration applications is presented. The device is called the point-contact-cell and shows potential for achieving energy conversion efficiencies in the neighborhood of 28 percent at the design operating point of 500× geometric concentration and 60°C cell temperature. This cell has alternating n and p regions that form a polkadot array on the bottom surface. A two-layermetallization on the bottom provides contact. Initial experimental results have yielded a cell with 20-percent efficiency at a concentration of 88.
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ISSN:0018-9383
1557-9646
DOI:10.1109/T-ED.1984.21586