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Simulation of IQE tuning of individual cells for DC-balancing multijunction tandem cells

Tor Oskar Saetre

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010302 applied physicsWork (thermodynamics)Materials sciencePhotonTandembusiness.industryMonte Carlo methodElectrical engineering02 engineering and technology021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology01 natural sciencesStack (abstract data type)0103 physical sciencesOptoelectronicsQuantum efficiencyPhotonics0210 nano-technologybusinessPhotonic crystal

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In the present work, the performance of stacks of cells connected in series is examined at different levels of internal quantum efficiency (IQE). Incident photons, generated by employing the ASTM G173-03 data set, are accounted for individually as they interact with the stack of cells. The efficiencies of the devices studied are dependent upon the DC balance throughout the stack of cells. It is demonstrated that reducing the internal quantum efficiency of upper cells can lead to a better DC balance and thereby higher efficiency.

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2016-06-012016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)
https://doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2016.7749609