Heat blocking gallium arsenide solar cells

Autor: Faiz Rahman, Christoph Schmidt, Gerhard Pfaff, Colin Stanley, C.D. Farmer
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Applied Physics A. 90:231-236
ISSN: 1432-0630
0947-8396
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-007-4293-1
Popis: The solar cell industry is witnessing an era of unprecedented growth and this trend is set to continue for the foreseeable future. Here we describe a heat reflection pigment-coated single-junction gallium arsenide solar cell that is capable of reflecting heat-inducing near-infrared radiation. The cell maintains its performance better than non-coated cells when exposed to infrared-rich radiant flux. In situations where solar cells get heated mainly from incident infrared radiation, these cells exhibit superior performance. The heat reflecting pigment, cell structure, coating process and cell performance have been described.
Databáze: OpenAIRE