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Solar Cells: Device Architectures for Enhanced Photon Recycling in Thin‐Film Multijunction Solar Cells (Adv. Energy Mater. 1/2015)
Author(s) -
Sheng Xing,
Yun Myoung Hee,
Zhang Chen,
AlOkaily Ala'a M.,
Masouraki Maria,
Shen Ling,
Wang Shuodao,
Wilson William L.,
Kim Jin Young,
Ferreira Placid,
Li Xiuling,
Yablonovitch Eli,
Rogers John A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201570006
Subject(s) - materials science , optoelectronics , thin film , thin film solar cell , photon , solar energy , solar cell , photovoltaics , refractive index , photovoltaic system , optics , nanotechnology , electrical engineering , physics , engineering
In article number 1400919, John A. Rogers and co‐workers report a thin‐film multijunction solar cell architecture employing low refractive index air gaps as interfaces. Experimental devices using such a scheme exhibit enhanced photon recycling processes, suggesting a new path to realize photo‐voltaic devices that utilize the entire solar spectrum and approach the thermodynamic efficiency limits.