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The current–voltage characteristic of the ideal two‐terminal tandem solar cell
Author(s) -
De Vos Alexis
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
progress in photovoltaics: research and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.286
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1099-159X
pISSN - 1062-7995
DOI - 10.1002/pip.483
Subject(s) - tandem , ideal (ethics) , diode , series and parallel circuits , limit (mathematics) , voltage , terminal (telecommunication) , series (stratigraphy) , solar cell , optoelectronics , current (fluid) , electrical engineering , materials science , physics , computer science , engineering , telecommunications , mathematics , mathematical analysis , composite material , philosophy , paleontology , epistemology , biology
An ideal tandem solar cell, with an infinite number of diodes, has the same limit efficiency whether or not the diodes are connected electrically in series. In case of a series connection, the device has a single current–voltage characteristic. The latter can easily be deduced, and its efficiency therefore can easily be calculated. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.