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Key aspects in the modeling of concentrator III-V solar cells and III-V thermophotovoltaic converters

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The development of III-V concentrator solar cells and thermophotovoltaic converters is at a critical point in which both sophisticated technology and an accurate modeling are required. This paper emphasizes the aspects relating to the modeling of multijunction solar cells for the concentration of applications and thermophotovoltaic converters. In the case of solar cells, the key aspects are

  • —Necessity of three-dimensional modeling

  • —Consideration of real conditions of operation

  • —Critical review of material parameters.

For TPV converters, the aforementioned aspects are also to be applied. Preliminarily, the material parameters of the less mature thermophotovoltaic semiconductors must be specified or even measured.

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  1. Instituto de Energía Solar-Universidad Politécnica de Madrid E.T.S.I. Telecomunicación, 28040, Madrid, Spain

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From Fizika i Tekhnika Poluprovodnikov, Vol. 38, No. 8, 2004, pp. 958–962.

Original English Text Copyright © 2004 by Carlos Algora.

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Algora, C. Key aspects in the modeling of concentrator III-V solar cells and III-V thermophotovoltaic converters. Semiconductors 38, 918–922 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1787112

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