Improved Solar Cell Efficiency Through the Use of an Additive Nanostructure-Based Optical Downshifter
Sector: Manufacturing (Industrial) • Location: Hillsboro, Oregon, United States of America
Source: Department of Energy (DOE)
SpectraWatt is exploring the use of low-cost films composed of absorbing and emitting nanomaterials to improve the performance of standard multicrystalline silicon solar cells. These films could improve the spectral response of solar cells without interfering with the behavior of the platform device. And because the added layer is not part of the active electrical device architecture, this coating
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Description | SpectraWatt is exploring the use of low-cost films composed of absorbing and emitting nanomaterials to improve the performance of standard multicrystalline silicon solar cells. These films could improve the spectral response of solar cells without interfering with the behavior of the platform device. And because the added layer is not part of the active electrical device architecture, this coating approach is potentially applicable to all PV technologies. To date, a 0.5% absolute efficiency increase for factory-quality copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) mini-modules has been reproducibly demonstrated, along with a 1% absolute efficiency increase for prototype CdTe devices. This approach could require less-stringent design tolerances for the underlying cell structure and also increase manufacturing yields. |
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