{"id":1315,"date":"2017-08-30T18:45:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T18:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athis-consulting.com\/news\/?p=1315"},"modified":"2018-08-25T21:40:30","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T21:40:30","slug":"record-efficiency-for-iii-v-silicon-cells-obtained-by-nrel-csem-and-epfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athis-technologies.com\/news\/market\/2017\/record-efficiency-for-iii-v-silicon-cells-obtained-by-nrel-csem-and-epfl\/","title":{"rendered":"Record efficiency for III-V\/silicon cells obtained by NREL, CSEM and EPFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NREL, CSEM and EPFL are working with what are known as &#8216;multi-junction&#8217; cells, a technology that combines silicon with a cell that absorbs blue light from the sun more efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>The transition from a silicon single-junction cell to a silicon-based multi-junction solar cell has the potential to push efficiencies past 30% while still benefiting from the cost-effective manufacturing expertise in making silicon solar cells. NREL and Swiss scientists have devoted themselves to producing such solar cells with over 30% efficiency. In January 2016, this researcher\u2019s team was able to reach 29.8% efficiency, setting their first joint world record.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.i-micronews.com\/images\/Media\/Power_Electronics_\/New_September_2017\/NREL_CSEM_EPFL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.i-micronews.com\/images\/Media\/Power_Electronics_\/New_September_2017\/NREL_CSEM_EPFL.jpg\" alt=\"NREL CSEM EPFL\" width=\"500\" height=\"362\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By working together again, the scientists team from CSEM, a Swiss research and technology center, EPFL, and NREL, have beaten their own record and cemented their positions as the top experts in this technology: an efficiency of 32.8 % was achieved for a dual-junction solar cell made by combining NREL GaAs top cell to CSEM silicon heterojunction bottom cell, and an efficiency of 35.9 % was attained for a triple-junction solar cell by combining NREL GaInP\/GaAs top cell to CSEM silicon heterojunction bottom cell.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These records show that combining crystalline silicon and other materials is the way forward if we are to improve solar power&#8217;s cost\/efficiency ratio,&#8221;\u00a0said<strong>\u00a0Christophe Ballif<\/strong>, Director of CSEM&#8217;s PV-center and EPFL Photovoltaics laboratory.\u00a0&#8220;It affirms that silicon heterojunction solar cells, when integrated into the structure that we&#8217;ve developed, can generate multi-junction cell conversion efficiencies over 32%&#8221;\u00a0said\u00a0<strong>Matthieu Despeisse<\/strong>, manager of crystalline silicon solar cells activities at CSEM.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pveurope.eu\/News\/Solar-Generator\/Record-solar-cell-with-35.9-percent-efficiency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nrel.gov<\/a> or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.csem.ch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.csem.ch\/home<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NREL, CSEM and EPFL are working with what are known as &#8216;multi-junction&#8217; cells, a technology that combines silicon with a cell that absorbs blue light from the sun more efficiently. 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