NREL Scientists Spurred the Success of Multijunction Solar Cells (Fact Sheet)

关键词: MULTIJUNCTION SOLAR CELL;    JERRY OLSON;    SARAH KURTZ;    GALLIUM INDIUM PHOSPHIDE;    SERI;    GALLIUM ARSENIDE;    TANDEM JUNCTION;    SPACE APPLICATIONS;    ROVERS;    CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAICS;    CPV;    National Renewable Energy Laboratory;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1052893
RP-ID  :  NREL/FS-6A42-53604
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1052893

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Before 1984, many scientists believed that high-quality gallium indium phosphide (GaInP) alloys could not be grown for use as semiconductors because the alloys would separate. One researcher at the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) thought differently. His name was Jerry Olson, and his innovative thinking changed solar history. Olson identified a material combination that allowed the multijunction cell to flourish. It is now the workhorse that powers satellites and the catalyst for renewed interest in concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) products.