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Sizing of Light Confining Cavities for GaAs and Si Solar Cells

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— A family of light confining cavities containing GaAs and Si cells for spectrum — splitting operation is analyzed. The cavity uses both spatial and angular confinement of light and hence the entry aperture can be large. In addition, the luminous power flux per unit of entry area can be kept small. A potential cavity efficiency over 34% with good but realistic cells is calculated. The analysis, although approximate, allows for an assessment of the potential losses to be done and identifies the most critical parameters.

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  1. Instituto de Energía Solar - U.P.Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040, Madrid, Spain

    I. Tobías, A. Luque, J. C. Miñano & J. Alonso

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  1. I. Tobías
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  1. Universidad Politécnica, Madrid, Spain

    A. Luque  & G. Sala  & 

  2. Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, Belgium

    W. Palz

  3. Secretaria de Estado da Energia, Lisbon, Portugal

    G. Dos Santos

  4. WIP, Munich, F.R. Germany

    P. Helm

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Tobías, I., Luque, A., Miñano, J.C., Alonso, J. (1991). Sizing of Light Confining Cavities for GaAs and Si Solar Cells. In: Luque, A., Sala, G., Palz, W., Dos Santos, G., Helm, P. (eds) Tenth E.C. Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3622-8_12

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