Third generation hot carrier solar cells: Paths towards innovative energy contacts structures

Francois Gibelli; Anatole Julian; Zacharie Jehl Li Kao; Jean François Guillemoles

doi:10.1117/12.2213562

Third generation hot carrier solar cells: Paths towards innovative energy contacts structures

Francois Gibelli
, Anatole Julian
, Zacharie Jehl Li Kao
, Jean François Guillemoles

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Abstract

The hot carrier solar cell is a very promising clean energy technology, with the potential to achieve high conversion yields with constrained costs. Due to the hot carrier effect, the estimation of the achievable voltage needs some theoretical developments. The classical approach is to consider isentropic energy selective contacts, converting the excess of kinetic energy of the hot carriers into electrical potential energy. Here we show the differences between the ideal case of isentropic contacts and the more realistic one, with an output voltage of the cell depending on the transmission function. We particularly emphasize the importance of the transmission function of the contact on both output current and output voltage, modifying thereby the classical view of the output power dependence on the transmission function.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices V
Editors	Masakazu Sugiyama, Alexandre Freundlich, Laurent Lombez
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781628419788
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213562
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016
Event	Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices V - San Francisco, United States Duration: 15 Feb 2016 → 17 Feb 2016

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9743
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices V
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	15/02/16 → 17/02/16

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Contact Seebeck coefficient
Energy selective contacts
Hot carrier solar cell
Non-isentropic contact
Transmission fuction

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Gibelli, F., Julian, A., Jehl Li Kao, Z., & Guillemoles, J. F. (2016). Third generation hot carrier solar cells: Paths towards innovative energy contacts structures. In M. Sugiyama, A. Freundlich, & L. Lombez (Eds.), Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices V Article 97430S (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9743). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213562

Gibelli, Francois ; Julian, Anatole ; Jehl Li Kao, Zacharie et al. / Third generation hot carrier solar cells : Paths towards innovative energy contacts structures. Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices V. editor / Masakazu Sugiyama ; Alexandre Freundlich ; Laurent Lombez. SPIE, 2016. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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Gibelli, F, Julian, A, Jehl Li Kao, Z & Guillemoles, JF 2016, Third generation hot carrier solar cells: Paths towards innovative energy contacts structures. in M Sugiyama, A Freundlich & L Lombez (eds), Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices V., 97430S, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 9743, SPIE, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices V, San Francisco, United States, 15/02/16. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213562

Third generation hot carrier solar cells: Paths towards innovative energy contacts structures. / Gibelli, Francois; Julian, Anatole; Jehl Li Kao, Zacharie et al.
Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices V. ed. / Masakazu Sugiyama; Alexandre Freundlich; Laurent Lombez. SPIE, 2016. 97430S (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9743).

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Gibelli F, Julian A, Jehl Li Kao Z, Guillemoles JF. Third generation hot carrier solar cells: Paths towards innovative energy contacts structures. In Sugiyama M, Freundlich A, Lombez L, editors, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices V. SPIE. 2016. 97430S. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2213562

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