Search Results - "Gruginskie, Natasha"
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A facile light‐trapping approach for ultrathin GaAs solar cells using wet chemical etching
Published in Progress in photovoltaics (01-03-2020)“…Thinning down the absorber layer of GaAs solar cells can reduce their cost and improve their radiation hardness, which is important for space applications…”
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Proton irradiation induced GaAs solar cell performance degradation simulations using a physics-based model
Published in Solar energy materials and solar cells (01-05-2021)“…In this study a recently developed physics-based model to describe the performance degradation of GaAs solar cells upon electron irradiation is applied to…”
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Limiting mechanisms for photon recycling in thin‐film GaAs solar cells
Published in Progress in photovoltaics (01-03-2021)“…Photon recycling mechanisms in single junction thin‐film GaAs solar cells are evaluated in this study. Modelling supported by experimentally obtained results…”
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Improvements in ultra‐light and flexible epitaxial lift‐off GaInP/GaAs/GaInAs solar cells for space applications
Published in Progress in photovoltaics (01-08-2022)“…A thin, lightweight, flexible solar cell is developed that maximizes the power‐to‐mass ratio under AM0 illumination and has a competitive efficiency after…”
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Electron radiation–induced degradation of GaAs solar cells with different architectures
Published in Progress in photovoltaics (01-04-2020)“…The effects of electron irradiation on the performance of GaAs solar cells with a range of architectures is studied. Solar cells with shallow and deep junction…”
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Dark curve analysis of thin-film GaAs solar cells, with a focus on photon recycling approaches
Published in 2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) (20-06-2021)“…Multiple studies have been recently conducted towards increasing photon recycling in thin-film GaAs solar cells. It has been established that the photon…”
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Reduced Surface Recombination in Extended-Perimeter LEDs toward Electroluminescent Cooling
Published in ACS applied electronic materials (27-02-2024)“…III–V semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are a promising candidate for demonstrating electroluminescent cooling. However, exceptionally high internal…”
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Temperature-Induced Degradation of Thin-Film III–V Solar Cells for Space Applications
Published in IEEE journal of photovoltaics (01-03-2017)“…High-efficiency, thin-film III-V solar cells offer excellent characteristics for implementation in flexible solar panels for space applications. In order to…”
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Wet-Chemically Textured Ultra-Thin GaAs Solar Cells with Dielectric/Metal Rear Mirrors
Published in 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) (01-06-2019)“…The rear-side contact layer of ultra-thin GaAs solar cells was textured using a simple, one-step wet chemical approach. A ZnS/Ag double layer was conformally…”
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Perimeter recombination in GaAs solar cells with different geometries
Published in 2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC) (05-06-2022)“…In this study, we evaluate the effects of perimeter recombination to the performance of GaAs solar cells with different geometries. Two wafers with identical…”
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Increased Performance of Thin-film GaAs Solar Cells with Improved Rear Interface Reflectivity
Published in 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC) (01-06-2018)“…The highest efficiencies in single-junction solar cells are obtained with devices based on GaAs. As this material is reaching the limit in material quality,…”
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