CTJ Photovoltaic Cell 10 mm x 10 mm

Triple-Junction Solar Cell for Terrestrial Applications DATASHEET | SEPTEMBER 2012 SOLAR POWER

EMCOREs Concentrating Triple-Junction (CTJ) solar cells with n-on-p polarity are built on germanium substrates and incorporate a proprietary antireflective coating that provides low reflectance over a wavelength range of 0.3 to 1.8m. These high-efficiency solar cells are optimized for terrestrial applications under concentrated incident illumination and high current densities.

Features and Characteristics

Series interconnected triple-junction solar cells monolithically integrated on germanium Photovoltaic absorber materials and bandgap energies are 1.86eV InGaP, 1.40eV InGaAs, and 0.67eV Ge Typical Current-Voltage Parameters at 50 W/cm2, 25C
Parameter Value at 25C, 50 W/cm2

Custom design is also available for variables such as cell size, operating intensity, spectrum, and temperature Weldable or solderable front and back contact metallization terminated in silver/gold alloy All cells are flash tested at concentration at 25C A variety of shipping options are available, including waffle packs, tape and reel, or processed wafers 300 MW/yr manufacturing capacity

Efficiency (%) Isc (Amps) Imp (Amps) Voc (Volts) Vmp (Volts)

39.6 6.48 6.34 3.19 2.76

Nominal Temperature Coefficients at 50 W/cm2

Parameter Efficiency Vmp Jmp responsivity@Vmp Absolute, 10C to 100C Range -0.04 -4.5 4.7 7.7 absolute %/C milliVolts/C milliamps/cm /C x10 Amps/Watt/C
-5 2

Relative, at 25C -1080 -1610 570 570 PPM/C PPM/C PPM/C PPM/C

Efficiency vs. Concentration Characteristics

40 39 efficiency (%) 38 37 36 35 34 33 100 300 500 700 t ti 900 ( 1100 ) 1300 1500

Concentration (suns)

| REV 2012.09

Information contained herein is deemed reliable and accurate as of the issue date. EMCORE reserves the right to change the design or specification at any time without notice.

CTJ Photovoltaic Cell 10 mm x 10 mm

Triple-Junction Solar Cell for Terrestrial Applications

DATASHEET DATASHEET | SEPTEMBER 2012

SOLAR POWER SOLAR POWER

Angular Acceptance Characteristics

1
Relative photocurrent response

Nominal Current-Voltage Characteristics

8 7 6 5 Amps 4 3 2 1

0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Angle of incidence relative to norm al (degrees)

0 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 Volts

| REV 2012.09

Information contained herein is deemed reliable and accurate as of the issue date. EMCORE reserves the right to change the design or specification at any time without notice.