Solar Cell With 39.5% Efficiency in 1-Sun Illumination Developed Using Quantum Wells

The NREL scientists pursued quantum wells to engineer the bandgap of materials

May 24, 2022

/ Gourav Mishra
/ Solar, Technology
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Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the U.S used gallium arsenide (GaAs) with quantum wells and invented a multijunction solar cell that exhibited a record efficiency of 39.5% under 1-sun global illumination.

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