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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
Azur Space Solar Power Gmbh, Heilbronn, DE;
AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH, Heilbronn, DE;
Abstract
A stacked multi-junction solar cell having a first subcell and second subcell, the second subcell having a larger band gap than the first subcell. A third subcell has a larger band gap than the second subcell, and each of the subcells include an emitter and a base. The second subcell has a layer which includes a compound formed at least the elements GaInAsP, and a thickness of the layer is greater than 100 nm, and the layer is formed as part of the emitter and/or as part of the base and/or as part of the space-charge zone situated between the emitter and the base. The third subcell has a layer including a compound formed of at least the elements GaInP, and the thickness of the layer is greater than 100 nm.