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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Fred Newman, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Benjamin Cho, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Mark A. Stan, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Paul Sharps, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Fred Newman, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Benjamin Cho, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Mark A. Stan, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Paul Sharps, Albuquerque, NM (US);
SolAero Technologies Corp., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A multijunction solar cell including an upper first solar subcell having a first band gap; a second solar subcell adjacent to the first solar subcell and having a second band gap smaller than the first band gap; a graded interlayer adjacent to the second solar subcell, the graded interlayer having a third band gap greater than the second band gap; and a third solar subcell adjacent to the graded interlayer, the third subcell having a fourth band gap smaller than the second band gap such that the third subcell is lattice mismatched with respect to the second subcell. A lower fourth solar subcell is provided adjacent to the third subcell and lattice matched thereto, the lower fourth subcell having a fifth band gap smaller than the fourth band gap.