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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2012
Arthur Cornfeld, Sandia Park, NM (US);
John Spann, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Pravin Patel, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Mark A. Stan, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Benjamin Cho, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Paul R. Sharps, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Daniel J. Aiken, Cedar Crest, NM (US);
Arthur Cornfeld, Sandia Park, NM (US);
John Spann, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Pravin Patel, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Mark A. Stan, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Benjamin Cho, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Paul R. Sharps, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Daniel J. Aiken, Cedar Crest, NM (US);
SolAero Technologies Corp., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A multijunction solar cell including an upper first solar subcell, and the base-emitter junction of the upper first solar subcell being a homojunction; a second solar subcell adjacent to said first solar subcell; a third solar subcell adjacent to said second solar subcell. A first graded interlayer is provided adjacent to said third solar subcell. A fourth solar subcell is provided adjacent to said first graded interlayer, said fourth subcell is lattice mismatched with respect to said third subcell. A second graded interlayer is provided adjacent to said fourth solar subcell; and a lower fifth solar subcell is provided adjacent to said second graded interlayer, said lower fifth subcell is lattice mismatched with respect to said fourth subcell.