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40th IEEE PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE
TECHNICAL AREA OVERVIEWS
III-V SOLAR CELLS AND
CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS
Area Chair: Frank Dimroth, Fraunhofer
ISE, Germany
Co-Chairs:
Myles Steiner, NREL, USA
Kensuke Nishioka, University of
Miyazaki, Japan
Area 3 Description
Area 3 covers the science and engineering of III-V single-
and multijunction solar cells with all aspects from theoretical
modeling to growth related issues, material characterization,
photon management, device processing and solar cell
reliability. New technologies for advanced III-V multijunction
solar cell architectures are presented in this area, since
materials science is the basis for continuous improvements in
the understanding and further development of III-V solar cell
structures. III-V multijunction solar cells are the basis for the
growing terrestrial market of high-concentration photovoltaics
and concentrator silicon solar cells are the basis for systems
in the low and medium concentration range. Area 3 covers
all aspects of concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) system
development including primary and secondary optics, solar
cell receivers, module components, trackers, modules and
CPV power plants. Reliability is an important aspect for this
growing industry as well as market development, financing,
power prediction, industry standards, balance of systems
(BOS) and installation-related issues. In the field of low and
medium concentration, high efficiency silicon solar cells offer
interesting applications.
Sub-Area Chairs
Marc Stan (Emcore Photovoltaics, USA), Scott Burroughs
(Semprius, USA), Daniel Biro (Fraunhofer ISE, Germany)
AREA 3 OVERVIEW
