A high-irradiance solar furnace for photovoltaic characterization and nanomaterial synthesis

Jeffrey M. Gordon; Dotan Babai; Daniel Feuermann

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2010.11.030

A high-irradiance solar furnace for photovoltaic characterization and nanomaterial synthesis

Jeffrey M. Gordon, Dotan Babai, Daniel Feuermann

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Abstract

A high-irradiance solar furnace geared toward (a) elucidating the distinctive physics of concentrator photovoltaics and (b) driving high-temperature reactors for the generation of novel nanostructures is described, with a target irradiance up to 12 W/mm². The opto-mechanical design permits real-sun flash illumination at a millisecond time scale so that solar cells can be characterized with only insubstantial increases in cell temperature even at irradiance levels of thousands of suns.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	951-956
Number of pages	6
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	95
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2010.11.030
State	Published - 1 Mar 2011

Keywords

Concentrator
High-irradiance
Nanomaterials
Photovoltaic
Solar furnace

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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