Design of Multijunction Photovoltaic Cells Optimized for Varied Atmospheric Conditions

Table 3

Optimized band gap(s) for (a) 1-junction, (b) 2-junctions, (c) 3-junctions, and (d) 4-junctions according to various air conditions.

Number of junctions	Base case	Moderate clouds	Heavy clouds	Tropics	Mid latitude summer	Mid latitude winter	Subarctic summer	Subarctic winter	Us62	Heavy aerosol	Moderate aerosol	Severe pollution
1	1.13	1.13	1.13	1.13	1.13	1.12	1.13	1.12	1.12	1.13	1.13	1.13
2	1.74	1.74	1.64	1.74	1.74	1.53	1.74	1.53	1.74	1.53	1.53	1.74
	0.94	0.94	0.94	0.94	0.94	0.7	0.94	0.7	0.93	0.7	0.7	0.94
3	2.03	2.03	2.12	2.12	2.12	2.04	2.03	2.04	2.04	2.02	2.03	2.03
	1.34	1.34	1.4	1.39	1.38	1.34	1.34	1.34	1.34	1.34	1.34	1.34
	0.7	0.7	0.93	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
4	2.25	2.21	2.21	2.25	2.25	2.25	2.25	2.25	2.25	2.21	2.25	2.25
	1.64	1.57	1.53	1.64	1.64	1.64	1.64	1.64	1.64	1.57	1.64	1.64
	1.13	1.13	1.13	1.13	1.13	1.13	1.13	1.13	1.13	1.13	1.13	1.13
	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7