Antonio Luque
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Antonio Luque López (born Málaga, 15 August 1941) is a Spanish scientist and entrepreneur in the field of photovoltaic solar energy. In 1979 he founded the Institute of Solar Energy of the Technical University of Madrid (IES-UPM) and was its director till his retirement in 2017; he is currently its honorary president as well as professor emeritus in this university. He invented the bifacial solar cell in the late 1970s, today one of the mainstream solar cell technologies, and founded Isofoton in 1981 for its industrial production. He is, arguably, one of the fathers of the science and technology of concentrator photovoltaics and has been active in the research and development of high-efficiency photovoltaic conversion devices, inventing the intermediate band solar cell.
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Born | (1941-08-15)August 15, 1941 Malaga |
Nationality | Spanish |
Alma mater | Technical University of Madrid |
Known for | Invention of the bifacial solar cell and the intermediate band solar cell. Development of photovoltaic concentrator systems, solar cells, and optical devices. Foundation of the Institute of Solar Energy and of the leading PV manufacturer Isofoton. |
Awards | Spanish National Research Prize (twice), EC's Becquerel prize, King Jaime I prize, IEEE William Cherry prize, SolarWorld Einstein prize, Karl Böer Medal, three times doctor honoris causa, four times academician. |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Bifacial PV solar cells, high-efficiency PV solar cells, PV concentrator systems, silicon production for PV, storage of electricity in molten silicon |
Institutions | Technical University of Madrid, Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute of St. Petersburg |
Thesis | The construction of a ruby laser and a study of its output over time (first laser built in Spain) (1967) |