Solar cell efficiency and carrier multiplication in Si1-xGex alloys

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 4213-4221

  Wolf, M ^a   Brendel, R ^a   Werner, J H ^b   Queisser, H J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

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EID: 0001144027     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.367177     Document Type: Article

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