Limiting efficiencies for photovoltaic energy conversion in multigap systems

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 203-222

  Martí, Antonio ^a   Araújo, Gerardo L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Limiting efficiency; Multigap; Photovoltaics; Solar cells; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

LIMITING EFFICIENCY; MULTIGAP SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERSION;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 0030244605     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0927-0248(96)00015-3     Document Type: Article

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