Solar energy conversion with hot electrons from impact ionisation

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-52

  Würfel, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Impact ionisation; Limiting efficiency; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; FERMI LEVEL; HOT CARRIERS; IONIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

CARRIER/CARRIER SCATTERING; IMPACT IONIZATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0031125190     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(96)00092-X     Document Type: Article

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