Radiation resistance of MBE-grown GaInP/GaAs-based solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-33

  Kazantsev, A B ^a   Lammasniemi, J ^a   Jaakkola, R ^a   Rajatora, M ^b   Rauhala, E ^b   Raisanen J ^b   Jain, R K ^c   Pessa, M ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Safety and Mission Assurance Manager Space Systems Loral   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PROTONS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE;

RADIATION RESISTANCE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0031706864     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-159X(199801/02)6:1<25::AID-PIP201>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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