Design and optimization of very high power density monochromatic GaAs photovoltaic cells

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2047-2054

  Algora, Carlos ^a   Diaz, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SYSTEMS; SERIES RESISTANCE;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0032163430     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.711373     Document Type: Article

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