InGaAsSb photovoltaic cells with enhanced open-circuit voltage

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 199-204

  Sulima, O V ^a   Beckert, R ^a   Bett, A W ^a   Cox, J A ^a   Mauk, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERDIFFUSION (SOLIDS); PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; ZINC;

OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGES;

INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS;

EID: 0034204959     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:20000500     Document Type: Article

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