Optimum diode geometry in a two-dimensional photovoltaic array

Optical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2022-2030

  Dhar, Vikram ^a,b   Gopal, Vishnu ^a  

^a SOLID STATE PHYSICS LABORATORY   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; INFRARED RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

DETECTOR ARRAYS; OPTIMUM DIODE GEOMETRY; QUADRATIC FUNCTION;

PHOTODIODES;

EID: 0034250578     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1303763     Document Type: Article

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