Strained and strain-balanced quantum well devices for high-efficiency tandem solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 71-87

  Ekins Daukes, N J ^a   Barnes, J M ^a   Barnham, K W J ^a   Connolly, J P ^a   Mazzer, M ^b   Clark, J C ^c   Grey, R ^c   Hill, G ^c   Pate, M A ^c   Roberts, J S ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; STRAIN;

QUANTUM WELL SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0034831197     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(00)00346-9     Document Type: Article

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