Advanced III-V solar cell structures grown by MOVPE

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 66, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 541-550

  Bett, A W ^a   Adelhelm, R ^a   Agert, C ^a   Beckert, R ^a   Dimroth, F ^a   Schubert, U ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; METALLORGANIC VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

MULTIJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0035254792     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(00)00236-1     Document Type: Article

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