Multiple band and impurity photovoltaic solar cells: General theory and comparison to tandem cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 137-144

  Green, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

SINGLE BANDGAP CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0035278259     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.368     Document Type: Article

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