Analysis of the GaInP/GaAs/1-eV/Ge cell and related structures for terrestrial concentrator application

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 856-859

  Friedman, D J ^a   Kurtz, Sarah R ^a   Geisz, J F ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; ENERGY GAP; HETEROJUNCTIONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; REFLECTION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AEROSOL OPTICAL LENGTH; GALLIUM INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; TERRESTRIAL CONCENTRATOR SPECTRUM;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0036948505     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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