Criteria for the design of GaInP/GaAs/Ge triple-junction cells to optimize their performance outdoors

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 931-934

  McMahon, W E ^a   Kurtz, Sarah ^a   Emery, K ^a   Young, M S ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY GAP; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM;

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH; GALLIUM INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; REFERENCE SPECTRUM; TRIPLE JUNCTION CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0036953420     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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