Short-circuit current enhancement in Bragg stack multi-quantum-well solar cells for multi-junction space cell applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 299-305

  Bushnell, D B ^a   Ekins Daukes, N J ^a   Barnham, K W J ^a   Connolly, J P ^a   Roberts, J S ^b   Hill, G ^b   Airey, R ^b   Mazzer, M ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distributed Bragg reflector (DBR); GaAsP; InGaAs; Multi quantum well (MQW); Strain balance

Indexed keywords

BRAGG CELLS; ENERGY GAP; LATTICE CONSTANTS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SPACE APPLICATIONS;

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTORS (DBR);

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0037209969     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00172-1     Document Type: Article

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