Silicon, germanium and silicon/germanium photocells for thermophotovoltaics applications

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Bitnar, Bernd ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (OPTICAL); ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY GAP; MIRRORS; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

ILLUMINATION DENSITY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR AIR MASS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0037854708     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/18/5/312     Document Type: Article

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