Simulating multiple quantum well solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 1304-1307

  Connolly, James P ^a   Nelson, Jenny ^a   Barnham, Keith W J ^a   Ballard, Ian ^a   Roberts, C ^a   Roberts, J S ^b   Foxon, C T ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dark current; Efficiency; Light current; Quantum well solar cell

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DARK CURRENTS; EFFICIENCY; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS;

CARRIER GENERATION; EFFICIENCY LIMITS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; QUANTUM WELL SOLAR CELLS; QUANTUM WELL STRUCTURES; QUASI-FERMI LEVEL SEPARATIONS; THEORETICAL MODELING;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 0038389888     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2000.916130     Document Type: Conference Paper

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