Thermal performance of Si and GaAs based solar cells and modules: A review

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 407-424

  Radziemska, Ewa ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Energy conversion; Hybrid systems; Photovoltaics; Solar cells; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; ENERGY CONVERSION; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC-THERMAL SOLAR COLLECTORS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0041825338     PISSN: 03601285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1285(03)00032-7     Document Type: Review

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