Super-high-efficiency multi-junction solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-132

  Yamaguchi, M ^a   Takamoto, T ^b   Khan, A ^c   Imaizumi, M ^d   Matsuda, S ^d   Ekins Daukes, N J ^a  

^a TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b SHARP CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Concentrator; III V; Multi junction; Radiation resistance

Indexed keywords

HETEROJUNCTIONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SPACE RESEARCH; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

III-V; MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; RADIATION RESISTANCE; SPACE MARKET;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 14644428991     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.606     Document Type: Conference Paper

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