The design and optimization of advanced multijunction solar cells using the Silvaco ATLAS software package

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 87, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 785-794

  Michael, Sherif ^a   Bates, Andrew ^a  

^a Naval Postgraduate School   (United States)

Author keywords

Multi junction solar cells modeling; Optimization; Simulation; Virtual growth of crystals

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PRODUCT DESIGN; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS;

CELL PARAMETERS; MODELING TECHNIQUES; MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS MODELING; VIRTUAL GROWTH OF CRYSTALS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 17644384032     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2004.07.051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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