Improving solar cell efficiencies by up-conversion of sub-band-gap light

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 4117-4122

  Trupke, T ^a   Green, M A ^a   Wurfel P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFACIAL SOLAR CELLS; CELL GEOMETRIES; DETAILED BALANCE; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; GROUND STATE ABSORPTION; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; ILLUMINATION CONDITIONS; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; STATE ABSORPTION; THREE LEVEL SYSTEMS; UP-CONVERSION; UP-CONVERTER; UPPER LIMITS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP;

PHOTONS;

EID: 18644372483     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1505677     Document Type: Article

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