Advances in Bragg stack quantum well solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 87, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 169-179

  Johnson, D C ^a   Ballard, I ^a   Barnham, K W J ^a   Bishnell, D B ^a   Connolly, J P ^a   Lynch, M C ^a   Tibbits, T N D ^a   Ekins Daukes, N J ^b   Mazzer, M ^c   Airey, R ^d   Hill, G ^d   Roberts, J S ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distributed Bragg reflector (DBR); GaAsP; InGaAs; Quantum well cells; Strain balance

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS; PHOTOCURRENTS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR (DBR); GAASP; INGAAS; QUANTUM WELL CELLS; STRAIN BALANCE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 20244363382     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2004.09.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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