Multi-junction III-V solar cells: Current status and future potential

Solar Energy

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 78-85

  Yamaguchi, Masafumi ^a   Takamoto, Tatsuya ^b   Araki, Kenji ^c   Ekins Daukes, Nicholas ^a  

^a TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b SHARP CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c DAIDO STEEL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Concentrator; High efficiency; Multi junction; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GERMANIUM; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DOUBLE HETERO-WIDE BAND-GAP TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; HOMOGENIZERS; MULTI-JUNCTION III-V SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR POWER;

EID: 20444490856     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2004.09.018     Document Type: Article

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