Progress in crystalline multijunction and thin-film photovoltaics

Journal of Electronic Materials

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1099-1103

  Senft, Donna Cowell ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

III V semiconductors; Multifunction solar cells; Photovoltaics; Thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; MULTIFUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 24144489157     PISSN: 03615235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-005-0236-9     Document Type: Article

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