Detailed modelling of photon recycling: Application to GaAs solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 90, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 1068-1088

  Balenzategui, J L ^a   Marti A ^b  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gallium arsenide solar cells; Photon recycling; Semiconductor device simulation; Solar cell modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY GAP; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

GALLIUM ARSENIDE SOLAR CELLS; PHOTON RECYCLING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE SIMULATION; SOLAR CELL MODELLING;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33344456375     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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