Monte Carlo simulation of energy loss and collection of hot charge carriers, first step towards a more realistic hot-carrier solar energy converter

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 90, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2107-2128

  Neges, Matthias ^a   Schwarzburg, Klaus ^a   Willig, Frank ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hot carriers; InP; Monte Carlo simulation; Scattering processes; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FERMI SURFACE; HOT CARRIERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; QUANTUM THEORY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

BAND GAP; ENERGY DISTRIBUTION; HEAVY HOLES; INP; SCATTERING PROCESSES;

CHARGE CARRIERS;

EID: 33744966108     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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