A simple analytical treatment of edge-illuminated VMJ silicon solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1588-1599

  Rafat, N H ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Edge illumination; Solar cell; Vertical multi junction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC POTENTIAL;

EDGE ILLUMINATION; VERTICAL MULTI JUNCTION (VMJ);

SOLAR CELLS;

COMPUTATION THEORY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; SOLAR CELLS;

ENERGY AND POWER TECHNOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 33751225924     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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