The potential of III-V semiconductors as terrestrial photovoltaic devices

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-68

  Bosi, Matteo ^a   Pelosi, Claudio ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

GaAs; III V semiconductors; InGaP; Photovoltaic; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SATELLITES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

BANDGAP; ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; POWER SOURCES;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 33846360365     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.715     Document Type: Article

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