Observation of photon recycling in strain-balanced quantum well solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 21, 2007, Pages

  Johnson, D C ^a   Ballard, I M ^a   Barnham, K W J ^a   Connolly, J P ^a   Mazzer, M ^a,d   Bessire A ^b   Calder, C ^c   Hill, G ^c   Roberts, J S ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG REFLECTORS; DARK CURRENTS; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE SPECTRA; PHOTON RECYCLING MODEL; REVERSE SATURATION CURRENT;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 34249653612     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2742334     Document Type: Article

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