Experimental analysis of the operation of quantum dot intermediate band solar cells

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 319-322

  Lopez N ^a   Marti A ^a   Luque, A ^a   Stanley, C ^b   Farmer, C ^b   Diaz, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; FERMI LEVEL; INDIUM ARSENIDE; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CELLS;

QUASI-FERMI LEVELS; THEORETICAL MODELS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 34548286338     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2735344     Document Type: Article

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