Quantum dot solar cell tolerance to alpha-particle irradiation

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 18, 2007, Pages

  Cress, Cory D ^a   Hubbard, Seth M ^a   Landi, Brian J ^a   Raffaelle, Ryne P ^a   Wilt, David M ^b  

^a Kate Gleason College of Engineering   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; IRRADIATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

ALPHA PARTICLE FLUENCE; CURRENT VOLTAGE PARAMETERS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE (PL) MAPPING; SPECTRAL RESPONSE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 35649021214     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2803854     Document Type: Article

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