Temperature-dependent GaSb material parameters for reliable thermophotovoltaic cell modelling

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1040-1052

  Martín, Diego ^a   Algora, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SUBSTRATES; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

EMITTERS; SOLAR CONCENTRATION TANDEM CELLS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC (TPV) SYSTEMS;

SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 4043120997     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/19/8/015     Document Type: Article

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