Optimisation of photon recycling effects in strain-balanced quantum well solar cells

Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 26-31

  Johnson, D C ^a   Ballard, I M ^a   Barnham, K W J ^a   Mazzer, M ^a   Tibbits, T N D ^a   Roberts, J S ^b   Hill, G ^b   Calder, C ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DARK CURRENTS; DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTORS; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; STRAIN;

INCIDENT PHOTONS; PHOTON RECYCLING; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 41749098301     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279338     Document Type: Conference Paper

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