Ultra-high efficiency solar cells: The path for mass penetration of solar electricity

Electronics Letters

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Luque, A ^a   Marti A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLAR CELLS;

CONCENTRATOR SYSTEMS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; LEARNING CURVES; MASS PENETRATIONS; MULTI-JUNCTION CELLS; NOVEL CONCEPT; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SOLAR ELECTRICITY;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 49149120002     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20081154     Document Type: Article

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