40.8% efficient inverted triple-junction solar cell with two independently metamorphic junctions

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Geisz, J F ^a   Friedman, D J ^a   Ward, J S ^a   Duda, A ^a   Olavarria, W J ^a   Moriarty, T E ^a   Kiehl, J T ^a   Romero, M J ^a   Norman, A G ^a   Jones, K M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRYSTAL GROWTH; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ORGANOMETALLICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY;

CELL STRUCTURING; ORGANOMETALLIC VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES; TRIPLE JUNCTIONS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 52949112244     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2988497     Document Type: Article

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