Theoretical and experimental examination of the intermediate-band concept for strain-balanced (In,Ga)As/Ga(As,P) quantum dot solar cells

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 20, 2008, Pages

  Popescu, Voicu ^a   Bester, Gabriel ^a,b   Hanna, Mark C ^a   Norman, Andrew G ^a   Zunger, Alex ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

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EID: 57149128489     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.205321     Document Type: Article

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