Characterization of optical transitions by first principles for new photovoltaic material with isolated metallic intermediate band

Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Volumn A, Issue , 2003, Pages 55-58

  Wahnon P ^a   Tablero, C ^a   Palacios, P ^a   Fernandez J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION BAND (CB); METALLIC INTERMEDIATE BAND (MIB); OPTICAL TRANSITIONS; VALENCE BAND (VB);

LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 6344258741     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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