Recent results on quantum well solar cells

Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Volumn A, Issue , 2003, Pages 606-611

  Barnham, K W J ^a   Abbott, P ^a   Ballard, I ^a   Bushnell, D B ^a   Connolly, J P ^a   Ekins Daukes, N J ^a   Mazzer, M ^b   Nelson, J ^a   Rohr, C ^a   Tibbits, T N D ^a   Airey, R ^c   Hill, G ^c   Roberts, J S ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM DOT CONCENTRATORS (QDC); QUANTUM PHOTOVOLTAIC GROUP (QPV); QUANTUM WELL SOLAR CELLS (QWSC); THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS (TPV);

ABSORPTION; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 6344287659     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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