A germanium back-contact type cell for thermophotovoltaic applications

Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Volumn A, Issue , 2003, Pages 200-203

  Nagashima, Tomonori ^a   Okumura, Kenichi ^a   Murata, Kiyohito ^a   Yamaguchi, Masafumi ^b  

^a TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-REFLECTION COATINGS; GRID CONTACTS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; GERMANIUM; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PASSIVATION; POLYIMIDES; SILICON WAFERS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 6344289325     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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