Quantum well and bulk quasi-fermi level behaviour under illuminated conditions

Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Volumn C, Issue , 2003, Pages 2702-2705

  Ekins Daukes, N J ^a,c   Calder, C D J ^a   Ballard, I ^a   Barnham, K W J ^a   Nelson, J ^a   Roberts, J S ^b   Hill, G ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL INJECTION; ILLUMINATION INTENSITY; PHOTON FLUX;

CARRIER MOBILITY; FERMI LEVEL; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; LIGHTING; LUMINESCENCE; SOLAR CELLS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 6344294428     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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