The potential for strain-balanced quantum well solar cells in terrestrial concentrator applications

Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Volumn C, Issue , 2003, Pages 2718-2721

  Tibbits, T N D ^a   Ballard, I M ^a   Barnham, K W J ^a   Bushnell, D B ^a   Ekins Daukes, N J ^b   Airey, R ^c   Hill, G ^c   Roberts, J S ^c  

^a Blackett Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDGAP; CURRENT MATCHING; MULTI-JUNCTION CELLS; QUANTUM WELL SOLAR CELLS;

AEROSOLS; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; REDUCTION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 6444238119     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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