Light management issues in intermediate band solar cells

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 1101, Issue , 2008, Pages 13-26

  Martí, Antonio ^a   Antolín, Elisa ^a   Cánovas, Enrique ^a   Linares, Pablo García ^a   Luque, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTONS; RECYCLING; SOLAR CELLS;

CELL PERFORMANCE; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; INTERMEDIATE-BAND SOLAR CELLS; LIGHT CONFINEMENTS; LIGHT MANAGEMENT; LIGHT-TRAPPING; LIMITING EFFICIENCIES; PHOTON RECYCLING;

LIGHT;

EID: 67649206359     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1557/proc-1101-kk06-02     Document Type: Conference Paper

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