Improved conversion efficiency of GaN/InGaN thin-film solar cells

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 724-726

  Horng, Ray Hua ^a   Lin, Shih Ting ^a   Tsai, Yu Li ^a   Chu, Mu Tao ^a   Liao, Wen Yih ^b   Wu, Ming Hsien ^b   Lin, Ray Ming ^c   Lu, Yuan Chieh ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Laser lift off; Thin film solar cell; Wafer bonding

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION LAYER; ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; GAN/INGAN; LASER LIFT-OFF; LASER LIFT-OFF TECHNIQUES; MIRROR STRUCTURE; MULTI-REFLECTION; P-I-N STRUCTURE; PHOTOCURRENT ENHANCEMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC CHARACTERISTICS; SI SUBSTRATES; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

ABSORPTION; CELL MEMBRANES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CORUNDUM; LASERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MIRRORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SAPPHIRE; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIN FILM DEVICES;

WAFER BONDING;

EID: 67650435785     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2009.2021414     Document Type: Article

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