Performance mapping of multijunction solar cells based on electroluminescence

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 825-827

  Zimmermann, Claus G ^a  

^a AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electroluminescence (EL); Photovoltaic cell measurements

Indexed keywords

DIODE PROPERTIES; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE INTENSITY; IMAGING SENSORS; INJECTION CURRENTS; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; MULTI-JUNCTION CELLS; OPERATING VOLTAGE; SINGLE-JUNCTION CELLS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUB-CELLS;

CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 68249161193     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2009.2024335     Document Type: Article

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