Electron-phonon energy transfer in hot-carrier solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 287-296

  Luque, Antonio ^a   Martí, Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electron phonon interaction; Hot carriers solar cells; Novel concepts

Indexed keywords

CELL POWER; ELECTRON PHONON; HIGH EFFICIENCY; INELASTIC MECHANISMS; LONGITUDINAL OPTICAL PHONONS; MATRIX ELEMENTS; NON-POLAR; NOVEL CONCEPT; NOVEL CONCEPTS; POLAR SEMICONDUCTORS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON-PHONON INTERACTIONS; ELECTRONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; GERMANIUM; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HOT ELECTRONS; LEAD; OPTICAL CONDUCTIVITY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CELLS;

EID: 72149099328     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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