Multijunction solar cells for conversion of concentrated sunlight to electricity

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 101, 2010, Pages A73-A78

  Kurtz, Sarah ^a   Geisz, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC GENERATORS; LATTICE CONSTANTS; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES;

CONCENTRATOR SYSTEMS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HIGH EFFICIENCY; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; MULTIPLE MATERIALS; SINGLE-CRYSTAL SUBSTRATES; SOLAR SPECTRUM;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 77952037449     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.000A73     Document Type: Article

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