Enhancement of optical absorption in Ga-chalcopyrite-based intermediate-band materials for high efficiency solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1903-1906

  Aguilera, I ^a   Palacios, P ^a   Wahnon P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrites; Intermediate band; Optical properties

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; ABSORPTION PROPERTY; BAND DIAGRAMS; BAND GAPS; CHALCOPYRITES; CR ATOMS; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL METHODS; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; INTERMEDIATE BANDS; LOW ENERGY PHOTONS; OPTICAL ABSORPTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; SOLAR EMISSION;

ABSORPTION; CHROMIUM; COPPER COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77957123258     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.06.019     Document Type: Article

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