Intraband absorption for normal illumination in quantum dot intermediate band solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2032-2035

  Luque, Antonio ^a   Marti, Antonio ^a   Antolin, Elisa ^a   Garcia Linares, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intermediate band; Quantum calculations; Quantum dots; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACES; DIPOLAR MATRICES; ELECTRON WAVEFUNCTIONS; ENVELOPE FUNCTIONS; GAAS; INAS QUANTUM DOTS; INTERMEDIATE BANDS; INTERMEDIATE-BAND SOLAR CELLS; INTRABAND ABSORPTIONS; POTENTIAL WELLS; QUANTUM CALCULATION; QUANTUM DOT;

ABSORPTION; CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRON MOBILITY; INDIUM ARSENIDE; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SOLAR CELLS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 77957655040     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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