Proposal for a high voltage AlGaAs/AlGaAs/GaAs triple junction photovoltaic cell

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2442-2445

  Kirk, A P ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Dallas   (United States)

Author keywords

High voltage; Photovoltaic cell; Triple junction

Indexed keywords

CELL DESIGN; GAAS; HIGH VOLTAGE; LATTICE-MATCHED; POWER-LOSSES; PV MODULES; TRIPLE JUNCTION; TRIPLE JUNCTION (3J);

ELECTRICITY; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; GERMANIUM; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH;

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

EID: 77957673465     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.08.013     Document Type: Article

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