Investigation of theoretical efficiency limit of hot carriers solar cells with a bulk indium nitride absorber

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Aliberti, P ^a   Feng, Y ^a   Takeda, Y ^b   Shrestha, S K ^a   Green, M A ^a   Conibeer, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Rd Management Section   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCES; ABSORBER MATERIAL; AR MODELS; AUGER RECOMBINATION; CELL OPERATION; DISPERSION RELATIONS; ENERGY REDISTRIBUTION; EXTREME CONDITIONS; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; HYBRID MODEL; INDIUM NITRIDE; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; PARABOLIC BANDS; PARTICLE BALANCE; PARTICULAR CONDITION; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; THERMALISATION; WURTZITES;

HOT CARRIERS; INDIUM; NITRIDES; PARTICLE DETECTORS; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC SULFIDE;

IMPACT IONIZATION;

EID: 78649295864     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3494047     Document Type: Article

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