Development of radiation hard Ga0.50In0.50P/Ga 0.99In0.01As/Ge space solar cells with multi quantum wells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 117-122

  Kellenbenz, René ^a   Hoheisel, Raymond ^a   Kailuweit, Peter ^a   Guter, Wolfgang ^b   Dimroth, Frank ^a   Bett, Andreas W ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^b AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEVICE PERFORMANCE; END-OF-LIFE EFFICIENCIES; FILL-FACTOR; FLUENCES; GAAS; HIGH-ENERGY ELECTRON IRRADIATION; MEV-ELECTRONS; MULTIQUANTUM WELLS; QUANTUM WELL; QUANTUM WELL SOLAR CELLS; RADIATION HARD; SHUNT RESISTANCES; SINGLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; SPACE SOLAR CELLS; TRIPLE-JUNCTIONS;

ELECTRON IRRADIATION; GALLIUM; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 78650104162     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614525     Document Type: Conference Paper

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