Experimental measurement of restricted radiative emission in quantum well solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-5

  Adams, J G J ^a   Elder, W ^a   Stavrinou, P N ^a   Roberts, J S ^b   Gonzalez, M ^c   Tischler, J G ^d   Walters, R J ^d   Abell, J ^d   Vurgaftman, I ^d   Meyer, J R ^d   Jenkins, P ^d   Barnham, K W J ^a   Ekins Daukes, N J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Global Strategies Group   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR RANGE; COMBINED EFFECT; COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; HOLE RECOMBINATION; LIGHT HOLES; QUANTUM WELL; QUANTUM WELL SOLAR CELLS; RADIATIVE EMISSIONS; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION; STRAIN-BALANCED QUANTUM WELL SOLAR CELLS; SUB-BANDS;

ELECTRON MOBILITY; LIGHT; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 78650117834     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614119     Document Type: Conference Paper

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