On the ultra-miniaturization of concentrator solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1188-1192

  Vossier, Alexis ^a   Hirsch, Baruch ^a   Katz, Eugene A ^a   Gordon, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Concentrator; Metallization; Miniaturization; Multijunction; Photovoltaics; Solar

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATOR; METALLIZATION; MINIATURIZATION; MULTIJUNCTION; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR;

CIRCUIT SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); METALLIZING; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

MINIATURE INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 79951853060     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.12.053     Document Type: Article

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