Reliability of III-V concentrator solar cells

Microelectronics Reliability

Volumn 50, Issue 9-11, 2010, Pages 1193-1198

  Algora, Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

ACCELERATED AGEING TESTS; CONCENTRATOR CELLS; CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS; REAL-TIME TEST; ROBUST DEVICES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 79952160352     PISSN: 00262714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microrel.2010.07.045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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