New Hamiltonian for a better understanding of the quantum dot intermediate band solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2095-2101

  Luque, A ^a   Marti A ^a   Antolin E ^a   Linares, P G ^a   Tobias I ^a   Ramiro, I ^a   Hernandez, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intermediate band; Photovoltaics; Quantum calculations; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; HAMILTONIANS; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOCURRENTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; INTERMEDIATE BANDS; INTERMEDIATE-BAND SOLAR CELLS; INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAICS; QUANTUM CALCULATION; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; VOLTAGE REDUCTION;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 79958123867     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.02.028     Document Type: Article

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