Characteristics of InGaN-based concentrator solar cells operating under 150X solar concentration

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 104, 2011, Pages A695-A700

  Yang, Chih Ciao ^a   Jang, C H ^a   Sheu, Jinn Kong ^a   Lee, Ming Lun ^a,b   Tu, Shang Ju ^a   Huang, Feng Wen ^a   Yeh, Yu Hsiang ^b   Lai, Wei Chih ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

ABSORPTION LAYER; CONCENTRATION RATIO; CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS; FILL FACTOR; GAN/INGAN; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH-CONCENTRATION PHOTOVOLTAIC; INGAN ALLOY; PATTERNED SAPPHIRE SUBSTRATE; PEAK POWER; SOLAR CONCENTRATION; TESTING CONDITIONS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 79959882361     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.00A695     Document Type: Article

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