Will we exceed 50% efficiency in photovoltaics?

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Luque, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; QUALITY CONTROL; SOLAR ENERGY; SPECTROSCOPY;

CONCENTRATED SUNLIGHTS; CONCENTRATOR OPTICS; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION TECHNOLOGY; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HIGH-CONCENTRATION PV; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; THIRD GENERATION PHOTOVOLTAICS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 80051953176     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3600702     Document Type: Review

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