Derivation of power gain for three types of three dimensional photovoltaics cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 667-675

  Flicker, Jack ^a   Ready, Jud ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

3D structure; Carbon nanotube; Nanotechnology; Power gain; Texture

Indexed keywords

2D ARRAYS; 3D STRUCTURE; ABSORBANCES; AVERAGE NUMBERS; AZIMUTHAL ANGLE; CELL MORPHOLOGY; CELL SURFACES; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; DATA FITS; FLAT-TOP; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PHOTOVOLTAICS; POWER GAINS; POWER OUT PUT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D); TWO DIMENSIONAL (2D) ARRAYS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CELL MEMBRANES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTONS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; TOWERS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 80052335919     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1084     Document Type: Article

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