Nanostructured photovoltaics for space power

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Hubbard, Seth M ^a   Bailey, Christopher ^a   Polly, Stephen ^a   Cress, Cory ^a   Andersen, John ^a   Forbes, David ^a   Raffaelle, Ryne ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

epitaxy; Photovoltaic systems; quantum dots; radiation

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; HEAT RADIATION; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; INDIUM ARSENIDE; MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; NANOCRYSTALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES;

CURRENT ENHANCEMENT; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; INAS QUANTUM DOTS; MULTI-JUNCTION III-V SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PROTON DISPLACEMENT DAMAGE; RADIATION TOLERANCES; SPACE ENVIRONMENT;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 80455149877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3266502     Document Type: Article

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