Next-generation, high-efficiency III-V multijunction solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 998-1001

  King, R R ^a   Karam, N H ^a   Ermer, J H ^a   Haddad, M ^a   Colter, P ^a   Isshiki, T ^a   Yoon, H ^a   Cotal, H L ^a   Joslin, D E ^a   Krut, D D ^a   Sudharsanan, R ^a   Edmondson, K ^a   Cavicchi, B T ^a   Lillington, D R ^a  

^a Spectrolab Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); SOLAR CELLS; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

LATTICE-MISMATCHED; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; MULTI-JUNCTION CELLS; RECORD EFFICIENCIES; STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT; TERRESTRIAL CONCENTRATORS; TRIPLE JUNCTION (3J);

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84856510464     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2000.916054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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