Simulation of novel InAlAsSb solar cells

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8256, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Lumb, Matthew P ^a,b   Gonzalez, Maria ^a,c   Vurgaftman, Igor ^a   Meyer, Jerry R ^a   Abell, Joshua ^a   Yakes, Michael ^a   Hoheisel, Raymond ^a,b   Tischler, Joseph G ^a   Jenkins, Phillip P ^a   Stavrinou, Paul N ^d   Fuhrer, Markus ^d   Ekins Daukes, Ned J ^d   Walters, Robert J ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sotera Defence Solutions   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

InAlAsSb; Modeling; Multijunction; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

DRIFT-DIFFUSION MODEL; INALASSB; INP; INP-BASED MATERIALS; LATTICE-MATCHED; LITERATURE DATA; MINORITY CARRIER; MULTIJUNCTION; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; TRIPLE JUNCTION CELLS;

ENERGY CONVERSION; MODELS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTONIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 84859963651     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.909324     Document Type: Conference Paper

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