Performance of multi-junction silicon-based thin film solar cells under concentrated sunlight

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 000634-000637

  Kasashima, Shunsuke ^a   Uzawa, Ryohei ^a   Janthong, Bancha ^a   Inthisang, Sorapong ^a   Krajangsang, Taweewat ^a   Sichanugrist, Porponth ^a   Konagai, Makoto ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS; CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FILL FACTOR; LIGHT INTENSITY; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; SILICON-BASED; SILICON-BASED THIN FILMS; SIMULATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS; TANDEM SOLAR CELLS; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84861038596     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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