Symmetry considerations in the empirical k.p Hamiltonian for the study of intermediate band solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages 171-183

  Luque, A ^a   Mellor, A ^a   Antolin E ^a   Linares, P G ^a   Ramiro, I ^a   Tobias I ^a   Marti A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intermediate band; K.p model; Photon absorption; Photovoltaics; Quantum efficiency; Quantum Mechanics

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; EIGENVALUES; ENVELOPE FUNCTIONS; EXACT SOLUTION; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; FORBIDDEN TRANSITIONS; INTERMEDIATE BANDS; INTERMEDIATE-BAND SOLAR CELLS; PHOTON ABSORPTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS; SYMMETRY CONSIDERATION;

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; QUANTUM THEORY;

HAMILTONIANS;

EID: 84861049961     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.04.015     Document Type: Article

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