Radiative efficiency of state-of-the-art photovoltaic cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 472-476

  Green, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

efficiency limits; radiative efficiency

Indexed keywords

CELL TECHNOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; RADIATIVE EFFICIENCY; STANDARD CELL; STATE-OF-THE-ART DEVICES;

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84861329869     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1147     Document Type: Article

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