Enhancement of power conversion efficiency in GaAs solar cells with dual-layer quantum dots using flexible PDMS film

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 92-96

  Chen, Hsin Chu ^a   Lin, Chien Chung ^a   Han, Hau Vei ^a   Chen, Kuo Ju ^a   Tsai, Yu Lin ^a   Chang, Yi An ^b   Shih, Min Hsiung ^a,c   Kuo, Hao Chung ^a   Yu, Peichen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dual layer; GaAs solar cell; PDMS; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

ANTI-REFLECTION; CDS; CDS QUANTUM DOTS; DOWNCONVERSION; DUAL LAYER; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; FILL FACTOR; GAAS SOLAR CELLS; OPTIMAL COMBINATION; PDMS; PDMS FILMS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR SPECTRUM; ULTRA-VIOLET; WHITE-LIGHT ILLUMINATION;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; MICROCHANNELS; PLASTIC FILMS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

SILICONES;

EID: 84861549177     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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