Fundamental issues in manufacturing photovoltaic modules beyond the current generation of materials

Advances in OptoElectronics

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Alapatt, G F ^a   Singh, R ^a   Poole, K F ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER EXTRACTION; CARRIER MULTIPLICATION; CURRENT GENERATION; DIMENSIONAL CONTROL; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; INTERMEDIATE-BAND SOLAR CELLS; LOWER COST; MULTIPLE EXCITON; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; PROCESSING TOOLS; QUANTUM FEATURES; STRUCTURAL HOMOGENEITY; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

EXCITONS; MANUFACTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84863070405     PISSN: 1687563X     EISSN: 16875648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/782150     Document Type: Article

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