Transition and recombination rates in intermediate band solar cells

Scientia Iranica

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 806-811

  Eshaghi Gorji, N ^a,b   Zandi, M H ^c   Houshmand, M ^c   Shokri, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Interband transition; Intermediate band solar cell; Quantum dot; Recombination lifetime; Surface recombination

Indexed keywords

NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCURRENTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

CARRIER GENERATION; EFFECTIVE PARAMETERS; INTER-BAND TRANSITION; INTERMEDIATE-BAND SOLAR CELLS; OPTIMAL NUMBER; RECOMBINATION LIFETIME; RECOMBINATION RATE; SURFACE RECOMBINATIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CELL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RECOMBINATION;

EID: 84863691436     PISSN: 10263098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scient.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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