Demonstration of photon coupling in dual multiple-quantum-well solar cells

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-74

  Lee, Kan Hua ^a   Barnham, Keith W J ^a   Connolly, James P ^b   Browne, Benjamin C ^c   Airey, Robert J ^d   Roberts, John S ^e   Führer, Markus ^a   Tibbits, Thomas N D ^e   Ekins Daukes, Nicholas J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c JDS UNIPHASE   (United States)

^d Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council UK   (United Kingdom)

^e QuantaSol Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fundamental concepts; III V and concentrator PV; multi junction devices and concentrator photovoltaic (PV); nanostructured materials

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS; DETAILED BALANCE; DUAL-JUNCTION CELLS; ENERGY HARVEST; FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS; GAINASP; GAINP; HIGH CONCENTRATION; III-V AND CONCENTRATOR PV; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SUB-CELLS; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTONS; SOLAR CELLS; SPECTROSCOPY;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 84865170349     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2011.2177444     Document Type: Article

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