Combined effects of shunt and luminescence coupling on external quantum efficiency measurements of multijunction solar cells

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 225-230

  Li, Jing Jing ^a   Lim, Swee Hoe ^a   Allen, Charles R ^a   Ding, Ding ^a   Zhang, Yong Hang ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Luminescence coupling; multi junction solar cells; quantum efficiency; shunt

Indexed keywords

BIAS CONDITIONS; BIAS LIGHT INTENSITY; COMBINED EFFECT; COUPLING EFFECT; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; GE BOTTOM CELL; MEASUREMENT ARTIFACTS; MODELING RESULTS; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; SHUNT; SMALL SIGNAL EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; UNDER VOLTAGE;

GERMANIUM; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CELLS;

LUMINESCENCE;

EID: 84865198437     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2011.2172188     Document Type: Article

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