Theoretical performance of multi-junction solar cells combining III-V and Si materials

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 105, 2012, Pages A754-A764

  Mathews, Ian ^a,b   O’mahony, Donagh ^a   Corbetr, Brian ^a   Morrison, Alan P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SOLAR CELLS;

ALGAAS/GAAS; EFFICIENCY GAIN; GAAS; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; MULTI TERMINALS; OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SIMULATION MODEL; STACKED CONFIGURATION; THEORETICAL PERFORMANCE; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; TWO-TERMINAL DEVICES;

SILICON;

EID: 84866248427     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.00A754     Document Type: Article

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