Using phase effects to understand measurements of the quantum efficiency and related luminescent coupling in a multijunction solar cell

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 424-433

  Steiner, Myles A ^a   Kurtz, Sarah R ^a   Geisz, John F ^a   McMahon, William E ^a   Olson, Jerry M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex impedance; luminescent coupling; multijunction solar cell; phase shift; quantum efficiency (QE); radiative coupling

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED PHOTONS; COMPLEX IMPEDANCE; COMPOSITE RESPONSE; COUPLING CURRENTS; COUPLING EFFECT; CURRENT SOURCES; EQUIVALENT IMPEDANCE; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; PHASE EFFECTS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENTS; RADIATIVE COUPLING; SUB-CELLS;

ENERGY GAP; LIGHT; PHASE SHIFT; PHASE SHIFTERS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CELLS;

LUMINESCENCE;

EID: 84866740179     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2012.2206566     Document Type: Article

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