Effect of quantum well on the efficiency of carrier collection in InGaAs/GaAsP multiple quantum well solar cells

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 51, Issue 10 PART 2, 2012, Pages

  Fujii, Hiromasa ^a   Watanabe, Kentaroh ^b   Sugiyama, Masakazu ^a   Nakano, Yoshiaki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTLENECK PROBLEM; CARRIER COLLECTION; CARRIER TRANSPORT DYNAMICS; FORWARD BIAS; GAAS; MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES; OPERATION BIAS; PHOTOEXCITED CARRIERS; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; REVERSE BIAS; SATURATION VALUES;

SOLAR CELLS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 84869117149     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.51.10ND04     Document Type: Article

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