Electroluminescence analysis of irradiated GaInP/GaInAs/Ge space solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 235-240

  Hoheisel, Raymond ^a,b   Dimroth, Frank ^b   Bett, Andreas W ^b   Messenger, Scott R ^c   Jenkins, Phillip P ^c   Walters, Robert J ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Electroluminescence; III V; Multi junction; Solar cell; Space

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE REGIONS; GAINP; III-V; INJECTION CURRENT DENSITY; IRRADIATION-INDUCED DEGRADATION; J-V CHARACTERISTICS; MULTI-JUNCTION; NON-RADIATIVE RECOMBINATIONS; PARTICLE IRRADIATION; SOLAR CELL IRRADIATIONS; SPACE; SPACE CHARGE REGIONS; SPACE SOLAR CELLS; SUB-CELLS; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

DEGRADATION; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; IRRADIATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84870248210     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.06.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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