Germanium-on-glass solar cells: Fabrication and characterization

Optical Materials Express

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 216-228

  Sorianello, Vito ^a   Colace, Lorenzo ^a   Maragliano, Carlo ^a   Fulgoni, Dominic ^b   Nash, Lee ^b   Assanto, Gaetano ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Circadian Solar Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST ENGINEERING; COST REDUCTION; EFFICIENCY; FABRICATION; GERMANIUM; GLASS; SOLAR CELLS; WAFER BONDING;

EPITAXIAL REGROWTH; FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; FIGURES OF MERITS; GLASS SOLAR CELLS; LAYER TRANSFER PROCESS; MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; OPERATING TEMPERATURE;

GLASS BONDING;

EID: 84874144417     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21593930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OME.3.000216     Document Type: Article

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