Matching of silicon thin-film tandem solar cells for maximum power output

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Ulbrich, C ^a   Zahren, C ^a   Gerber, A ^a   Blank, B ^a   Merdzhanova, T ^a   Gordijn, A ^a   Rau, U ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; EXTRACTION; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

'CURRENT; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; MATCHINGS; MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT; OUTPUT POWER; SILICON THIN FILM; SPECTRA'S; SUB-CELLS; TANDEM SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILM TANDEMS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84874522038     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/314097     Document Type: Article

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