Carrier multiplication applicability for photovoltaics; A critical analysis

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Alharbi, Fahhad H ^a  

^a HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MULTIPLICATION; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; DETAILED BALANCE; EFFICIENCY LIMITS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SHOCKLEY-QUEISSER LIMITS;

PHYSICS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 84874522434     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/46/12/125102     Document Type: Article

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