Evaluation of InGaPN and GaAsPN materials lattice-matched to Si for multi-junction solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Almosni, S ^a   Robert, C ^a   Nguyen Thanh, T ^a   Cornet, C ^a   Letoublon A ^a   Quinci, T ^a,b   Levallois, C ^a   Perrin, M ^a   Kuyyalil, J ^a   Pedesseau, L ^a   Balocchi, A ^c   Barate, P ^c   Even, J ^a   Jancu, J M ^a   Bertru, N ^a   Marie, X ^c   Durand, O ^a   Le Corre, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^b INES Savoie Technolac   (France)

^c INSA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL THICKNESS; GAP SUBSTRATES; LATTICE-MATCHED; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; NITROGEN INCORPORATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TANDEM SOLAR CELLS; TIGHT BINDING MODEL;

ENERGY GAP; GALLIUM ALLOYS; LATTICE MISMATCH; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; NITROGEN; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 84875774743     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4798363     Document Type: Article

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