Interband absorption of photons by extended states in intermediate band solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 115, Issue , 2013, Pages 138-144

  Luque, A ^a   Mellor, A ^a   Ramiro, I ^a   Antolin E ^b   Tobias I ^a   Marti A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorption coefficient; Intermediate band solar cell; Quantum dot

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; BOUND-TO-BOUND TRANSITION; INITIAL STATE; INTERBAND ABSORPTION; INTERMEDIATE-BAND SOLAR CELLS; NANO-STRUCTURED; PHOTON ABSORPTIONS; THREE DIMENSIONS;

PHOTONS; SOLAR CELLS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84876910722     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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