Absorption coefficient for the intraband transitions in quantum dot materials

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 658-667

  Luque, Antonio ^a   Martí, Antonio ^a   Mellor, Alex ^a   Fuertes Marron D ^a   Tobias I ^a   Antolin E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

absorption; intermediate band solar cell; quantum calculations; quantum dot

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; ANALYTICAL FORMULAS; INTERMEDIATE BANDS; INTERMEDIATE-BAND SOLAR CELLS; INTRABAND TRANSITIONS; QUANTUM CALCULATION; QUANTUM DOT MATERIALS; SEPARATION OF VARIABLES;

ABSORPTION; CONDUCTION BANDS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84878212044     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1250     Document Type: Article

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