Drift-diffusion modeling of InP-based triple junction solar cells

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8620, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Lumb, M P ^a,b   Gonzalez M ^a,c   Bailey, C G ^a   Vurgaftman, I ^a   Meyer, J R ^a   Abell, J ^a   Yakes, M ^a   Hoheisel, R ^a,b   Tischler, J G ^a   Stavrinou, P N ^d   Fuhrer, M ^d   Ekins Daukes, N J ^d   Walters, R J ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOTERA DEFENSE SOLUTIONS   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

InP; Modeling; Multijunction; Solar Cell

Indexed keywords

CHARGE-TRANSPORT MODEL; DRIFT-DIFFUSION MODEL; DRIFT-DIFFUSION MODELING; INP; MINORITY CARRIER LIFETIMES; MULTIJUNCTION; TRIPLE JUNCTION CELLS; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

GERMANIUM; MODELS; SOLAR CELLS;

PHOTONIC DEVICES;

EID: 84878535807     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2005332     Document Type: Conference Paper

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