Nitride-based concentrator solar cells grown on Si substrates

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 54-58

  Liu, C Y ^a   Lai, C C ^a   Liao, J H ^a   Cheng, L C ^a   Liu, H H ^a   Chang, C C ^a   Lee, G Y ^a   Chyi, J I ^a   Yeh, L K ^b   He, J H ^b   Chung, T Y ^a   Huang, L C ^a   Lai, K Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Concentrator; GaN; InGaN; Si substrates

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION RATIO; CONCENTRATOR; CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS; GAN; INGAN; SAPPHIRE SUBSTRATES; SI SUBSTRATES; SOLAR CONCENTRATION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENERGY CONVERSION; GALLIUM NITRIDE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SAPPHIRE; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; SUPERLATTICES;

SILICON;

EID: 84878846003     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.017     Document Type: Article

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