Radial PN junction, wire array solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Kayes, B M ^a   Filler, M A ^a   Henry, M D ^a   Maiolo III, J R ^a   Kelzenberg, M D ^a   Putnam, M C ^a   Spurgeon, J M ^a   Plass, K E ^a   Scherer, A ^a   Lewis, N S ^a   Atwater, H A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; FABRICATION; LIQUIDS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; SOLAR CELLS;

CELL FABRICATIONS; LIQUID JUNCTIONS; MATERIAL COST; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; RADIAL P-N JUNCTIONS; SOLID/LIQUID; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID GROWTH; VAPOUR-LIQUID-SOLID GROWTHS; WIRE ARRAYS;

OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

EID: 84879734349     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2008.4922460     Document Type: Conference Paper

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