Parametric optimum design of a photon-enhanced thermionic solar cell

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 219-224

  Su, Shanhe ^a   Zhang, Houcheng ^a   Chen, Xiaohang ^a   Kang, Junyong ^a   Chen, Jincan ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cathode material; Heat loss Maximum efficiency; Operating temperature; Photon enhanced thermionic solar cell

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC EXPRESSIONS; CATH-ODE MATERIALS; ENERGY BALANCE EQUATIONS; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PARAMETRIC OPTIMUM DESIGN; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS;

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY GAP; HEAT LOSSES; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; PHOTONS; SOLAR CELLS; TEMPERATURE;

CATHODES;

EID: 84879818327     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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