Fundamentals of PV efficiency interpreted by a two-level model

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 655-662

  Alam, Muhammad A ^a   Ryyan Khan, M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84882719887     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.4812594     Document Type: Article

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