Enhanced external radiative efficiency for 20.8% efficient single-junction GaInP solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Geisz, J F ^a   Steiner, M A ^a   Garcia I ^a,b   Kurtz, S R ^a   Friedman, D J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT REDUCTION; DARK CURRENT-VOLTAGE; OPTICAL ENHANCEMENTS; OPTICAL MANAGEMENT; RADIATIVE EFFICIENCY; RECOMBINATION CURRENTS; SHOCKLEY-QUEISSER LIMITS; SOLAR CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84884199164     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4816837     Document Type: Article

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