Development of thin-film solar cells using solar spectrum splitting technique

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 214-218

  Kim, Sinae ^a   Kasashima, Shunsuke ^a   Sichanugrist, Porponth ^a   Kobayashi, Taizo ^b   Nakada, Tokio ^b   Konagai, Makoto ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Spectrum splitting; Thin film solar cell

Indexed keywords

A-SI:H; BANDGAP MATERIALS; BOTTOM CELLS; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SPECTRUM SPLITTING; SPLITTING TECHNIQUES; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS; TOTAL EFFICIENCY;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84884908495     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.07.011     Document Type: Article

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