A new proposal for Si tandem solar cell: Significant efficiency enhancement in 3C-SiC/Si

Optik

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1292-1296

  Heidarzadeh, H ^a   Baghban, H ^a   Rasooli, H ^a   Dolatyari, M ^a   Rostami, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

3C SiC; Crystalline silicon solar cell; High efficiency; Tandem solar cell

Indexed keywords

3C-SIC; BACK SURFACE FIELDS; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; HIGH ENERGY CONVERSIONS; TANDEM SOLAR CELLS; TUNNELING JUNCTIONS; 3C-SIC/SI;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84889082430     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2013.08.018     Document Type: Article

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