Optical concentration effects on conversion efficiency of a split-spectrum solar cell system

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Hossain, Mohammad I ^a,b   Bousselham, Abdelkader ^a   Alharbi, Fahhad H ^a,c  

^a HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

optical concentration; SCAPS; solar cells; split spectrum solar cell system

Indexed keywords

CELL CAPACITANCE; CONCENTRATION EFFECTS; SCAPS; SOLAR CELL SYSTEM; SOLAR SPECTRUM;

ENERGY CONVERSION; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 84893538090     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/47/7/075101     Document Type: Article

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