Routes to high efficiency photovoltaic power conversion

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 13-16

  Ekins Daukes, N J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hot carrier; Intermediate band; Multi junction; Quantum well; Up conversion

Indexed keywords

HOT CARRIERS; PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

HOT CARRIER SOLAR CELLS; INTERMEDIATE BANDS; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; MULTI-JUNCTION; SOLAR POWER CONVERSION; THERMODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; UP-CONVERSION;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84896452719     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744088     Document Type: Conference Paper

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