Experimental demonstration of enhanced photon recycling in angle-restricted GaAs solar cells

Energy and Environmental Science

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1907-1912

  Kosten, Emily D ^a   Kayes, Brendan M ^b   Atwater, Harry A ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Alta Devices   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM ARSENIDE; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; RECYCLING; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

DIELECTRIC MULTILAYERS; EMITTED LIGHT; EMITTED PHOTONS; EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATIONS; GAAS SOLAR CELLS; NARROW BANDS; PHOTON RECYCLING; PROOF OF CONCEPT;

PHOTONS;

EID: 84901348596     PISSN: 17545692     EISSN: 17545706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3ee43584a     Document Type: Article

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