Experimental study of liquid-immersion III-V multi-junction solar cells with dimethyl silicon oil under high concentrations

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 94, Issue , 2015, Pages 169-177

  Xin, Ganchao ^a   Wang, Yiping ^a   Sun, Yong ^a   Huang, Qunwu ^a   Zhu, Li ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dimethyl silicon oil; Electrical characteristics; Liquid thickness; Multi junction solar cells; Spectrum transmittance

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; COOLING SYSTEMS; OIL SHALE; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; LIQUID THICKNESS; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; SILICON OIL; SPECTRUM TRANSMITTANCE;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84922586625     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.01.063     Document Type: Article

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