Ge concentrator cells for III-V multijunction devices

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 965-967

  Friedman, D J ^a   Olson, J M ^a   Ward, S ^a   Moriarty, T ^a   Emery, K ^a   Kurtz, Sarah ^a   Duda, A ^a   King, R R ^b   Cotal, H L ^b   Lillington, D R ^b   Ermer, J H ^b   Karam, N H ^b  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Spectrolab Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GERMANIUM; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

BACK CONTACT; CONCENTRATOR CELLS; CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS; FILL FACTOR; GAINP/GAAS/GE; LEVELING OFFS; MULTIJUNCTION; THREE JUNCTIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84949547188     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2000.916046     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (7)

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