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AlGaAs tunnel diode

Journal Article · · J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.325809· OSTI ID:5886189
An AlGaAs tunnel diode with a band gap of 1.6 eV has been fabricated. This diode provides a suitable connecting junction between the high- and low-band gap cells of a cascade solar-cell structure operating at several hundred suns concentration without causing any appreciable loss in efficiency.
Research Organization:
Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
OSTI ID:
5886189
Journal Information:
J. Appl. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 50:11; ISSN JAPIA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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