Influence of V-Pits on the Turn-On Voltage of GaN-Based High Periodicity Multiple Quantum Well Solar Cells

Nicoletto, Marco; Caria, Alessandro; Rampazzo, Fabiana; De Santi, Carlo; Buffolo, Matteo; Mura, Giovanna; Rossi, Francesca; Huang, Xuanqui; Fu, Houqiang; Chen, Hong; Zhao, Yuji; Meneghesso, Gaudenzio; Zanoni, Enrico; Meneghini, Matteo

doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2023.3311891

Title: Influence of V-Pits on the Turn-On Voltage of GaN-Based High Periodicity Multiple Quantum Well Solar Cells

Journal Article · 31 October 2023 · IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2023.3311891 · OSTI ID:2305577

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Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
CNR IMEM, Parma, Italy
School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

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