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Solar cells enable renewable power supply by direct conversion of solar radiation into electric energy. Light absorption in semiconductor materials generates electron–hole pairs which can be separated by p/n-junctions.
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- Versus Semiconductor
- Indium Phosphide
- Gallium Phosphide
- Critical Layer Thickness
- Versus Compound Semiconductor
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Döscher, H. (2013). Introduction. In: GaP Heteroepitaxy on Si(100). Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02880-4_1
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