Onset of Quantum-Confined Stark Effects in Multijunction Photovoltaic Laser Power Converters Designed with Thin Subcells
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussions
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Fafard, S.; Masson, D. Onset of Quantum-Confined Stark Effects in Multijunction Photovoltaic Laser Power Converters Designed with Thin Subcells. Photonics 2023, 10, 1243. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10111243
Fafard S, Masson D. Onset of Quantum-Confined Stark Effects in Multijunction Photovoltaic Laser Power Converters Designed with Thin Subcells. Photonics. 2023; 10(11):1243. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10111243
Chicago/Turabian StyleFafard, Simon, and Denis Masson. 2023. "Onset of Quantum-Confined Stark Effects in Multijunction Photovoltaic Laser Power Converters Designed with Thin Subcells" Photonics 10, no. 11: 1243. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10111243
APA StyleFafard, S., & Masson, D. (2023). Onset of Quantum-Confined Stark Effects in Multijunction Photovoltaic Laser Power Converters Designed with Thin Subcells. Photonics, 10(11), 1243. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10111243