Electronic properties of CuGaSe2-based heterojunction solar cells. Part I. Transport analysis

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 584-593

  Nadenau, V ^a   Rau, U ^a   Jasenek, A ^a   Schock, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

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EID: 0000058740     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.371903     Document Type: Article

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