Effect of the Au/CdTe back contact on IV and CV characteristics of Au/CdTe/CdS/TCO solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2881-2886

  Niemegeers, Alex ^a   Burgelman, Marc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 0000516169     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.363946     Document Type: Article

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