Roughness effect on heterojunction photovoltaics

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 8531-8536

  Palasantzas, G ^a   Koumanakos, E ^a  

^a G S A Res and Development Center   (Greece)

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EID: 0003779335     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.362532     Document Type: Review

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