Current-voltage analysis of a-Si and a-SiGe solar cells including voltage-dependent photocurrent collection

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 151-168

  Hegedus, Steven S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; LIGHTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTODIODES; PHOTOELECTRICITY;

FILL FACTOR; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOCURRENT COLLECTION MODEL;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0031144871     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-159x(199705/06)5:3<151::aid-pip167>3.0.co;2-w     Document Type: Article

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