Analysis of amorphous silicon solar cells by the photocurrent-separation method

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 36, Issue 7 A, 1997, Pages 4251-4261

  Okamoto, Shingo ^a   Hishikawa, Yoshihiro ^a   Tsuda, Shinya ^a  

^a SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Buffer layer; Built in potential; Dark current; Light induced degradation; Mobility lifetime products; Multi junction cell; Photocurrent; Simulation; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

BUFFER LAYER; BUILT IN POTENTIAL; DARK CURRENT; LIGHT INDUCED DEGRADATION; MOBILITY LIFETIME PRODUCTS; MULTI JUNCTION CELL; PHOTOCURRENT SEPARATION METHOD;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; LIGHTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SIMULATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0031191426     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.36.4251     Document Type: Article

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