Determination of the origin of the series resistance through electroluminescence measurements of GaAs and A1xGa1-xAs solar cells and LEDs

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 567-571

  Reyna, Rosa F ^a   Martí, Antonio ^a   Maroto, Juan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR METAL BOUNDARIES;

METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR CONTACTS; PARASITIC RESISTANCE; SERIES RESISTANCE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0032041110     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1101(97)00274-8     Document Type: Article

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