Model for electronic transport in Cu(In,Ga) Se2 solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 407-421

  Niemegeers, A ^a   Burgelman, M ^a   Herberholz, R ^b   Rau, U ^b   Hariskos, D ^b   Schock, H W ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; THERMAL EFFECTS; ZINC OXIDE;

CHALCOPYRITE; SOFTWARE PACKAGE SCAPS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0032209118     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-159X(199811/12)6:6<407::AID-PIP230>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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