Model for the open circuit voltage relaxation in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 heterojunction solar cells

EPJ Applied Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-52

  Meyer, Th ^a   Schmidt, M ^a   Engelhardt, F ^a   Parisi, J ^a   Rau, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CHARGE CARRIERS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; ZINC OXIDE;

COPPER INDIUM GALLIUM SELENIDE; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE RELAXATION;

CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0033204625     PISSN: 12860042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/epjap:1999228     Document Type: Article

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