Electro-optical characterization and modeling of thin film CdS-CdTe heterojunction solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 445-466

  Singh, V P ^a,c   Linam, D L ^a   Dils, D W ^a   McClure, J C ^b   Lush, G B ^a  

^a 500 W University Avenue   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; CAPACITANCE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; THIN FILM DEVICES; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE SOLAR CELLS;

OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

EID: 0034738858     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(00)00063-5     Document Type: Article

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