Beam injection methods for characterizing thin-film solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 445-455

  Romero, Manuel J ^a   Al Jassim, Mowafak M ^a   Dhere, Ramesh G ^a   Hasoon, Falah S ^a   Contreras, Miguel A ^a   Gessert, Timothy A ^a   Moutinho, Helio R ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; THIN FILMS;

BEAM INJECTION METHODS; ELECTRON-BEAM-INDUCED CURRENT; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0036844255     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.437     Document Type: Article

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