Method to extract diffusion length from solar cell parameters - Application to polycrystalline silicon

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 5447-5455

  Taretto, K ^a   Rau, U ^a   Werner, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SOLAR CELLS;

DIFFUSION LENGTHS;

POLYSILICON;

EID: 0037566677     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1565676     Document Type: Article

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