Bandtail Limits to Solar Conversion Efficiencies in Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells

Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings

Volumn 762, Issue , 2003, Pages 297-302

  Zhu, K ^a   Yang, J ^b   Wang, W ^a   Schiff, E A ^a   Liang, J ^a   Guha, S ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b United Solar Systems Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; HYDROGENATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

BANDTAIL LIMITS; SOLAR CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 1642561600     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1557/proc-762-a3.2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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